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HPW3 2021 Highlight

Third-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students had the unique experience this year of completing their Health Promotion and Wellness III capstone projects entirely virtual due to the continued covid crisis. Despite current limitations, the class of 2021 worked diligently on a variety of projects with topics ranging from community service…

Bricker receives Elks Club Scholarship

Daphne Bricker, a first-year UF DPT student, is the recipient of the 2020 Ben Brown Physical and Occupational Therapy Scholarship created by the Florida State Elks Association. Daphne was selected from a pool of applicants enrolled in physical and occupational therapy programs through public colleges or universities across the state…

Community Health partners with Gainesville Housing Authority

Although the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present challenges, students in the UF Doctor of Physical Therapy program continue to adapt and overcome the obstacles that come their way with some exciting new opportunities to partner with community organizations. When businesses started closing in March, the Community Health REACH group paused…

Wienkers selected as Kuhns Award recipient

Britt Wienkers, DPT class of 2021 The UF Doctor of Physical Therapy’s Clinical Education team recently selected the Rolf and Anne Kuhns Endowment for PT Scholarship award recipient. Each year the team meets to review student performance during their first clinical experience as well as in clinical labs and discusses…

Schack-Dugre presents at Nexus Summit 2020

Dr. Judi Schack-Dugre Judi Schack-Dugre, PT, DPT, MBA, EdD, Director of Clinical Education, presented two abstracts in the national interprofessional collaborative conference Nexus Summit 2020 last month. The theme of this year’s conference was Optimizing Interprofessional Clinical Learning Environments: Better Care, Better Value, Better Education. Originally planned as a traditional conference,…

Clothing Donation Drive

The Department of Physical Therapy is participating in a friendly competition with other health professions while supporting a great cause. Our DPT students in the UF Covid Student Service Corps are supporting the UF College of Pharmacy’s clothing donation this season to the Molm Family Gator Career…

Race for Rehab: Monster Dash

The werewolves will howl, the monsters will mash, its time to celebrate with a Halloween 5k Monster Dash! The Monster Dash is this year’s theme for the 2019 Race for Rehab; an annual 5k run/walk that benefits the community outreach programs run by the University of Florida’s Department…