VOLUNTEER

Volunteer Opportunity: PT Moves Me with APTA

• What - In-person school visits that speak about physical therapy

• To Dos

  • Use prepared format/slides for you to follow 

  • Report your work to AAPT - There is paperwork to fill out quarterly to report what you are doing

• Time commitment - 30 minutes speaking at the school (unless you choose to take longer and be more available, you give the time limit)

• Importance - increases black physical therapists and AAPT visibility 

Volunteer Opportunity: Leveling Up Initiative

• What - Monthly FREE virtual lessons with healthcare professionals sharing their knowledge on their professions; Virtual platform for students to learn about healthcare careers

• Time commitment - Every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm EST, 1-1.5 hours

• Importance - trying to increase minority representation in healthcare (part of AAPT mission), making an AAPT media library of black medical professionals telling their story of how they made it

Volunteer Opportunity: CSM Booth

• What - Booth at APTA CSM to promote AAPT

• Location - CSM in Boston, MA

• Time Commitment - TBD, any time you can volunteer at the booth

• Importance - driving in membership and awareness for AAPT

Volunteer Opportunity: Webinars

• What - virtual education

• To Dos

  • Teach webinar

• Time commitment - 1.5-2 hours to present, content/slide preparation, and CEU submission paperwork

• Importance - brings further value to the organization, educates on PT practice/business/DEI, and provides CEUs, becomes a lesson on the AAPT website

Volunteer Opportunity: Monthly Announcement

• What - Monthly email that announces news about the organization and members 

• To Dos

  • Email news to be shared

• Time commitment

  • The time it takes for you to put together and send exactly what you want to have shared

• Importance - Showcases the success of AAPT members

Volunteer Opportunity: Future Healthcare of America

• Looking for speakers for their conferences (you can do this virtually) -physical therapists come out to judge healthcare competitions

• To Dos

  • Each state is different with what they need

• Time commitment - TBD the time commitment (may be judging transfers or documentation)

• Importance - helping medical students improve in what they do and increases visibility of black physical therapists

Volunteer Opportunity: AAPT Annual Conference

• To Dos

  • Emails, Flyer/Brochure creation, Social Media Posts, Speaker Contracts/Gifts/Information, Finding Speakers, Hotel Set-Up, and much more.

• Time Commitment - TBD

• Importance - The workload right now is currently on 2 people (mostly one - Kristin Smith) to put on the conference every year. Any hand you can give to quickly take things off the long checklist of to dos.