Student Research Forum to be Held
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
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.
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