Pabian Elected Vice President of ACAPT
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communication Director
Patrick Pabian, PT, DPT, PhD and department chair for the Department of Physical Therapy in the College of Health Sciences, has been elected Vice President of the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy.
The term as Vice President will begin during the Education Leadership Conference in October, and end at the Education Leadership Conference in October 2027.
ACAPT is the principal voice representing academic physical therapy and its core purpose is to lead physical therapy in the pursuit of academic excellence. ACAPT member institutions represent about 95 percent of all U.S-accredited physical therapist programs.
“I have been serving as an elected board member of ACAPT and committing professional service to numerous initiatives with the organization for several years,” Pabian said. “I feel that this organization offers tremendous value and is well-positioned to continue to make a national impact on physical therapist and health care education.”
The mission of ACAPT is to champion innovation, inclusion, and inquiry in academic physical therapy. It strives to create a shared culture of excellence to improve societal health.
“I am honored to have been elected by the membership to the Vice President role,” he said, “and look forward to continuing to work with all member institutions to advance academic physical therapy education nationwide.”