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2019 APTA Combined Sections Meeting Presentations

This year the Gator Nation is strong in Washington, DC for CSM! The faculty, students and alumni of UF PT’s Doctor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science PhD program will be presenting posters and platforms, receiving awards, and hosting an Alumni and Friends reception at CSM. We hope to see…

The Gator PT Newsletter

This fall we created The Gator PT, a biannual newsletter to keep you up-to-date on the latest news in the Department of Physical Therapy. The stories featured in this edition vary from faculty, student and research updates, to how one of our community outreach programs are progressing after 10 years.

DPT Student Selected to Compete in Lifesaving World Championships

The fall semester brought exciting news for first-year DPT student, Casey Francis, as she was selected to compete with the USA team in the 2018 Lifesaving World Championships in Adelaide, Australia. After swimming competitively for 17 years, Casey found a new passion for surf lifesaving. “I love anatomy…

UF DPT Students Attend APTA National Student Conclave

In mid-October, three of our DPT students attended the APTA National Student Conclave in Providence, Rhode Island. There, Kyle Walker, Maria Hierholzer, and Hannah Belles (pictured above) were able to attend breakout sessions and network with other PT students, PT and PTA professionals, and APTA leaders.

Bishop receives FPTA and APTA legislative awards

Dr. Mark Bishop received two awards on behalf of the Florida Physical Therapy Association and American Physical Therapy Association for his legislative work fighting against the growing opioid crisis. On Sept. 29 at the 2018 FPTA Annual Conference, Dr. Bishop will accept the Rick Shutes Award for Legislative Advocacy for…

Connolly and Parrish named PHHP 2018 Outstanding Alumni

The UF College of Public Health and Health Professions announced the PHHP Outstanding Alumni for 2018, including two PT alumnae, Barbara H. Connolly, PT, DPT, EdD, C/NDT, FAPTA and Ali Parrish, PT, DPT. They will be honored at the ceremony during the college’s reunion on September 8. Dr. Connolly,…

Casagrand recipient of VA Health Professional Scholarship Program

Congratulations to Nicole Casagrand, second-year DPT student and SPTA Treasurer, for being selected as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) recipient. “I was so excited when I received the news that I had to call my sister so she could read the email to…

Brooks-PHHP Research Collaboration Spotlight

Over 100 guests were in attendance at the Brooks-PHHP Research Collaboration last Wednesday, July 25. The event, which took place at the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville, highlighted the robust neuromuscular and musculoskeletal research programs led by Drs. Jason Beneciuk, Joel Bialosky, Emily Fox and Dorian Rose.