The American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education is seeking a cadre of individuals with diverse expertise to serve on the Onsite Review Team.
Applications are due by Aug. 18, 2024. Appointments will occur by Aug. 30, 2024.
Onsite Team
Members
ABPTRFE staff appoint individuals to serve on onsite teams. Onsite team members are evaluated annually regarding their performance. The daily honorariums will be $250 for team lead; $275 for team lead with trainee; $200 for administrator and content expert; $150 for trainee.
Qualifications
Physical Therapist Members:
- Licensed physical therapists with expertise in physical therapy education and/or physical therapist residency or fellowship education.
- Graduate of an ABPTRFE-accredited residency or fellowship program and/or recognized expertise in an ABPTRFE approved area of practice/concentration.
- Must hold active APTA membership.
- Agree to complete training, agree to be available for at least three site visits per year, and agree to stay current in resident/fellowship application evaluation procedures.
- Demonstrate course completion of Successful Mentorship for Residency and Fellowship Education on the APTA Learning Center.
Public Members:
- Doctoral/Terminally degreed faculty or administrators who complete ABPTRFE onsite team training.
- Public members are not physical therapists
Tasks
1) Verifying programs meet their mission and demonstrate successful participant achievement.
2) Confirming implementation of processes and procedures through discussions with administration, faculty, staff, program participants, and graduates.
3) Documenting whether programs minimally meet ABPTRFE Quality Standards using the Accreditation Report Rubric.
Orientation
New Onsite Team Members are provided access to the online Onsite Review Team training modules on the APTA Learning Center. This training must be completed by November 30, 2024. All Onsite Team Members will receive additional training and updates via online refresher training.