Quick Facts30 - 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
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News & Events
1/24/12
Men’s Health Initiative: Teachable Moments
Michael Rovito, a health sciences/pre-clinical professor, is one of the two original founders of Men’s Health Initiative, an organization designed to address health issues related to men in the community.
10/19/11
Pre-Clinical Program Participates in World Site Day
Members of the pre-clinical program helped raise awareness of blindness and vision loss during World Site Day, established as Oct. 13 by the World Health Organization. At UCF, the day was recognized at a gathering hosted by UCF Student Disability Services. “It was a great all-day event that brought attention to visual problems and related disabilities,” said Suha Saleh, assistant professor and director of the pre-clinical program. “Vision loss and blindness are national and global health issues.” The event included both poster presentations and a panel discussion. “My students presented a poster with simulation goggles to help understand visual impairment,” said Saleh, who was among the panelists.
10/10/11
Fact or Fiction: The Diabetes Connection
Assistant Professor Suha Suleh, director of the pre-clinical program, is featured in a video produced by UCFTV titled, “Fact or Fiction: The Diabetes Connection.” In the video, she describes the physiological mechanisms associated with Type I and Type II diabetes.
9/28/11
Athletic Training Alumni and Friends Newsletter
Read the fall Program in Athletic Training’s latest newsletter
8/4/11
Orlando Orthopedic Center Donates to Student Organization
 Once again, Orlando Orthopedic Center has donated generously to the UCF Student Physical Therapy Association at its Annual Orthopedic Update for Allied Healthcare Professionals. The orthopedic group presented the student association with a check for $2,500 at the event, held July 30, 2011, at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando. To date, the orthopedic group has donated over $20,000 to the association to support student scholarly activities. This year’s event was the seventh held by the orthopedic group, and more than 480 allied health care professionals attended. UCF physical therapy students assisted at the daylong course, and Patrick Pabian, interim director of the UCF physical therapy program, was among the presenters. “I presented six abstracts from orthopedic research studies that I worked on with former D.P.T. students to highlight our program’s orthopedic research initiatives and foster collaborative research ideas,” he said.
(Left to right) UCF Student Physical Therapy Association members (back row) Stephen Thompson, Neil Westerlund, William Carroll, Stephen Younger (front row) Brittany Wycoff, Brittany Hughes, Dunrey LaRose and Nolan Amuso with Orlando Orthopedic Center physicians Drs. Randy Schwartzberg, Eric Bonenberger and Bradd Burkhart.
7/29/11
Hanney Receives Editorial Excellence Award
William Hanney, instructor of physical therapy, received the 2011 Editorial Excellence Award from the National Strength and Conditioning Association in recognition of his high-quality reviews of manuscripts submitted to the Strength and Conditioning Journal. He has been a reviewer for the NSCA for more than four years and a member of the association since 1994. The NSCA honored Hanney during an awards banquet at its 2011 national conference, held July 6-9 in Las Vegas.
7/26/11
Physical Therapy Hosts National Leadership Course
The Program in Physical Therapy recently hosted a weekend course, “Lead Wherever You Are: Becoming a Personal Leader,” for the American Physical Therapy Association’s Institute for Leadership in Physical Therapy. The course is the first in a series of courses offered by the institute to develop leadership skills and professionalism in physical therapy.
Hosting the course provides the host institution with an opportunity to highlight its program to physical therapists from across the country, said Judi Schack-Dugre, instructor of physical therapy at UCF. Among the 30 attendees at this latest course offering, held July 22-24, was Sheila Nicholson, president of the Florida Physical Therapy Association. She and other leaders at the course asked to tour UCF’s physical therapy facilities and to meet some UCF physical therapy students. “I introduced them to several students who were practicing and studying in our skills lab and they extended the invitation to our students to attend the course,” said Patrick Pabian, interim director of UCF’s physical therapy program.
Schack-Dugre said the group was very impressed with UCF’s facilities. “Overall, it was very successful,” she added. “So much so they would like to come back in October of 2012.”
7/22/11
Clinical Instructors Participate in Continuing Education Workshop
The Program in Physical Therapy completed today a workshop for physical therapists in the community who served as clinical instructors in 2010-11. During the free continuing education workshop, “Clinicals and Cadavers: A Multi-Faceted Workshop for Physical Therapists,” attendees participated in roundtable discussions of clinical education standards, practices and procedures. They also participated in a cadaver dissection lab to review neuromusculoskeletal anatomy and other dissections of human cadaver anatomy with the assistance of UCF physical therapy faculty members and students. The same workshop also was offered on June 17, 2011, and both workshops took place in Health and Public Affairs building I on the UCF Orlando campus.
