(l to r) Katherine D. Myers, PT, DPT; Gary E. Johnson, PT, DPT, ATC/L; Joshua Johnson, DPT, PhD; and W. Todd Cade, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
- Katherine D. Myers, PT, DPT, was selected to receive a 2024 Adopt-A-Doc award. The award recognizes her dedication to the profession of physical therapy and the education of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
The APTA Academy of Education Adopt-A-Doc program seeks to increase the number of doctorally prepared PTs and PTAs by providing financial support to Academy members who are in the dissertation phase of their post-professional doctoral programs. The award presentation will be made at the annual CSM.
- Gary E. Johnson, PT, DPT, ATC/L, completed his participation in the Duke AHEAD Certificate in Health Professions Education & Teaching program on Jan. 24. He will present a scholarly project on DPT involvement in the IPE clinic in the TSCHE building classroom 4.
Dr. Johnson has also been appointed to serve as a member of the ACAPT Task Force to Develop a Systems Approach to Social Determinants of Health in Physical Therapy Curriculum.
- W. Todd Cade, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, published a new research report, Feasibility of a community-based structured exercise program for persons with spinal cord injury. Morgan KA, Taylor KL, Desai RH, Walker K, Tucker S, Walker CW, Hollingswoth H, Cade WT.J Spinal Cord Med. 2024 Jan 19:1-13. Doi: 10.1080/10790268.2023.2293327. PMID: 38240662.
Dr. Cade also received a Duke Pepper Center Pilot grant for the project entitled “Feasibility and Acceptability of Remote Ischemic Conditioning to Achieve High-Intensity Rehabilitation Effects and Increase Resilience in Older Frail Individuals.”
- Joshua Johnson, DPT, PhD, received a Research Career Development award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that will further support a project funded by his K01 award. Specifically, the funds from the Duke Pepper Center will support the development, implementation, and testing of a high-intensity home-based rehabilitation model for patients with stroke in collaboration with partners in the Duke University Health System.