This week we inducted our inaugural students into the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) National Student Honor Society. This society was created in 2018 to recognize Doctor of […]

Typically during the summer, our rising third years would have entered their first clinical education (CE) rotation, but due to Covid19 we had to quickly adjust to accommodate changes.  Our […]

Rebecca Miro, PhD, CP, Research Administrator, and M. Jason Highsmith,  PhD, DPT, CP, FAAOP, Professor, received $14,117 in grant funding from the Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Learning and Outcomes/Evidence-Based […]

Rebecca Edgeworth Ditwiler, PT, DPT, Associate Professor is currently being featured as the Spectrum Bay News 9 A+ Teacher of the Week. She was nominated by Taylor Berlin, a current […]

Laura Lee “Dolly” Swisher, PT, MDIV, PhD, FAPTA was recently awarded the title of Professor Emeritus by our USF President, Dr. Steven Currall. Dr. Swisher is our second faculty member […]

Patricia Teran Wodzinksi, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor, and Douglas Haladay, PT, DPT, PhD, CSCS, School Director & Associate Professor received a sponsored grant for an interprofessional research study. The grant […]

Our 2018-2019 Orthopaedic Residents, Caroline Schlais, PT, DPT (left), and Mason Staggs, PT, DPT (right), both recently passed the Orthopaedic Specialization Exam. They are both now board-certified clinical specialists in […]

Kelly Collins, PT, DPT, CLT was awarded the professional designation of board-certified clinical specialist in oncologic physical therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) of the American […]

David Russ, PT, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Assistant School Director of Research, recently co-authored two papers related to older adults. Reduced Neural Excitability and Activation Contribute to Clinically-Meaningful Weakness in […]

Set up a good workspace (see below) Make a routine (and stick to it!) Take 20 second break to look at an object 20 feet away for every 20 minutes […]