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Quick Facts

30 - Number of students in the inaugural class of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, who graduated in May 2010

62% - First-time pass rate on the certification exam by graduates of the Program in Athletic Training (national average is approximately 45 percent)

10th - Ranking of Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical major among UCF's most popular majors in 2009-2010

Physical Therapy

Applied Physiology Laboratory

The COHPA Laboratory of Applied Physiology has facilities and technologies to study the cardiovascular system, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and fitness, body composition and biomarkers.

Cardiovascular Diagnostic Lab
Agilent – Image Point Hx (maybe be upgraded)
Electrocardiography (TBD)

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Lab
1 Max II gas exchange measurement system
1 Tracmaster treadmill
1 Polor heart rate monitor with computer interface
1 Marquette Exercise Electrocardiography system and treadmill
1 Excalibur electronically braked leg ergometer and lode controller
1 electronic thermometer/barometer
1 spirometer, micromedical-super spiro

Muscle Function Lab
1 Biodex muscle function assessment system
1 isotonic elbow flexor strength assessment system with load cell
2 preacher curl benches
4 adjustable power blocs (5-75lbs)

Body Composition Lab
DXA (1 Lunar systems)

Chemistry Lab
1 Sanyo Ultralow super freezers (-80 degrees)
Sanyo U-3010 spectrophotomoter
Thermolabsystems MRX II microplate reader
YSI 2300 STAT glucose/lactate analyzer
Juoan CR3i temperature controlled contrifudge
Damon Clinical Laboratories centrifudge
Labline Instruments plate shaker
Fisher Scientific dry bath incubator
Ranin Electronic pipets (3 single channel and 1 multichannel)
Corning stirrer/hotplate
3 Denver Instrument Company digital balances
Fisher Scientific pH Meter

Millipore Elix 3 reverse osmosis water deionization system

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Clinical Education Update 2011