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DPT 2010 Student Participates in Lead America
This summer Melissa Matson, a member of the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences DPT 2010 class, had a valuable opportunity to share the rewarding aspects of becoming a physical therapist. High school students from around the country gathered for a 10-day conference to learn about careers in the medical and healthcare fields. Melissa had the privilege of being on staff for the conferences held at DePaul University in Chicago and San Francisco State University. Many students arrived at the conference convinced that they were destined to be anesthesiologists or pediatric neurosurgeons, however, others expressed a desire to investigate the entire healthcare spectrum. After several of the "future physicians" discovered the extensive educational commitment for their career choice, they began exploring other options as well.
Throughout the week following the panel discussion, Melissa was encouraged by the number of students who pursued her with additional questions regarding physical therapy. Many were excited about PT as a career option. Several participants expressed a desire to remain in contact with Melissa in the future as they are in the process of making their college and career plans. It has been an intense, yet very rewarding summer for Melissa. Hopefully, we will now have a few more up and coming additions to the physical therapy profession. More on this story
To find out more about the LeadAmerica Medicine and Healthcare program visit http://www.lead-america.org/conferences/cslc/medicine.asp
Throughout the week following the panel discussion, Melissa was encouraged by the number of students who pursued her with additional questions regarding physical therapy. Many were excited about PT as a career option. Several participants expressed a desire to remain in contact with Melissa in the future as they are in the process of making their college and career plans. It has been an intense, yet very rewarding summer for Melissa. Hopefully, we will now have a few more up and coming additions to the physical therapy profession. More on this story
To find out more about the LeadAmerica Medicine and Healthcare program visit http://www.lead-america.org/conferences/cslc/medicine.asp
SPTRS Faculty Member Participates in International Round Table
Dr. John Mayer, Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research and an Associate Professor in the School traveled to London this weekend to join a distinguished panel of clinicians and researchers for the International Association for the Study of Pain Roundtable "Update on guidelines for the treatment of neuropathic pain, including considerations for special populations."
USF Physical Therapy Center Moving
The USF Physical Therapy Center, the faculty practice component of USF’s School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences will be relocating from its present home in the MDT Building to the 3rd floor of the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare. Patients will be seen for or resume their physical therapy care beginning Tuesday, July 29th. Please note all of our phone numbers will remain the same. To reach the clinical faculty or front office coordinator please call (813) 974- 8613 or to send a fax dial (813) 974-8614. Map and DirectionsSPTRS Director to Speak at Annual McCue Society Meeting
Dr. William S. (Sandy) Quillen, Director of the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences has been selected to speak at the University of Virginia’s Annual McCue Society Meeting in June. The Society, founded by former Sports Medicine Fellows and Doctoral students, honors Professor Emeritus Frank C. McCue, MD, the University’s long time team physician.
SPTRS Faculty Member to Present to Leaders
Dr. Laura L. (Dolly) Swisher, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Professional Education for the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences will be participating in the upcoming Dreamcatchers 2: Revitalizing Ethics in Rehabilitation invitational conference of leaders in rehabilitation ethics scholarship and education. She will be presenting, “Crossing the Great Divide: The Ethics of Care and the Future of Rehabilitation Ethics”. SPTRS Faculty Member Lead Author on Journal Article
Dr. Jason Highsmith, Visiting Assistant Professor and Project Manager for the joint USF School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences and College of Engineering's $1M federally funded Demonstration Project on Orthotics & Prosthetics, was the lead author on a recently published article, "Comparison of Microprocessor Knee Mechanism versus C-Leg on Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire, Stumbles, falls, walking tests, Stair Descent and Knee Preference," published in this month's Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development. SPTRS Faculty Member Author
Dr. Kathleen Rockefeller, Assistant Professor is the author on the recently published article, “Using Technology to Promote Safe Patient Handling and Rehabilitation” which appears in the January/February 2008 issue of Rehabilitation Nursing.
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Admissions Cycle Begins for
DPT Class of 2012
September 1st marked the official start of the admissions cycle for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2012. Please see Admissions Information and Forms for further information.
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Association of Physical Therapy Students Present
2nd Annual Golf Classic to Support the BRIDGE
The Association of Physical Therapy Students (APTS) will present the 2nd Annual Golf Classic on October 17, 2009 at the "Pebble Creek Golf Club." Proceeds will benefit APTS and the BRIDGE, a USF Health student run clinic. The clinic is a collaboration of health professionals that will service the USF community with free health care and services.
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Faculty, Staff and Students Welcome the Class of 2011
TAMPA, Fla. (August. 8, 2008) USF College of Medicine faculty, staff, and students offered a warm and fun welcome to the Class of 2011 students on the last day of orientation at the Cheeseburger in Paradise lunch.– The forty-two students, 35 women and 7 men selected from a pool of over 170 highly qualified applicants ended their week of orientation actives from scavenger hunts to an overview of the mission of integrated, interprofessional education provided in the College of Medicine and School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences.
Rock Climbing Study
A team of School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences faculty and student researchers recently conducted an applied rehabilitation research project investigating the metabolic cost of rock climbing in persons with unilateral transfemoral amputations. The purpose of the study was to determine the metabolic cost of climbing an indoor rock wall utilizing five different prosthetic configurations. Metabolic effort was measured using the state of the art COSMED K4b2 metabolic system and the subjects’ subjective rating of perceived exertion. This pilot project was completed under the School’s $1M federally funded "Demonstration Project on Prosthetics and Orthotics."
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