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Applications for the
PTA program will be available to interested students in
September and should be received back to the PTA program
office in Room 312 along with documentation of 40 hours
of volunteer experience no later than January 31st of
the following year.
Selection of a new PTA class will occur annually and
this will occur in March of each year. The first
semester of the PTA curriculum for the newly selected
class will begin in August of the same year as
selection.
Program applications are
available in
both
Word and
PDF
format.
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Catherine Gohrband
PT, MHS, PCS
Director for Physical Therapist Program |
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Katie Jordan
PT, MHS, ACCE
Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education for the
Physical Therapist Assistant Program |
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PTA Program Mission
Statement
The Mission of the Physical Therapist
Assistant Program is to graduate exceptional Physical
Therapist Assistants by providing educational
opportunities for students who will graduate and be able
to provide efficient and effective delivery of
interventions as directed by a Physical Therapist to
patients, clients and/or citizens of the community to
improve their functional abilities and to promote health
and wellness.
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The
Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Edison
Community College has now obtained Candidacy Status
in the Accreditation process. The next site
visit for Initial Accreditation has been scheduled
for January 31 - February 3, 2011.
Admission to this program will be made by a
selective admission process. The class size
will be 12-14 persons per year.
The proposed curriculum is 5 semesters. The first semester of the
curriculum contains all general education
courses. Applications for the Physical Therapist
Assistant program will be available in September of
each year. Each new PTA class will be selected
annually in March of each year to begin the
curriculum in the following Fall semester. All
PTA course work will be scheduled during the
daytime and students in each selected PTA class will take the PTA courses
at the same time and will attend clinical
education portions of the coursework during the
same and simultaneous time periods.
PTA Coursework
Ready to Apply
for Admission to the PTA Program?
Your application must be postmarked or received no
later than January 31st of each year. Just click on the
links below:
The PTA Application Packet is
available to students starting in September of each
year in
Microsoft
Word
or
PDF
format.
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Contact the Career Development Department for
questions about PTA admission requirements and
course advising.
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Other Physical Therapist Assistant Education
programs in the area are at Clark State,
Sinclair and Rhodes State Colleges.
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Interests
- Taken from the Ohio Career Information System -
www.ocis.org
Physical
therapist assistants are people who tend to:
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Consider relationships important.
They like to work in a friendly, non-competitive
environment. They like to do things for other
people. They prefer jobs where they are not
pressured to do things that go against their sense
of right and wrong.
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Consider achievement important. They
like to see the results of their work and to use
their strongest abilities. They like to get a
feeling of accomplishment from their work.
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Consider support from their employer
important. They like to be treated fairly and have
supervisors who will back them up. They prefer jobs
where they are trained well.
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Consider good working conditions
important. They like jobs offering steady employment
and good pay. They want employment that fits their
individual work style. They may prefer doing a
variety of tasks, working alone, or being busy all
the time.
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Have social interests. They like work
activities that assist others and promote learning
and personal development. They like to communicate
with others: to teach, give advice, help, or
otherwise be of service to others.
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Have realistic interests. They like
work activities that include practical, hands-on
problems and solutions. They like to work with
plants, animals, and physical materials such as
wood, tools, and machinery. They often prefer to
work outside.
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Helpful Links:
www.apta.org
www.beapt.org
www.edisonohio.edu/catalog (refer to page
89)
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For additional
information or questions about PTA admission
requirements and course advising, please make an appointment
with an advisor in Student Services at 778-7850, Room 160,
or email
advisor@edisonohio.edu .
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