“There were a total of 40 physical therapists from all around the state of Florida in attendance at these two workshops,” said Patrick Pabian, interim director of the program. Pabian led the program with the assistance of Gerald Smith, associate professor of physical therapy, and Samantha Moya, coordinator of academic support and services for the program. Pabian said they plan to host this event on an annual basis.
6/8/11
Physical Therapy Featured on UCFTV
The Program in Physical Therapy is featured on the latest episode of the For Your Health show on UCFTV.
4/27/11
2011 Employee of the Year winners!
 Congratulations to the college's 2011 Employee of the Year winners! Kim Maclennan (left), a program assistant in Health Professions, received the EOY award for the University Support Personnel System (USPS) employee category. Tish Sheppard (right), administrative services coordinator for Health Professions, received the EOY award for Administrative and Professional (A&P) employee category. The awards were announced by Dean Michael Frumkin (center) at a collegewide Staff Appreciation Luncheon held on April 27.
4/6/11
Schellhase Receives Universitywide Award for Advising
 Kristen Schellhase, director of athletic training and acting chair of the department, received the university’s Excellence in Undergraduate Faculty Academic Advising award for 2011 at UCF's annual Founders' Day event.
3/28/11
Students, Specialists Serve in Jamaica
During spring break, UCF physical therapy Instructor Jennifer Tucker led a team of nine Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students, along with a speech therapist and a wheelchair specialist, on a six-day humanitarian trip to Kingston, Jamaica. Their objective was to help meet the needs of children living in orphanges.
3/7/11
Spring Break Service in Jamaica
Physical therapy Instructor Jennifer Tucker will lead nine physical therapy students and two others on a trip to Kingston, Jamaica. UCF students have traveled to Jamaica to help orphans for the past six years, and they are part of an ongoing partnership with the Florida Hospital Outreach program SHARES International. Read more at: http://ucflink.me/servicejamaica
2/17/11
Hanney gives two-hour lecture at national meeting
William Hanney, instructor of physical therapy, and his colleague Morey Kolber gave a
two-hour lecture on the implications of posterior shoulder tightness in
individuals with shoulder pain to an audience of more than 600 at the American
Physical Therapy Association's Combined
Sections Meeting, held Feb. 9-12 in New Orleans.
2/5/11
UCF Students Participate in SEATA Athletic Training Symposium
Photos of students who participated in the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Associations 26th annual symposium for athletic training students have been made available below
11/10/10
Physical Therapy Assists at Run Nona 5k
 UCF Instructor Jennifer Tucker and a group of physical therapy students assisted at the third annual Nemours' Run Nona 5k race, held Nov. 6 at the Tavistock Green at the UCF College of Medicine. Tucker and the students helped Nemours' physicians conduct Body Mass Index (BMI) screenings, led a stretching activity for children before the accompanying Kids Run and ran "hippity-hop" races for children.
11/09/10
White Coat Ceremony Recognizes Student Clinicians
Second-year physical therapy students at the University of Central Florida recently donned white coats during a ceremony that honored their growth into the role of student clinician.
The White Coat Ceremony is a time-honored tradition for students who have begun their training in one of the medical sciences. Over the years, patients have come to recognize the white coat as a symbol of authority and validation of the practice of medicine.
7/31/10
Pabian Presents on Care After ACL Reconstruction
Patrick Pabian, PT, D.P.T., SCS, OCS, academic coordinator for clinical
education in physical therapy, made a presentation about his research titled “An Analysis of
Isokinetic Profiles of Patients 8-9 Weeks Post ACL Reconstruction: An Early
Strength Comparison by Graft Type” at the Orlando Orthopaedic Center’s 6th
Annual Conference, held July 31, 2010. He followed the progress of patient
groups going through ACL reconstruction with a variety of grafting procedures
and post-surgery rehabilitation. The goal of his study was to compare the groups
while under the care of a physical therapist to help guide the physical
therapist’s clinical decision-making for appropriate progression of the
rehabilitation program.
7/21/10
Athletic Training Students Present Posters at Sports Medicine Conference
Five athletic training students from UCF presented case-study posters at the 13th Annual Florida Hospital Sports Medicine Conference, held July 18 at the Orlando Science Center. In addition to gaining experience presenting at a professional conference, two students, Molly Kordsmeier and Merritt Henderson, earned monetary awards.
