Physical therapy department head Klappa wins Education Innovator Award
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Dr. Susan Klappa, department head and professor in the University of North Georgia's (麻豆精品在线播放) Physical Therapy Department, was awarded the Physical Therapy Learning Institute's (PTLI) Education Innovator Award for her research presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association Educational Leadership Conference held virtually in October.
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"It's really about building community and how that can transform a person's life," Klappa said. "Students really valued this camp experience because they could learn more than they could from their textbooks or even their lab experiences."
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PTLI's "mission is to provide leadership and advocacy to challenge the status quo and drive innovation in physical therapy education, research, and practice," according to its website. Klappa appreciates that mindset.
"How do we prepare future clinicians to be change agents and not be satisfied with complacency?" she said.
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