DPT Newsroom

The DPT Class of 2024 will soon leave campus to begin their final year of clinical experiences. Ninety-five DPT students will mark this milestone by donning their brand new white coats in a ceremony set for 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 6, at Duke Chapel. 

Welcome Back to Campus Event for 2023 Graduates
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
4:30 p.m. to 6:30.p.m, Hi-Wire Brewery

Branch Lecture and Luncheon
Given by Gregory Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FGSA
Associate VP for Clinical & Translational Research 
University of Delaware 
Thursday, May 11, 2023
11:30 a.m.
Trent Semans Center for Health Education (TSCHE) Great Hall
Luncheon (immediately following the lecture) 
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

It’s been 20 months since Raleigh resident and full-time private chef Aaron Vaughen sustained an injury to his brain that impacted his vision, speech, and movement down his entire right side. It’s been a long, windy road back, filled with supportive people and programs. 
 

Please join us in welcoming our new Faculty Development Residents: Dr. Robin Baker, Dr. Courtney Jeffries, and Dr. JD Sheppard. Learn more about them here.

Duke DPT was well represented at the APTA annual meeting in Washington, DC.
 

The Doctor of Physical Therapy Division, the Department of Orthopaedics, and the School of Medicine have approved the creation of a Center of Excellence in Manual and Manipulative Therapy (CEMMT). The Center will focus on the dissemination of evidence associated with manual therapies through “living” systematic reviews, a repository of study summaries, an active social media presence, a monthly blog, and patient-facing materials on its website.

Tiffany Adams, PT, DPT, MBA, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been named as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Duke University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. Dr. Adams will begin her new role on August 16, 2021.