Nicki Silberman

Nicki Silberman, PT, DPT, PhD is a Professor and the Director of Clinical Education at the Hunter College Physical Therapy Department. She has her BA from Tufts University, MPT from the University of Delaware, tDPT from the MGH Institute of Health Professions and PhD from Nova Southeastern University. She is currently vice chairperson of the Simulation Networking Community and former chairperson of the ACAPT Simulation in Physical Therapy Education Consortium. Dr. Silberman has contributed to the Physical Therapy Blueprint for Excellence, is a certified trainer for the APTA’s Clinical Instructor Credentialing Program and is actively involved in the New York/New Jersey Clinical Education Consortium. Dr. Silberman’s research interests include simulation-based learning, physical therapy student preparation for the acute care setting, and physical therapy clinical education. She has published and presented nationally and internationally on simulation and clinical education focused research