Academy of Education JoPTE Journal Club - April 2026
Includes a Live Web Event on 04/09/2026 at 4:00 PM (EDT)
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JoPTE Journal Club: Academic Coaching in Entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy Education
The journal club session is a one hour session that reviews a pertinent topic in PT Education. This session includes a brief presentation of the chosen article with structured breakout rooms discussing in small groups outcomes and implications of the chosen article. Large group discussion and reporting of items of discussion and implications to PT education concludes the session.
https://journals.lww.com/jopte...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the Educational Session, attendees will
- Understand the difference between coaching and advising for PT entry-level education
- Describe the development of a coaching program in a PT entry-level education program
- Describe the implementation of a coaching program in a PT entry-level education program
- Describe how a program evaluates the coaching program in a PT entry-level education program
Journal Club Timeline
4:00-4:05 pm Introductions and guidelines
4:05-4:20 pm Authors present a summary of topic
4:20-4:25 pm Questions from online chat; prepared questions if needed
4:25-4:40 pm Breakout room discussion
4:40-4:55 pm Sharing from breakout room and large group discussion
4:55-5:00 pm Wrap up, post-presentation evaluation, CEU quiz
Kayla Black, PT, DPT, EdD
Kayla Black is the DPT Director of Student Affairs and Assistant Professor in the Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. She has a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Duke University and a Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation from Arizona State University. She completed the Faculty Development Residency and the Teaching for Equity Fellowship at Duke University prior to her first full-time faculty position. Kayla completed the CoachTrainingEDU Academic Life Coaching Program and utilized this training to develop the Academic Coaching Program in the HPU DPT program in 2022. Her dissertation was on training and supporting faculty members to coach DPT students.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
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