What is APTAs role in the t-DPT?
APTA cannot directly impact t-DPT programs; they are configured, administered, and evaluated by the respective institutions of higher education on the basis of educational prerogatives. However, APTA completed a four-phased plan intended to serve the interests of t-DPT programs and learner/applicants. This APTA Board of Directors Plan in Support of the Transition Clinical Doctorate was approved in November 2000. A Task Force was appointed to oversee the management of the four phase plan to ensure its implementation. The fourth phase was dependent upon the needs of Transition DPT programs for faculty. At this point, programs have been able to function without implementing the fourth phase of providing a faculty course/content pool. Each phase concludes with a specific outcome or product.
