UF Physical Therapy

Established in 1958, the Department of Physical Therapy consists of a dynamic and growing faculty dedicated to excellence in education, research, and service.

Program Overview

100% of DPT graduates find employment after completing their degree

$11.3 Million dollars in grant funding

5 Community engagement activities across the curriculum

Service Programs

OUR GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy

The entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program provides the required education necessary for graduates to take the professional license examination and embark on a professional career in physical therapy.

Professor explaining an exercise to a group of DPT students

phd in rehabilitation science

Neuromuscular Plasticity

Rehabilitation science is a diverse and expanding discipline that encompasses both basic and applied aspects of health science and services. The Rehabilitation Science (RSD) program embraces the wide range of disciplines, supporting the view that by working together we can advance human health.

clinicians demonstrating intermittent hypoxia therapy

PT Equal Access Clinic

Every Thursday from 4-8 pm

Free Physical Therapy Services

Receive quality health care while helping DPT students learn from invaluable experiences of patient interaction, assessment and treatment.

Alyssa Hearing, a third-year DPT student, works with an EAC patient under faculty supervision to assess shoulder pain.

Message from the chair

Dr. Krista Vandenborne

The Department was founded 60 years ago, training students to provide rehabilitation to patients with polio and veterans from both World War I and II. Building on our legacy…

Dr. Krista Vandenborne

News

The Progression of Pelvic Health Awareness: Meryl…

August 2, 2024

Dr. Meryl Alappattu working in the clinic.

DPT Student Jens Abraham on Healthcare Superteams…

August 1, 2024

Flyer for The USF Health Healthcare Superteams podcast The Digital Generation: Gen Z's Perspective & Future Impact on Healthcare featuring Jens Abraham.

Beyond breathing: Systematic review of global…

July 17, 2024

Cover image of the Fall 2024 issue of Respiratory Medicine

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Events

“Using walking as a model system to understand…

Please join the UF INSPIRE Program on 7/9 from 4-5 PM for “Using walking as a model system to understand learning in (not and) development” presented…

NeuroNines: Poole & Adegbemigun

Please join us for our next Neuromuscular Plasticity Nines Seminar on Thursday June 20th! Doctoral Student Brittney Poole will be presenting…

Flyer for the NeuroNines seminar on 6/13/2024. Contains the following text: "Neuromuscular Plasticity Nines Summer Seminar Series Thursday, June 13, 2024 | 9 - 10 am Communicore Health Science Building, Lecture Hall C1-007 Presenting at 9:00 am Alexandria Marciante Genetic and Time-of-Day Influence on Respiratory Plasticity Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Physical Therapy Mentor: Dr. Gordon Mitchell Presenting at 9:30 am Jeremy Ducharme Pancreatic Cancer and the Skeletal Muscle Molecular Clock Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Physical Therapy Mentor: Dr. Andrew Judge Please register at go.ufl.edu/neuronines to attend via Zoom. Sponsored by the NIH T32 Training Programs in Neuromuscular Plasticity (NMPT) and Breathing Research and Therapeutics (BREATHE), and the Department of Physical Therapy"

NeuroNines: Marciante & Ducharme

Please join us for our next Neuromuscular Plasticity Nines Seminar on Thursday June 13th! Postdoctoral Fellow Alexandria Marciante will be…

Flyer for the NeuroNines seminar on 6/13/2024. Contains the following text: "Neuromuscular Plasticity Nines Summer Seminar Series Thursday, June 13, 2024 | 9 - 10 am Communicore Health Science Building, Lecture Hall C1-007 Presenting at 9:00 am Alexandria Marciante Genetic and Time-of-Day Influence on Respiratory Plasticity Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Physical Therapy Mentor: Dr. Gordon Mitchell Presenting at 9:30 am Jeremy Ducharme Pancreatic Cancer and the Skeletal Muscle Molecular Clock Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Physical Therapy Mentor: Dr. Andrew Judge Please register at go.ufl.edu/neuronines to attend via Zoom. Sponsored by the NIH T32 Training Programs in Neuromuscular Plasticity (NMPT) and Breathing Research and Therapeutics (BREATHE), and the Department of Physical Therapy"

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PT Calendar

PT Calendar

Upcoming Events

Sep 25
1. RSD Seminar – Anne Kirby – Suicide Prevention Research from an Occupational Therapy Perspective: Implications for Disability and Rehabilitation Fields
  
  Communicore C1-004
  
  12:00pm to 1:00pm
Oct 09
1. RSD Seminar – Zheng Wang – Aging well in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – Cognitive, Neuromotor, and Brain Deviations In Middle-and-Old Aged Autistic Adults
  
  Communicore C1-004
  
  12:00pm to 1:00pm
Oct 23
1. RSD Seminar – Ron Shorr – Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Patients: A matter of balance
  
  Communicore C1-004
  
  12:00pm to 1:00pm
Oct 30
1. RSD Seminar – Terrence Ryan – Targeting skeletal myopathy to improve outcomes in peripheral artery disease
  
  Communicore C1-009
  
  12:00pm to 1:00pm
Nov 13
1. RSD Seminar – Tina Duong
  
  Communicore C1-007
  
  12:00pm to 1:00pm
Mar 27
1. 20th Annual NMPT Symposium
  
  TBD
  
  All Day
Mar 28
1. 20th Annual NMPT Symposium
  
  TBD
  
  All Day