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ACAPT/APTA offers scholarships for Clinical Instructors to attend ELC

If you receive the scholarship, please let us know by emailing us (Chauer@unitekcollege.edu) as there could be potential travel sponsorship from NCCEC.

What is a Clinical Instructor of Excellence?

Clinical Instructors of Excellence are chosen by each Consortium member PT and PTA program and awarded to an individual each year on behalf of the NCCEC.

An Excellent Clinical Instructor (CI) is one who:

1. Models in their practice integration of the patient/client management model as described in the Guide to PT practice.
2. Supportively mentors the student by reinforcing student strengths and offering constructive and timely feedback to the student in integrating academic and clinical experiences.
3. Skillfully uses the clinical environment to set up appropriate learning experiences and clearly communicates all aspects of the clinical education plan to the student, the SCCE and the DCE/ACCE.
4. Is able to accurately rate the student on the assessment tool with supporting documentation, integrating a fair assessment of supervision needs, patient caseload capacity and quality of student performance.
5. Models ethical and legal practice, and excellent relations with patients, family, caregivers and healthcare providers