The Department is very proud to announce that Mark Bishop,PT, PhD, FAPTA, Associate Professor and Director of Physical Therapy Education, has received the 2020 Dorothy Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching from the American Physical Therapy Association. This award is for clinical or academic educators who have been…
Dorian Rose, PT, PhD, research associate professor, is the recipient of the 2020 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Lucy Blair Service Award. This award is given to physical therapists whose contributions to the APTA are of exceptional quality. Congratulations Dr. Rose! Dr. Rose, who serves as a rehabilitation…
The spread of a disease like the Coronavirus Disease, or COVID-19, can ultimately affect many aspects of our society if we don’t take actions to slow its effects. The good news is that each of our Doctor of Physical Therapy students and Rehabilitation Science students can contribute to reducing the spread of…
The Department is pleased to announce that Rachelle Studer-Byrnes, PT, DPT, NCS, has been appointed Assistant Director of Clinical Education for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Dr. Studer-Byrnes is a clinical assistant professor in the department, with her primary teaching role within the neurological course work, and she…
The Equal Access Clinic will be closed until further notice due to rising concerns of COVID-19. Please see below. …
On Friday, March 6, four UF DPT students – Gabriela Lin, Joe Gayle, Paul Auth and Alyssa Morrison – attended and presented posters at the Primary Care Innovation conference in Gainesville. Dr. Pedro Greer, the keynote speaker, gave insight on the importance of humility, empathy and social accountability when treating patients.
During spring break, DPT students and PT faculty traveled to Mérida,Yucatan for the second year to join the well-established University of Florida College of Medicine Project Yucatan to provide care in the rural areas outside of Mérida. The Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan (UADY) community volunteer group, similar to the Equal…
The Brooks-UF/PHHP Research Collaboration is excited to kick off the first event of our two-part Research Connection series on Wednesday, March 4 from 5 – 7:30 p.m. at Brooks Rehabilitation, featuring guest speaker, Lori Michener, PT, ATC, PhD, FAPTA of University of Southern California. Dr. Michener will deliver a compelling talk highlighting…
UF PT will be well represented at CSM in Denver in 2020! Please join us for our annual Alumni and Friends Reception!…
