Dorothy Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching

Eligibility

Dorothy Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching, with an application deadline in December, offers numerous awards that vary in amount.

Description

The Dorothy Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching is for clinical or academic educators who have been actively engaged for a minimum of five years in entry and/or advanced levels of formal education for upcoming physical therapist professionals. Qualifying teaching expertise must occur within at least one accredited program from which students earn an academic qualification upon graduation. Nominees must be physical therapists who have been actively engaged in teaching physical therapist students (entry or advanced level) or physical therapist assistant students in formal education for at least five years. Nominees must be clinical or academic educators and have a faculty appointment of any rank (part-time or full-time) or receive compensation for their teaching responsibilities. A letter of nomination that specifically focuses on the strengths of the nominee in relation to the award criteria is required. Two letters of support, one from each of the following, must be submitted: a physical therapist colleague from the nominee's institution, and a current or former student who is representative of an academic level of teaching in which the nominee has been engaged. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Physical Therapy Association for more information.