WELCOME TO THE PRIMARY CARE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP!
VISION: Physical Therapists are universally recognized front-line providers in the primary care arena.
MISSION: Advancing the Physical Therapy profession by providing front-line physical and functional services within primary care teams through innovation, advocacy, clinical excellence, and collaboration to optimize the healthcare experience for all.
primary care pt clinical specialist
The petition to establish Primary Care as a recognized are of specialty and residency practice with approved during the 2025 House of Delegates in July. APTA/ABPTS has formed an initial 4-person specialty panel and Specialization Academy of Content Experts (SACE - exam item writers). The SACE training workshop will take place at CSM 2026. The first application for candidacy cycle for ABPTRFE Primary Care Residency programs open in November 2025. Exam item writing is estimated to occur Spring 2026 through April 2027. It is estimated that the first Primary Care certification examination could be offered within three years, estimating that the first application cycle could open Spring 2027 with the first exam administered Spring 2028. Given the unique scope of practice for a primary care specialist as defined in the Description of Specialty Practice, we may find that an additional year of item writing is needed, which would shift the launch back by one year. We will closely monitor progress and revisit this timeline at the close of 2026.
2025 Primary Care PT Summit & Think Tank
The 3rd annual Primary Care PT Summit & Think Tank was held October 24-25, 2025 at Georgia Southern University in Savannah, GA. It was a spectacular success with over 70 attendees and over 20 presenters.
Save the date: 2026 Primary Care Summit & think tank - September 11-12, 2026 Stay tuned for more details.
Announcements
We are excited to announce our new Learning Management System (LMS) is live. Check out the education tab on the Federal Section's website.
The Primary Care PT Podcast is always searching for primary care PT clinicians to interview or thought provoking clinical topics/cases to share. If you are interested, please contact Katie O'Bright.
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