GVSU DPT Program

And the 2nd years are back from their 2nd clinical! They spent the past 6 weeks in a variety of settings- OP ortho, acute care, inpatient rehab, OP neuro, pediatrics, etc. Students were able to see many specialties, including: cardiopulm, oncology, workers comp, sports, spine/scoliosis, and the ICU. We’re so excited to hear about all of the things they’ve learned!

Congratulations to Jess Doty, SPT, on her poster presentation at in Boston! Way to represent ! We are very proud of you!

Congrats to Molly Fagan, SPT, on presenting her poster at in Boston! We are very proud of you!

ATTENTION GVSU DPT STUDENTS + STAFF:

The GVSU DPT Class of 2024 is excited to announce that this year’s Physioball will be on Friday, March 22nd, 2024 and will be located at the Downtown Market! This will be a special event with all three classes, faculty, and plus ones to allow us to dress up and celebrate our program.

Be sure to check your email for more detailed information regarding this event!

Hope to see you all there,
- Sincerely the GVSU DPT Class of 2024

The last time all the 3rd years will be in lab together 🥲🤍We were able to spend the last few weeks with Jennafer Vande Vegte getting an amazing introduction to pelvic floor physical therapy.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us Jen!

THIRD YEAR STUDENTS in ADVANCED CARDIOPULMONARY having fun revisiting skills in suctioning, bagging and line management, as well as, practicing transfers with vital monitoring to help grow clinical decision making skills in more medically complex patients!

Go Cardiopulmonary!

Our very own Dr. Mike Shoemaker is featured on the latest episode of the Dr. Raj podcast!

https://megaphone.link/FPMN3627991329

Our 2nd years learning about mobilization in a critical care environment and practicing balance tests and measures!

WOW!!! , DPT class of 2025, and the rest of GVSU’s women’s cross-country team, won the NCAA DII national championship this weekend! Way to go, Natalie!

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the PT, DPT student, or family member? Look no further than our latest apparel sale!

Ordering deadline is 11:59 PM on November 21!

https://gvsudptchrist.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Checking in with our first years! They’ve been spending this semester studying anatomy and kinesiology, as well as learning foundational skills. They’ve been practicing taking range of motion, manual muscle testing, muscle length testing, and much more!

The second years practicing breathing facilitation and sensory dysfunction interventions!

We are heartbroken to announce the unexpected and untimely passing of our colleague, Dr. Bonni Kinne, on Monday, October 16. Bonni was a trusted colleague in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program who was an exceptional educator and scholar, and was a dear friend to many of us.

Bonni joined the DPT program faculty in 2010 and served as a Director of Clinical Education during her tenure at GVSU. Prior to this, she was a full-time clinician in the Lansing area, becoming a highly regarded expert in the evaluation and treatment of vestibular disorders. She was also an active and highly productive scholar, publishing over 25 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 35 presentations. She was very active in service to the institution, serving at all levels including her role as the chair of the College of Health Professions Faculty Council and University International Education Committee, Faculty Grievance Committee, and Student Conduct Committee. Dr. Kinne was also very active in APTA Michigan, including her service as an officer for the APTA Michigan Institute for Education and Research and the APTA Michigan Clinical Education Consortium, for which she was recognized with the APTA Michigan President’s Award.

Bonni will be remembered for the joy she brought each day to her personal relationships and to her work. She cared deeply about the success of her students, the DPT program, and the university. She will be greatly missed.

https://www.millsfuneral.com/obituaries/Bonni-Lynn-Kinne?obId=29537406

Week 7! Our second years learned about abnormal muscle tone and worked on functional interventions based on in class cases in the ADL apartment! 💪🏼🏡 🛏️

Congratulations to Dr. Chesser and Dr. Wicks on their poster and presentation at in Philadelphia! The Educational Leadership Conference is a chance for PT and PTA educators to share ideas and research. Way to go!

The 2nd years learning about movement selectivity, functional skills retraining, and multi-sensory stimulation in neuromuscular interventions!

PT Day of Service! A great opportunity for our students and faculty to come together and make a positive impact in our community. We started the day off with decorating bags that will be used for donating lunches at Kids Food Basket. Everyone then split up and headed to multiple different volunteer sites! This year we volunteered at the Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding, Kid’s Food Basket, Meals on Wheels, and Blandford Nature Center. 👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏽🌎🍎🥪🧺🐎🌿🌳

The last spirit day before PT Day of Service: alma mater day! Tomorrow our students and faculty will be volunteering at multiple different places in the community!

Day 3 of spirit week: dress like your favorite music genre/artist!!🎶🎸🎤🤠🤘🏼

Day 2 of the PTDOS spirit week: clashing patterns!!

October is National Physical Therapy month, and to celebrate, our students are participating in PT day of service at the end of this week! To get everyone excited to get involved in our community, our students are putting on a spirit week! Kicking off our spirit week with denim day! 👖

The 2nd years practicing patient lifts, transfers in the ADL apartment, and role playing more case studies!

Congrats to (‘21) on her outstanding presentation at the 2023 conference! Way to represent !

The GVSU DPT program is seeking community-dwelling individuals with spasticity or atypical muscle tone due to a neurologic condition to serve as model patients in a lab for our 2nd year students on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

If you know of anyone who may be interested, please have them contact Katie Nader at [email protected] or call 616-331-5675.

First years in lab learning to palpate different structures in kinesiology!

The first semester of our program is focused on gaining a strong foundation in anatomy to build off of for the remainder of the program.
Cadaver anatomy and kinesiology work together for students to develop an understanding of the human body to help make connections down the line!

The 2nd years practicing cranial nerve examinations, listening to lung auscultation, and performing ABI’s! 🧠🫁

Our 2nd years in their first week of cardiopulmonary PT lab! Getting practice with taking heart rate, blood pressure, and listening to heart sounds! 🫀🫁

The first years are finishing up their summer semester! Last week they finished up their integumentary management lab with practice cases and a burn simulation with the OT students! They have 2 more finals this week until they’re officially done with their first year!

Our first years in their integumentary wound examination lab! Last week they worked on a practice case and learned about negative pressure wound therapy!