Physical Therapy Researchers Receive $1.1 Million Award to Study Vestibular Recovery App
Department of Physical Therapy Professors Susan L. Whitney and Charity G. Patterson received a subcontract award of $1.1 million from BlueHalo. Over the next three years, they will study the feasibility and effectiveness of a prototype app to enhance recovery after mild brain injury or a vestibular disorder.
Pitt Occupational Therapy Ranks First in the Nation, U.S. News Rankings Places Four SHRS Programs among Top Ten Health Schools
The 2024 Best Health Schools published by U.S. News & World Report also ranks Pitt Speech-Language Pathology at #5, Audiology at #6 and Physical Therapy at #8!
Physical Therapy and Bioengineering (DPT/PhD)
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Physical Therapy, Post-Professional (MS)
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Researchers in Pitt School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will help lead a $5 million training grant on learning health systems research to improve disability and chronic condition care
Professor Janet Freburger, Assistant Professor Christine McDonough and Professor Elizabeth Skidmore alongside other faculty outside SHRS have been awarded a $5 million training grants to create the Learning Health Systems training to improve Disability and chronic condition care (LeaHD) center.
Pitt Doctor of Physical Therapy Student Honored with Leadership Award
At the American Physical Therapy Association Pennsylvania chapter conference, Carolina Marrero Rodriguez (DPT ’23) received the Student Leadership Award for her numerous contributions to both the local chapter and the national American Physical Therapy Association.
That’s a Wrap! Summarizing My Incredible DPT Clinical Education Experience at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Amanda Klein (DPT ’23), a U.S. Air Force veteran, reflects on this invaluable experience and how it broadened her skillsets and influenced her career goals.
The Box: From Steel Mill and Art Deco Cinema to the new Home of Pitt Hybrid DPT
No one does innovation like Pittsburgh! Take a historic tour of where our DPT hybrid students call home during their on-campus immersions.