There is employer demand for graduates with sign on bonuses. There are issues in licensure esam reporting . Currently there are 4 PT schools and 4 PTA schools in the state. Employment for PTA's is down and also a decline in the number of applicants. Issues include non PTs supervising PTAs and direct access to services but not to treatment.
Scholarships are available for students.
Currently PT schools are graduating more students that there is a demand for in the market. A report is being prepared for the regents office on the faculty shortage in Georgia. The LPN-RN articulation model has been developed. China trip participant selection process has been determined. Discussion centered on transfer students.