IN SR0048

Indiana Senate recognizes the 100th anniversary of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), originally founded January 15, 1921 as the American Women's Physical Therapeutic Association by World War I reconstruction aides at Walter Reed General Hospital

Mary McMillan served as the first president of the original 274-member association after organizing the Walter Reed Physiotherapy Department

APTA currently has more than 100,000 members including physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students

Resolution acknowledges physical therapists' contributions during World War II, the poliomyelitis epidemic, and the COVID-19 pandemic

Secretary of the Senate directed to transmit copies of the resolution to APTA members