UCF DPT faculty member Morris “Rick” Beato reflects on “the explosion of knowledge” that resulted from the establishment of clinical specialties in PT, and the work still ahead. You can see his article on the APTA blog: https://www.apta.org/article/2021/10/20/helen-hislops-clinical-specialty
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Beato Reflects on Establishment of PT Board Specialties

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