The CU Physical Therapy Program celebrated the graduation of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2024. Festivities were held over a three-day period, including the CU PT Alumni Association Graduation Party on Thursday, December 12th, the Convocation Ceremony on Friday, December 13th, and Commencement on Saturday, December 14th.
Get to know the CU Physical Therapy Alumni Association Award winners Drs. David Bruton and Annie Sirotniak! Learn about their journeys through physical therapy school and life after graduation, and their contributions to the profession of physical therapy and the University of Colorado.
Dr. Michael Harris-Love is the 2024 winner of the Northern Arizona University College of Health and Human Services President’s Alumni Award. Get to know him, his pathway to becoming a physical therapist, and what it means to him to be recognized with this award.
The CU Physical Therapy Program concludes our celebration of National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month by spotlighting current CU DPT student Gio Beltran.
The CU Physical Therapy Program continues our celebration of National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month by spotlighting current CU DPT student Cecilia Loya.
The CU Physical Therapy Program continues our celebration of National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month by spotlighting current CU DPT student Karina Herrera.
When Kenda Fuller looked back at her work over the years, she recognized that despite the changes that were happening in the world, she was surrounded only by colleagues and patients who reflected her own status: white and middle class. "Approaching my retirement, I reflected on my legacy. I couldn't leave the field without reaching back to my concern about diversity."
The CU Physical Therapy Program continues our celebration of National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month by spotlighting current CU DPT student Zabrina Motwani Condor.
Congratulations to Drs. Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley and Cari Levy, whom are partners to the Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute, have received funding from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging to establish a national network structure to include more nursing home residents in clinical trials.
The CU Physical Therapy Program kicks off our celebration of National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month by spotlighting current CU DPT student Andres Ortiz Torres.
Cory Christiansen, PT, PhD, Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, has been recognized as a 2024 Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (FAPTA) at the APTA Leadership Congress in Kansas City. The fellow designation is the association’s highest membership category which is awarded to physical therapists whose careers demonstrate unwavering commitment to the profession and demonstrated leadership across education, practice, research, and advocacy.
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, our inaugural hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy cohort participated in the Class of 2026 White Coat and Oath Ceremony at the Hybl Center located at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS Campus).
The findings of the longitudinal study titled ‘Prognostic value of tissue bridges in cervical spinal cord injury: a longitudinal, multicenter, retrospective cohort study’ that are described in this article have the potential to change clinical practice and were just published in The Lancet Neurology which is the world-leading Clinical Neurology journal.
The CU Physical Therapy Program was featured in Chancellor Elliman's At the Forefront Newsletter for our exciting innovations and collaborations in physical therapy education.
The University of Colorado Physical Therapy Program welcomed 108 new doctor of physical therapy students on May 30, 2024. 73 of those students joined the residential pathway on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, and 35 of those students joined a new hybrid pathway in partnership with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS).
The CU Physical Therapy Program continues our celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by spotlighting second-year CU DPT student Ian Sanborn.
The CU Physical Therapy Program kicks off our celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by spotlighting second-year CU DPT student Bea Oliva.
The CU Physical Therapy Alumni Association Board of Directors is spotlighting our amazing Student Representatives. Get to know Class of 2024 member Erick Sells.
The CU Physical Therapy Alumni Association Board of Directors is spotlighting our amazing Student Representatives. Get to know Class of 2025 member Axel Bonde.