Four SHRS Programs Continue Top Ten Placings Among Health Schools in U.S. News Rankings; Physician Assistant Studies Jumps to #26
In the 2025 edition of Best Graduate Schools, four SHRS programs continue to rank among the top ten in the nation with another moving up 24 spots from its position on the list in 2023.
AI Enhances Pitt Doctor of Physical Therapy Student Learning Experiences
DPT Assistant Professor Reivian Berrios Barillas and an interprofessional Pitt team created a course-specific chatbot that has the capacity to answer DPT student questions in real time, provide access to recent study guides and create quizzes based on their individual needs.
A Dream Doctor of Physical Therapy Clinical Experience: Cole Koontz’s Journey to Working with Professional Ice Hockey
Pitt PT has a vast network of alumni connections that can set you up for the career dream you've always wanted!
How to Become a Physical Therapist in 6 Steps
Are you looking to have a profound effect on people’s lives through improving their mobility and function? A career as a physical therapist could be for you! Our experts at Pitt PT give you all the insight on the steps needed to join the profession.
Interprofessional Education Seed Award: The Birmingham Free Clinic Improves Community Access to Health Care
Once a month, an interprofessional team of volunteers comes together to provide free health care services to uninsured and medically underserved individuals at the Birmingham Free Clinic, transforming both student education and community health.
Pitt DPT Students Making Nationwide Community Impact
Since community engagement was formally added to the DPT curriculum in fall 2021, students have dedicated over 2,000 hours to working with and meeting the identified needs of their communities. The Class of 2023 engaged with 49 unique community partners across nine states. Nearly half of our DPT graduates exceeded…
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.
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.
The New Pitt DPT Hybrid Immersion Space is a Box Office Smash
This fall, the DPT Hybrid program was excited to finally christen its permanent home at the Box Office building in the SouthSide Works complex on Pittsburgh’s South Side.
Where the Classroom Meets the Real World: An Overview of the Pitt Doctor of Physical Therapy Clinical Placements
Clinical placements are a progression of students' learning experience as they take the foundation they’ve learned and build on it by learning from clinicians outside of the DPT program.