Student Membership Award
Know Students who are Interested in Geriatrics? Nominate them for the Student Membership Award Drawing!
Get students involved in the Section on Geriatrics, and have them paired with a mentor in the field! Anyone who is a Section on Geriatrics member or teaches geriatric content may nominate a student. Simply send the following information to geriatrics@geriatricspt.org by November 1:
- Full name of nominator, or APTA member number:
- Full name of student, or APTA member number:
- Brief description of how student meets the criteria (3-10 sentences):
- Feel free to send electronic pictures- all eligible nominees will be recognized in GeriNotes, and we will use your pictures if we can! All pictures must be accompanied with a signed photo release form, with signatures of everyone pictured.
To be eligible for this award, the nominee must:
- Be a member of APTA
- Be enrolled fulltime in an accredited educational PT or PTA program, residency or fellowship.
- Be in good academic standing
- Have demonstrated an interest in geriatrics as evidenced by special course work in the area of geriatrics, had an exceptional clinical experience in the area of geriatrics or some other aspect that indicates the student as having special interest in geriatrics, such as, research project, case studies, special presentations, volunteering, etc.
The final award winners will be drawn during the business meeting at Combined Sections Meeting. There will be up to 5 PTA and 5PT students selected to receive one year membership to the section free.
