Oct. 26, 2005, Findlay, Ohio – Students in The University of Findlay’s master’s degree in physical therapy weekend program will come from all over the country to present a fall research forum Thursday, Nov. 3 at 4:15 p.m. in the Alumni Memorial Union Multi-purpose Room.

The forum is being held in partnership with The University of Findlay and the Northwest District of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association.

Students will present information on research they’ve completed on topics ranging from “Treating Parkinson’s Disease in Long-Term Care” to “Rehabilitation Following Cervical Spine Fusion.”

Dr. Meg Michaels, will present the keynote address, “Applying Pediatric Physical Therapy Research to Practice” from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Michaels is an assistant professor at Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pa., with expertise in pediatrics, patho-physiology and neuroscience.

UF’s master’s degree in physical therapy weekend program, in which students take classes every other weekend over the course of two-and-a-half years, is one of the few weekend-only programs in the United States that allow physical therapy assistants to earn their master’s degrees. UF also offers a traditional physical therapy master’s degree program, in which students take three years of prerequisites, then three years of professional studies. At the end of the fourth year, students receive a bachelor’s degree in health sciences, with a pre-physical therapy emphasis.