DPT Newsroom

On behalf of the APTA NC Student SIG and the Community Service Project Committee, we have two events planned for this spring semester.   

We are excited to welcome Student Services Coordinator Paige Vinson, who begins on March 11.

Every year, the Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program hosts a 5K to raise money for the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, which is an organization that funds PhD students, postdocs, and rehab-focused projects. The 

Katherine D. Myers, PT, DPT, PhD candidate (pictured on left), received a 2024 Adopt-A-Doc award. The award recognized her dedication to the profession of physical therapy and the education of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. 

At the APTA Specialty Recognition ceremony, Duke was well-represented by 54 newly board-certified clinical specialists, and the following alumni and graduates of Duke Rehab residencies were recognized for their roles: 

The Duke Physical Therapy Alumni & Friends Reception welcomed 194 guests, where Duke Physical Therapy Alumni Association awards were presented to:

Let's welcome and meet Grant Bitzer, PT, DPT, EdD candidate, and STEPs Coordinator in the DPT program beginning February 1.

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. 

Third-year DPT students Natalie Hosmer and Miles Moore's independent study, "Effects of Ball Size and Weight on Throwing Kinematics and Kinetics in Youth Baseball Athletes," was recently published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. 

A new study was published entitled “Optimization of a translational murine model of closed-head traumatic brain injury” in Neurological Research by Dr. Bradley Kolls in the Department of Neurology.