5/5/10
UCF Celebrates First Doctor of Physical Therapy Graduates
The first group of students in UCF’s new Doctor
of Physical Therapy program will graduate this week. Thirty students have completed the three-year, year-round program, launched
in May 2007. Their degrees will be conferred at the College of Health and Public
Affairs’ graduation ceremony at 2 p.m., Friday, May 7, at the UCF Arena.
3/29/10
Save the Date: Physical Therapy Students' Humanitarian Trip to Jamaica Presentation
The presentation will be held on April 5, 2010, from 12 to 1 p.m., in Health and Public Affairs building I, room 250.
3/23/10
Hanney Receives National Young Investigator Research Grant
William J. Hanney, instructor of physical
therapy, has received the Young
Investigator Research Grant from the
Orthopaedic Section of the American
Physical Therapy Association.
2/10/10
Physical Therapy Clinical Education Update
Patrick Pabian, academic coordinator of clinical education in physical therapy, reports that the UCF's clinical education program in physical therapy is "as busy as ever."
2/6/10
UCF Students Participate in SEATA Athletic Training Symposium
Photos of students who participated in the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Associations 25th annual symposium for athletic training students have been made available below.
8/28/09
Athletic Training Alumni and Friends Newsletter
Read the fall 2009 issue (Volume 3, Issue 1) of the UCF Program in Athletic Training's Alumni and Friends Newsletter.
7/23/09
UCF Trustees Approve Elimination of Four academic programs
Responding to $77.2 million in state budget cuts since July 2007, UCF will phase out four academic programs — including programs in cardiopulmonary sciences and radiologic sciences — during the next two
years and suspend a fifth program.
5/30/09
Students assist Special Olympics Florida Athletes
On May 15 and 16, students from UCF's Doctorate in
Physical Therapy program
volunteered to assist athletes at the Special Olympics Florida games held at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando.
4/29/09
Athletic Training Case presentations and appreciation night
Senior athletic training students presented their case studies at this annual event.
4/22/09
Physical Therapy Students Learn Therapeutic Exercises
This spring, first-year physical therapy students
were exposed to a variety
of exercise techniques and theories as part of the course,
PHT 5241 -
Therapeutic Exercises.
4/21/09
Gerontology in physical therapy practice
UCF physical therapy students today performed functional and balance
assessments on a geriatric patient as a final case study in PHT 6374 -
Gerontology in Physical Therapy. The course is the first of a two-course
series in the
study of normal and pathological aging processes.
4/10/09
Spinal-Cord Injury Patient Shares Care Plan, Progress with Students
UCF physical therapy students recently learned the perspectives of a spinal-cord injury patient, his significant other and his family during a laboratory that is part of the course,"Advanced Neurological Physical Therapy" (PHT 6719).
4/2/09
Students Give care at jamaican orphanages
This Central Florida Future article describes a recent humanitarian trip to Jamaica made by students in the Program in Physical Therapy.
4/1/09
Physical therapy student recounts her experiences on humanitarian trip to jamaica
During spring break this year, I had the privilege of being part of a team of
physical therapy students who went to Kingston, Jamaica, to visit orphanages for
children with special needs. This opportunity was provided by UCF's physical
therapy program along with Florida Hospital SHARES and Hope World Wide -- Erin Brown
4/1/09
Schellhase Wins Teaching Excellence Award
Kristen Schellhase, director and instructor of athletic training, received
the 2009 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the College of Health
and Public Affairs.
3/26/09
Senior Carlos Gual Featured on NATA Web site
Carlos Gual, a senior athletic training student, shares what he's learned over the past four years at UCF in an article posted on the National Athletic Trainers' Association Web site.
3/25/09
Save the Date: Physical Therapy Students' Humanitarian Trip to Jamaica Presentation
The presentation will be held on April 1, 2009, from 12 to 1 p.m., in Health and Public Affairs building I, room 250.
3/20/09
Statewide Clinical Education conference held at uCF
Physical therapy's growth as a profession and its implications for clinical education were the topics of a conference hosted by UCF's Program in Physical Therapy and Student Physical Therapy Association, the Florida Consortium of Clinical Educators and the American Physical Therapy Association.
3/6/09
Disabled orphans to receive physical therapy from uCF Students
Orphaned children who can't walk, bend their arms or use their hands will get
much-needed physical therapy during spring break, thanks to a partnership
between UCF and the Florida Hospital Foundation.
2/19/09
UCF Students Participate in SEATA Athletic Training Symposium
For photos of students who participated in the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association's 24th annual symposium, visit www.seata.org/seataatss09b.htm.
