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ABPTRFE is a 10-member body appointed by the American Physical Therapy Association's Board of Directors. The board consists of eight physical therapist members and two public members, each serving a four-year term. Upcoming Meetings View upcoming meetings Current Roster Jackie Osborne, PT, DPT Board-Certified
Nov 1, 2018/Open Access
The American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE), a board-appointed group of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), has created the following Description of Fellowship Practice (DFP) to reduced unwarranted curriculum variability; provide fellows-in-training
Nov 3, 2025/Open Access
The American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE), a board-appointed group of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), has created the following Description of Specialty Practice (DSP) to reduced unwarranted curriculum variability; provide residents minimum
Dec 14, 2022/Open Access
View the redline changes between the 2018 and 2023 quality standards for clinical physical therapist residency and fellowship programs.
View the redline changes between the 2018 and 2023 quality standards for non-clinical physical therapist residency and fellowship programs.
ABPTRFE currently accredits nonclinical physical therapist faculty residency programs and higher education leadership fellowship programs.
In health care, a specialty allows clinicians to focus on a specific patient population or particular conditions. Physical therapists can deepen their expertise by completing residency programs to earn board certification in a specialty or by pursuing fellowship programs to gain advanced skills in a
ABPTRFE meets two times annually to make renewal of accreditation decisions in January and September based on the renewal of accreditation tracks (e.g., Track One, Track Two), as outlined within the ABPTRFE Processes and Procedures. ABPTRFE staff notifies programs scheduled for renewal of accreditation
Jan 1, 2023/PDF
This fact sheet is designed to provide the education community with current and historical information about PT residency and fellowship education programs, participants, and faculty.
