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These charts contain important information for PTA I - PTA III and a PTA MACS Criteria.
PTA Clinical I: Click Here
PTA Clinical II: Click Here
PTA Clinical III: Click Here
PTA MACS CRITERIA: Click Here
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The Physical Therapist Assistant Mastery and Assessment of Clinical Skills (PTA MACS) evaluation tool covers all clinical skills that define the role and responsibilities of the Physical Therapist Assistant. The PTA MACS follows the legal practice boundaries and guidelines provided by the APTA. Each student completes self-ratings of the PTA MACS at the same timeframes the Clinical Instructor completes this assessment tool within the EXXAT website.
Each Clinical Syllabus has skills required skills check list which is located in the "Clinical Performance- Skills Expectations" section on this page. Students have the syllabus available to view on the Learning Management System "Canvas" which is used by Illinois Eastern Community Colleges.
Instructions are available on the EXXAT links below. Any Instructor requiring assistance is welcome to contact the ACCE for a walk-through of how to complete the tool.
If a skill listed within the PTA MACS is not applicable to the clinic, you may choose "not assessed." As long as a student is rated at "(+)" Above Entry Level or "(✔️)" Entry Level, it does not require comments, whereas those skills rated at "(NI)" Not Independent will require a feedback comment to support the rating. As stated, PTA MACS is completed at mid-clinical and end of clinical.
Feedback to the student on issues that need to be corrected should be provided as soon as possible rather than waiting for feedback at a midterm. The student should ask questions often, and the Clinical Instructor should provide clarification and education where needed. If the issues cannot be resolved during student and Clinical Instructor meetings, the student or Clinical Instructor should contact the ACCE.
These charts contain important information for PTA I - PTA III Requirements
Required Skills Clinical I: Click Here
Required Skills Clinical II: Click Here
Required Skills Clinical III: Click Here
To view the PTA MACS, please CLICK HERE
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Wabash Valley College Physical Therapist Assistant Program at IECC Wabash Valley College Campus is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706- 3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call (618) 263-5548 or email hoipkemierl@iecc.edu.
