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PT students elected to National Student Assembly  Adam Smith and Natasha Johnson, third-year College of Health Professions Physical Therapy (PT) students, are the new president and director, respectively, of the National Student Assembly. Elections were held at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) student conclave held recently in Birmingham, Ala.    A record 900 students from across the nation came to attend educational seminars and discuss professional issues facing new physical therapists. MUSC was recognized as the school with the highest attendance, thanks to the 60 PT students who endured the eight-hour overnight bus trip.   The entire third-year PT class has been active on both state and national levels, preparing to take a leadership role in their profession. For example, students Smith, Johnson and Leigh Woodman, along with the rest of their classmates, were instrumental in the recently established South Carolina Student Special Interest Group.   The new group, officially recognized by both the South Carolina Physical Therapy Association and the APTA, provides a forum for students across the state to discuss professional issues.     Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.