This is the web site for the Physical Therapist Assistant
(PTA) Program at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Michigan. Our program opened in 1971 with the first graduating class entering the clinical community in 1973.
We are very proud of the fact that we were one of the first programs in the country and the first in Michigan. Each year we welcome students from around the state and consistently from other areas of the country to take part in our two-year (five semester) program that culminates in an Associate of Applied Science degree.
We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education. Information on our acceptance and graduation rates and on pass rates of program graduates on licensing examinations is posted on the web site for the American Physical Therapy Association at www.apta.org.
Please take time to look through our web site for information on admissions, to view photographs of the activities that students take part in throughout the curriculum, and generally to become familiar with our program. For questions, please contact our Program Coordinator, Julie Roberts, PT, MS at 269.965.3931 ext. 2270 or you can reach her by email at robertsj@kellogg.edu.
If you are a physical therapist assistant currently working in Michigan, be sure to make yourself available to the Michigan Physical Therapy Association at (800) 242-8131, or if you are one of our graduates, contact BJ Simmons to be added to our listserv in order to be contacted once the application is available for the full license later this year. You can contact BJ at simmonsb@kellogg.edu.
There has been some recent controversy about the Medicare rules related to the licensing issue. On January 20th a memo was released from Medicare relating to whether a PTA who was issued a limited license on or after January 1, 2010 would have to pass the PTA national exam in order to work with Medicare patients. Here is the link to that document:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/mdch_ptamedicarerequire_307957_7.pdf
The MPTA is working with Medicare to see if there are any other options available. Watch their web site as well to get updates. The address is www.mpta.com.
We are very proud of the fact that we were one of the first programs in the country and the first in Michigan. Each year we welcome students from around the state and consistently from other areas of the country to take part in our two-year (five semester) program that culminates in an Associate of Applied Science degree.
We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education. Information on our acceptance and graduation rates and on pass rates of program graduates on licensing examinations is posted on the web site for the American Physical Therapy Association at www.apta.org.
Please take time to look through our web site for information on admissions, to view photographs of the activities that students take part in throughout the curriculum, and generally to become familiar with our program. For questions, please contact our Program Coordinator, Julie Roberts, PT, MS at 269.965.3931 ext. 2270 or you can reach her by email at robertsj@kellogg.edu.
PTA Licensure in Michigan
Licensure for physical therapist assistants was
signed into law during the summer of 2009.
Currently, the Board of Licensure is processing
applications for the limited license. The
permanent or "full" license will be available
once the Licensing Board promulgates the rules
for the new law, which includes writing
guidelines and policies. If you are a physical therapist assistant currently working in Michigan, be sure to make yourself available to the Michigan Physical Therapy Association at (800) 242-8131, or if you are one of our graduates, contact BJ Simmons to be added to our listserv in order to be contacted once the application is available for the full license later this year. You can contact BJ at simmonsb@kellogg.edu.
There has been some recent controversy about the Medicare rules related to the licensing issue. On January 20th a memo was released from Medicare relating to whether a PTA who was issued a limited license on or after January 1, 2010 would have to pass the PTA national exam in order to work with Medicare patients. Here is the link to that document:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/mdch_ptamedicarerequire_307957_7.pdf
The MPTA is working with Medicare to see if there are any other options available. Watch their web site as well to get updates. The address is www.mpta.com.