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Letter from the director

August 6, 2018
Commencement exercises for our program’s 59th class took place on August 4, 2018. The ceremony recognized the 30 members of the class of 2018 and three physical therapists who completed the requirements for the DPT degree. Three physical therapists were recognized for completing the ºÚÁÏÍø orthopedic and pediatric residencies. Awards...

Announcing the Giuliani/Wellman Scholarship

July 30, 2018
The Division of Physical Therapy would like to announce the Giuliani/Wellman Scholarship, which honors the dedication and research of Carol Giuliani, PhD, PT, FAPTA, and longtime professor. All donations to this scholarship will provide financial assistance to PT PhD students pursuing a degree in human movement science with specialties in...

Vicki Mercer, PT, PhD, named Outstanding Physical Therapist by the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association (NCPTA)

July 30, 2018
Vicki Mercer, PT, PhD, has received the award of Outstanding Physical Therapist, an annual award given by the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association (NCPTA). Mercer, who has been a physical therapist for more than 35 years, has maintained a love for clinical practice over the decades. Having joined division faculty...

SPTA receives Award of Merit at 12th Annual Golf Tournament

July 12, 2018
Ben Carrion and I had the privilege of organizing the 12th Annual ºÚÁÏÍø Division of Physical Therapy Golf Tournament on September 29, 2017 at the Golf Course at Chapel Ridge. This was a fun event for students, alumni, local clinicians, and supporters of the ºÚÁÏÍø PT program to come together...

ºÚÁÏÍø Students Volunteer at Urban Ministries of Durham

March 11, 2018
As of the fall of 2017, ºÚÁÏÍø physical therapy students have begun to attend Urban Ministry of Durham, a nonprofit that connects poor and homeless neighbors to food, shelter and a future, to provide PT evaluations and treatments to individuals with limited resources and/or the uninsured. ºÚÁÏÍø pharmacy students have...

Division of Physical Therapy Receives NCPTA Award

October 11, 2017
In October, the Division of Physical Therapy participated in the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association’s Outreach Challenge at the Association’s fall conference. The challenge aimed to recognize the program whose students logged the most collective volunteer hours outside of program requirements. Of all the NCPTA schools that participated, ºÚÁÏÍø had...