In a particularly ugly moment for @APTAtweets, a significant number of fellowships, including ALL hand fellowships, voluntarily withdraw their accreditation from ABPTRFE, and the response is: “You can’t quit because we fired you.” This needs attention, @DunnSdunn2

And I’m tweeting this publicly because I did not receive a reply to the very lengthy letter I sent to @APTAtweets leadership and ABPTRFE in January. A letter 13 fellowship programs sent a year prior also was not replied to.

This situation has caused enormous pain and needless energy spent on a self-inflicted wound for @APTAtweets. The problem is outlined thoroughly in a lengthy letter from the Academy of Orthopaedic PT to ABPTRFE in 2019 http://communities.apta.org/p/fo/do/download=1&fid=11389

As I'm no longer a fellowship program director, I don't have a dog in this fight. I'm not the only leader to have left this space due in part to long standing frustrations with ABPTRFE. It's been very sad to see. And it was unnecessary. And it has been happening under the radar

As @APTAtweets has been creating a difficult business environment for fellowship programs, demand in ortho residency and fellowship training has been declining for years. With added COVID-19 closures, the post-grad training space is stressed to a breaking point.

And to be very clear, I’m in support of @APTAtweets and have admired the leadership of @DunnSdunn2. This thread is to highlight the problem and shine a light, not to impune. But surely, attention is needed.