The American Board of Physical Therapy Residency & Fellowship Education has recorded the following presentation on the background on the establishment of an ABPTRFE pilot program to explore a new proposed model of residency education. This session also includes insights and recommendations from the ABPTRFE

The Residency/Fellowship Education community is a collaborative space to provide valuable information and resources related to residency and fellowship education and accreditation, as well as provide a mechanism for group discussions related to residency/fellowship education and accreditation.

ABPTRFE Meets Three Times Annually January (candidacy, initial accreditation, and renewal of accreditation decisions). May (candidacy and initial accreditation decisions). September (candidacy, initial accreditation, and renewal of accreditation decisions). At the discretion of ABPTRFE, the Executive

The American Physical Therapy Association recognizes the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education as the agency for the accreditation of physical therapist residency and fellowship education programs. The American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education

Residency and fellowship programs provide postprofessional education through one-to-one mentoring, structured curricular experiences, and guided learning designed to increase the quality of patient care and practitioner knowledge in specialty and subspecialty areas through best practices.

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