R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD, FAPTA
  • Chair, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
  • Adjunct Professor, Occupational & Recreational Therapies
  • Professor, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training

Professional Service

  • American Physical Therapy Association. Role: Member. APTA Best Practice for Physical Therapist Clinical Education Task Force. 05/05/2017 - 06/22/2018
  • Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy. Role: Team Leader. Site Team Leader. 03/05/2017 - present
  • American Physical Therapy Association. Role: Member. Education Leadership Partnership . 06/02/2016 - present
  • World Confederation of Physical Therapy. Role: Team Leader. Accreditation Site Reviewer. 03/07/2016 - present
  • Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy. Role: Member. Site Team Reviewer. 03/06/2016 - present
  • American Council of Academic Physical Therapy. Role: Board of Directors. Board of Directors. 03/09/2015 - present
  • American Burn Association. Role: Member. Professional Certification Committee. 03/02/2015 - present
  • American Physical Therapy Association. Role: Member. Choosing Wisely Workgroup. 04/2014 - present
  • Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education. Role: Member. Criterion Review Group. 06/2013 - 11/2014
  • American Physical Therapy Association. Role: Trustee. PT-PAC. 10/2012 - present
  • Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis. Role: Consultant. Program Strategic Planning. 09/2012 - 09/2013
  • Acute Care Section, American Physical Therapy Association. Role: Member. Finance Committee. 06/2012 - 03/16/2018
  • Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Role: Review Team Member/Consultant. Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Review Team for Initiation of Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Sciences. 10/2011 - 12/2011
  • Oregon Health and Science University. Role: consultant. Technical expert panel on pressure ulcer treatment. 06/2011 - 04/2012
  • College of Health - University of Utah. Role: Chair. Search Committee for new Chair of the Division of Occupational Therapy. 06/2010 - 06/2011
  • American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Role: Associate Editor. Editorial Board - American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 06/2008 - present
  • American Physical Therapy Association. President. 06/2006 - 06/2012
  • Utah Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association. Role: Member. Legislative Committee. 11/2002 - present
  • American Burn Association. Role: OT/PT Section Editor and Advisory Board. Editorial Board. Journal of Burn Care and Research. 04/2001 - present

Internal Service

  • Athletics Advisory Committee. Member, 07/01/2015 - present. University service.
  • Department of Exercise and Sport Science Chair Search Committee. Chair, 10/2011 - 10/2012. College service.
  • Campus Planning Advisory Committee, University of Utah. member, 07/2010 - 07/2012. University service.
  • Academic Advisory Committee, University of Utah. member, 07/2010 - 07/2012. University service.
  • Department of Occupational Therapy RPT Committee. Chair, 07/2004 - 07/2012. College service.
  • Chair, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training. Chair, 07/1997 - present. Department service.
  • Dean’s Advisory Committee, College of Health. member, 07/1990 - present. College service.
  • Admissions Committee, Department of Physcial Therapy. 07/1984 - present. Department service.
  • Curriculum Committee, Department of Physical Therapy. 07/1984 - present. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Wheelchair Training Fitting and Prescription Training, LDS Humaintarian Services. 05/18/2018 - 05/29/2018
  • Wheelchair Training Fitting and Prescription Training, LDS Humaintarian Services. 04/02/2018 - 04/10/2018
  • Wheelchair Training Fitting and Prescription Training, LDS Humaintarian Services. 03/26/2017 - 04/02/2017
  • Wheelchair Training Fitting and Prescription Training, LDS Humaintarian Services. 05/13/2016 - 05/23/2016
  • Wheelchair Training Fitting and Prescription Training, LDS Humaintarian Services. 11/30/2015 - 12/12/2015
  • Wheelchair Training Fitting and Prescription Training, LDS Humaintarian Services. 01/06/2014 - 01/11/2014

Honors & Awards

  • Catherine Worthingham Fellow. American Physical Therapy Association, 06/2014
  • Leadership in Physical Therapy Lectureship. The Ohio State University, 05/01/2013
  • The Gold Badge. The Polish Society of Physiotherapy, 03/30/2012
  • President's Award. Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, 10/16/2010
  • G. Maureen Rodgers Lectureship. Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, 04/09/2010
  • Lifetime Achievement Award. Utah Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association, 10/10/2009
  • Eleanor Branch Lecturer. Duke University Program in Physical Therapy, 05/07/2009
  • Curtis P. Artz Award. American Burn Association, 03/25/2009
  • Barbara Knothe Burn Therapist Award. American Burn Association, 04/02/2003
  • Lucy Blair Service Award. American Physical Therapy Association, 06/07/1999
  • Outstanding Physical Therapist. National Hemophilia Foundation, 04/21/1998