Club of the Month: Medicine in Motion @ Duke
Congratulations! The January Club of the Month designated by Duke Campus Groups is Medicine in Motion @ Duke! This group strives to create a community around healthy movement and group exercise to prevent health professional trainee burnout amongst professional MD, PA, DPT, OTD, and nursing students at Duke.
Admitted Student Open House a Success!
On Jan. 6, DPT faculty, staff, and current students welcomed 65 admitted students and their guests to an Open House event at the Interprofessional Education Building.
Jennifer Pennington, MA, Assistant Director of Admissions, shared, "The event went well and made the admitted students feel at home and ready to make the Duke DPT commitment!"
View photos from the event.
Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA, and Colleagues Receive Grant to Study the Pain & Disability Drivers Model
Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA, Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, and colleague Yannick Tousingnant-Laflamme, of Sherbrooke University in Canada, received a $50,000 International Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment Grant to further study the Pain and Disability Drivers Model (PDDM) in a Cervical Population.
Research Report Release: Hip-Focused PT vs. Spine-Focused PT for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain at Risk for Mobility Decline (MASH)
This collaborative study titled Hip-focused Physical Therapy (PT) versus Spine-Focused Physical Therapy for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain at Risk for Mobility Decline (MASH): a Multicenter, Single-Masked, Randomized Controlled Trial was published in The Lancet: Rheumatology, an internationally leading journal for musculoskeletal research.
Duke DPT Launches New Hybrid Orthopaedics Physical Therapy Residency
The Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy program, in collaboration with Duke Health Rehabilitation Services, has created a new Hybrid Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program for physical therapists who have earned their DPT degree and seek to advance their knowledge and skills.
The program is seeking applicants to be part of the new one-year program that launches in the fall of 2024.
Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Named Editor-In-Chief of APTA Signature Journal
Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty member Steven Z. George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, has been named editor-in-chief of the Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal (PTJ), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) announced on Nov. 1, 2023.
Mourning the Loss of Faculty Member Emy Villanueva
DPT faculty emerita Elia (Emy) Villanueva passed away Saturday, Oct. 21, in Chapel Hill after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
Her dedication to patients, students, and faculty and her contributions to shaping the DPT program for more than 40 years impact lives today. Read her obituary.
DPT Leader Explores the Unique Experiences of Black Female PT Faculty
Tiffany Adams, PT, DPT, MBA, PhD, provided an up-close view of a rare group of physical therapist educators as part of the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research Seminar Series on Oct. 18.
Dr. Adams, director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Duke DPT program, presented PT Unicorns – Exploring the Lived Experiences of Black Female Physical Therapy Faculty in the U.S. to attendees at the Interprofessional Education Building (IPE) and online.
Oct 18: PT Unicorns–Exploring the Lived Experiences of Black Female Physical Therapy Faculty in the United States
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Oct. 18 - Tiffany Adams, PT, DPT, MBA, PhD, Duke DPT
PT Unicorns: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Black Female Physical Therapy Faculty in the United States
Hosted by the Doctor of Physical Therapy and the Occupational Therapy Doctorate programs within the Orthopaedic Surgery Department.
