Tag: physical therapy

Workshop held at the PBC | Increasing Awareness of Burnout Through an Interactive Workshop for Allied Health Profession Students

Andrew | February 3, 2024

Dr. Oaklee Rogers, the College of Health and Human Services Associate Dean, and Zac Baker, Academic Success Coordinator, hosted an inter-professional workshop for all first-year athletic training, occupational therapy, physician assistant, and physical therapy students. … Read more

PT professor wins national teaching award

Andrew | February 1, 2024

Northern Arizona University professor John Heick was recently honored with the prestigious American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) national teaching award, the Dorothy E. Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching. We asked him to reflect on his career and what this award means… Read more

P T Professor wins national teaching award.

NAU physical therapy students march together in service

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A group of PT students marched together through volunteerism during their first year. They volunteered with Special Olympics, Boys and Girls Club, the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, and now, Community Assistance Teams of Flagstaff (CATs). … Read more

N A U physical therapy students march together in service .

NAU receives accreditation approval to launch a hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy program

Andrew | December 18, 2023

The hybrid DPT program joins NAU’s two residential DPT programs which are based at the Flagstaff campus and at the Phoenix Bioscience Core. … Read more

Adaptive Kayaking | NAU TV

Andrew | December 5, 2023

NAU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy students collaborated with High Country Adaptive Sports to host an adaptive kayaking workshop for northern Arizonans with disabilities. It is a truly inspiring partnership that highlights the power of community coming together, making adventure accessible for all… Read more

CHHS in the News | NAU physical therapy students host adaptive kayaking workshop with High Country Adaptive Sports

Andrew | October 18, 2023

Northern Arizona University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy students collaborated with High Country Adaptive Sports to host an adaptive kayaking workshop for northern Arizonans with disabilities… Read more

CHHS in the News | NAU physical therapy program holding Kids Night Out for Flagstaff families

Andrew | September 17, 2023

Doctoral students in NAU’s physical therapy program will be holding a Kids Night Out evening of activities for Flagstaff kids with disabilities and their siblings on September 24… Read more

A person catching a child in a foam pit.

Advancing understanding, deepening empathy: NAU’s Human Anatomy class begins again this fall

Andrew | September 2, 2023

When Janessa Raspante reflects upon what inspired her to pursue a career in occupational therapy, she can point to several influential experiences that subtly led her to this path. She was inspired by her high school anatomy teacher, an experienced physical therapist, who first introduced her to the possibility of majoring in exercise and wellness when she got to college… Read more

NAU develops two-year hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy program

Andrew | August 15, 2023

Northern Arizona University is expanding its Doctor of Physical Therapy program to include a competency-based, hybrid option for students to learn primarily online with some travel to campus for in-person immersive learning experiences… Read more

Physical therapy students working on a patient.

NAU Professor and UA Med Student Team Up for Stroke Research

mem2 | January 27, 2023

Our research gives, for the first time, an understanding that if a patient has better mobility and better self-care, there is a correlation with their likelihood of returning home… Read more