Mary Jane Rapport, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTADr. Rapport is running for Chief Delegate Elect in the 2021 Board Elections.Mary Jane Rapport, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, is a Professor in the Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pediatrics and is the Director of the University of Colorado Pediatric Residency and University of Colorado Faculty Residency. She is also the Student Services Coordinator and Director of Admissions in the PT Program. Prior to becoming a core faculty member of the PT Program in 2005, she was the Director of Interdisciplinary Training and Education at JFK Partners and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) OT/PT State Consultant for the Health Care Program for Children with Special Health Care Needs. She teaches several courses in the PT Program and assists with multiple administrative duties and leadership responsibilities. She is the Co-Director of the Teaching Scholars Program in the School of Medicine and coordinates the PT Program Education Scholarship Group. Dr. Rapport is well published in her discipline with over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and several book chapters, and she has been a speaker at numerous conferences and workshops. Her research focuses on pediatric PT services, IDEA law and policy, and physical therapist education. Dr. Rapport has served in many APTA positions, including in APTA Pediatrics, and on several national committees and task forces. She also has been involved with work at FSBPT and ABPTRFE. She was honored to receive the APTA Lucy Blair Service Award and to be named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA. Why do you want to serve in the above position? Why do you feel qualified to serve in the above position? |