PTAG recently organized 2015 “Physical Therapy Day” at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 to discuss the health and cost saving benefits of physical therapy services with legislators and their respective staff members. In 2015, PTAG is championing the mantra of “doing things differently” and has been furthering its mission to involve and engage Georgia’s physical therapy community in legislative initiatives that will not only affect themselves and their patients, but also the health care industry as a whole. With that in mind, we have two guest blogs that showcase the excitement of event attendees at “Physical Therapy Day” at the Capitol. Enjoy!

Guest blogger:

Kari Lindegren, SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy, Class of 2015

Emory University School of Medicine

PTAG SSIG President

Not every physical therapy or physical therapy assistant student becomes involved in his or her professional organization, locally or nationally.  It is even less common for…