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ORLANDO, July 31, 2008 — When Erin Jones (left) and Bonnie Hugus (right) graduate this Saturday from the Master of Physical Therapy program, they can walk across the podium with an extra helping of pride.
While completing their clinical training this summer at Orlando Regional Medical Center, the two students volunteered their time to help the entering class of physical therapy students.
The new class of students, who began the college's Doctor of Physical Therapy program in May, were also at ORMC, taking a laboratory course in human physiology.
Jones and Hugus put in a tremendous amount of time and effort to share their new-found knowledge of physical therapy with the incoming students by assisting in the lab and preparing and presenting information to the class, said Adjunct Instructor Jamie Dyson, who is also a rehabilitation supervisor at ORMC.
"The [new] students commented on how helpful their presentations were and how nice it was to have them help with the lab," Dyson shared. "Erin and Bonnie are a fine example of the quality therapists the UCF program is preparing."
Judi Schack-Dugre, assistant director of the D.P.T. program, said this was the first time the program had held a continuous class at ORMC. "We opted to have the lab there to expose the students to technology they will be using when they begin practicing," she explained. The ORMC site also provides "direct exposure to live case studies."
Both Schack-Dugre and Dyson said they look forward to further opportunities to partner in the clinical training of physical therapy students.
Jones (left) and Hugus (right), here with
ORMC's Jamie Dyson (center), are members
of the
last class of M.P.T. students
at UCF.
The
college switched to offering a
D.P.T.
in
May 2007.
-- Karen Guin
Photos by Rod Olson
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