2/5/09
Orlando Orthopaedic Center Hosts Seminar to Benefit Student Athletic Trainers' Organization
For the fifth consecutive year, the Orlando Orthopaedic Center hosted a continuing education program to benefit UCF's Student Athletic Trainers’ Organization
(UCF SATO).
12/19/08
Service-learning project supports local HIV/AIDS Community
Students enrolled this fall in "HSC 3593: HIV Disease: A Human Concern" saw the
benefits of learning about and supporting people battling HIV/AIDS when they
sponsored a Christmas party for local families affected by the disease.
10/4/08
Physical therapy students assist at buddy walk
Twenty-four physical therapy students from UCF volunteered their time to assist at the 11th Annual Buddy Walk hosted by the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando.
9/15/08
Physical therapy students assist with advanced burn life support course
UCF physical therapy students acted as burn patients during a training course, "Advanced Burned Life Support," held on Sept. 13, 2008, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. The course was designed for health-care workers and included physicians, physician assistants, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and EMT/paramedics in the audience.
8/25/08
Athletic Training Alumni and Friends Newsletter
Read the fall 2008 issue (Volume 2, Issue 1) of the UCF Program in Athletic Training's Alumni and Friends Newsletter.
7/31/08
Physical therapy students help their peers at oRMC
When Erin Jones and Bonnie Hugus 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.
5/12/08
Health Professions' Students Earn Top Awards
Athletic training major Stephen Hajdas was one of three students from
the college to graduate this spring with "top honors," meaning a perfect
4.0
grade point average (GPA).
4/5/08
Salter Wins Teaching Excellence Award
Mitchell Salter, clinical coordinator and instructor in athletic training,
received the 2008 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the College of
Health and Public Affairs.
8/25/07
Athletic Training Alumni And Friends Newsletter
Read the fall 2007 issue (Volume 1, Issue 1) of the UCF Program in Athletic Training's Alumni and Friends Newsletter.
4/11/07
uCF switching to doctoral program for physical therapy students
Students who enter the University of Central Florida's Physical Therapy program
will enroll in a new doctoral program instead of a masters degree program
starting this summer.
3/9/06
UCF Health Sciences Major Supports Growing National Interest in Other Health Care Careers
In keeping with a national trend, a growing number of undergraduates at UCF is seeking preparation for careers in health care
other than the traditional areas of medicine, dentistry and nursing. The
students have found that the university's major in health sciences provides the
background necessary to pursue a broad range of career options.
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HP Highlights
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William J. Hanney
Congratulations to William Hanney, D.P.T., ATC, LAT, instructor of physical therapy, for receiving the Young Investigator Research Grant from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association! The $8,100 grant will support his research on the “Development of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients with Neck Pain Likely to Benefit from Education and Exercise.” Neck pain is common and accounts for a large portion of an orthopedic physical therapist’s case load. Decisions on how to treat these patients can be difficult. A clinical-prediction rule will provide a guiding strategy for identifying patients with neck pain who are likely to benefit from clinical exercises. -
Cori Thompson
Congratulations to Cori Thompson, B.S., M.S., ATC, CSCS, PES, on winning the COHPA's 2010 Outstanding Alumni Award for the Department of Health Professions! Thompson earned her B.S. in athletic training from UCF in 2005. She is currently employed as the head athletic trainer for Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.. She also has worked as a certified athletic trainer for the U.S. Tennis Association Women's Professional Circuit. -
Suha Saleh
The department welcomes Suha Saleh, Ph.D., as the new director of the health sciences – pre-clinical program. Saleh joined the UCF faculty in August 2010. She came from the University of Texas at El Paso, where she was a clinical assistant professor in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences program. She has a Ph.D. in physiology and B.S. in medical technology. Her research interests includes diabetic retinopathy and community education about the management and prevention of eye diseases. -
Judi Schack-Dugre
Judi Schack-Dugre, PT, D.P.T., M.B.A., instructor of physical therapy, made an invited presentation on “Objectifying Competitive Opportunities” at the Florida Physical Therapy Association’s Sept. 23-26 conference in Orlando (see www.fpta.org). According to Schack-Dugre, it is vital... more for businesses to “objectify” their competitive opportunities. They can accomplish this by identifying opportunities, labeling them and developing strategies surrounding them to maximize competitiveness. Her presentation also covered defining competition in a given business model and included discussions on value in health care and how internal culture and policies and procedures affect competitive positioning within a given market. Schack-Dugre has an M.B.A. and years of experience as a director of rehabilitation in an acute-care hospital system and an owner of a private physical therapy practice.
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