Michael Sheldon to serve as vice president of American Council of Academic Physical Therapy board

Michael Sheldon

After serving two terms as director-at-large on the board of directors of the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT), Associate Provost Michael Sheldon, PT, Ph.D., will assume the role of vice president.

Part of the American Physical Therapy Association, ACAPT is an organization that aims to advance accredited physical therapist education programs across the United States while promoting high standards of excellence.

Since joining the ACAPT Board, Sheldon has helped develop and implement the strategic plan and provided leadership on several groups and initiatives including the Admissions Traffic Rules Taskforce, the ACAPT policies and procedures workgroup and the implementation or recommendations following the clinical education summit.

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.