Dr. Gloria Miller has been named as the recipient of the 2017 Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA) Excellence in Academic Teaching Award. This award recognizes a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who demonstrates exceptional teaching effectiveness and excellence as a role model in academic teaching for students, faculty, and clinicians. Dr. Miller’s tireless work and efforts in educating our next generation of physical therapists are incredibly valuable to the profession.
Dr. Mark Bishop is the 2017 recipient of the FPTA Award for Scholarly Impact on Practice. This award acknowledges and honors a physical therapist whose individual and/or collaborative scholarly activity has made a meaningful difference to clinical practice by physical therapists in Florida. Dr. Bishop’s highly valuable work in musculoskeletal pain has indeed impacted the clinical practice of PTs and PTAs in Florida and beyond.
Bishop and Miller will be honored at the FPTA Honors and Awards Luncheon on September 16th in Orlando, FL.