FPTA Student Special Interest Group, Orlando, FL (2025)

This page is the Florida Student Special Interest Group of the

We serve current Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant students in Florida

Follow Us on Instagram & Twitter The goal of opening this group up to students is to…

•Share comments and pictures from outreaches, socials, fundraisers, current research, conferences, advocacy experiences, or really any other related events that you want to share with other schools.

•Share useful study links that may benefit fellow students.

•Gain contacts at other programs.

•Make it easier to get involved.

•Find out what’s currently going on in FPTA and APTA.

•Find information and links about upcoming events.

•Share ideas for successful fundraisers, fun socials, favorite outreach opportunities, and/or strategies you have used to better promote APTA, FPTA, and PAC.

•Share funny or interesting physical therapy related videos or articles.

•Ask questions and get answers.

05/17/2021

Hello, everyone!
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2nd Annual FL National Advocacy Dinner last Friday, the event was a huge success!

If you were unable to attend the live FL NAD, feel free to check out this recording of the event and share with your FL PT/PTA/SPT/SPTA friends:

https://fpta-org.zoom.us/rec/share/HYECfNcnmiCb1wlGkJeM40K1rxIusicsXAO0-jnwQ2Lm0Id0MbAdfmO42kC2qu3S.K5b58EmiteARsVs3 Passcode: VYw%F1R5

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02/08/2021

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02/01/2021

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗧𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮.𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻?

We didn't either until we looked at the numbers.

According to 2019 data provided by the Commission on Accreditation in PT Education (CAPTE), Latinx graduates of PT programs were 6.2% of the total while 𝟯.𝟯% 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝗧𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸.

Although there were 12.8% Latinx graduates of PTA programs, 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗧𝗔𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝟱.𝟵% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀.

So, you might be asking yourself... what about the American population?

According to the 2010 Census, 16% of respondents were Latinx and 𝟭𝟯% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀. These numbers found within the US as a whole are not reflected within the PT/PTA profession.

Black History Month is a valuable time to stop, reflect, and learn about how Black History has contributed to the success and growth of this nation. However, one month is not enough to honor or acknowledge all that Black Americans have contributed to shaping American culture. It is increasingly important to celebrate Black History and current excellence 365 days a year.

Share in the comments below ⬇️ has your PT/PTA program talked about, celebrated, or acknowledged Black History Month?

Do they talk about the issue of representation in the PTA and PT professions?

What do you want your programs to work on in order to support Black representation?

09/16/2020

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