WSSU Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

Mark your calendars for the first ever "Falls Prevention Expo" to be held by WSSU School of Health Sciences along with community partners! We have plenty of room for vendors, attendees, and anyone who wants to learn more about how to prevent falls and stay strong!

Some new faces were seen on campus today for their initial Orientation to the WSSU DPT Program!

Welcome to the Ramily, Class of 2027!!

The WSSU Department of Physical Therapy will be hosting its 9th annual Golf Tournament on September 14th, 2024 at Wilshire Golf Club in Winston-Salem, NC. For more information on the tournament and sponsorship opportunities, please check out our flyer!

If you are interested in participating or sponsoring, please go to the following link for registration: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=6V6HHG

If you have any questions regarding the tournament, please contact Cal Hubbard at [email protected].

We look forward to another successful year raising money to benefit the professional development of WSSU DPT students through a fun day of golf and fellowship! ⛳️

Dr. Judy Foxworth accepted the APTA 2024 Minority Initiative Award on behalf of WSSU DPT program during the APTA Leadership Congress held in Kansas City this past weekend. The Minority Initiative award is given to a PT or PTA program who has demonstrated effective strategies to increase minority representation in the PT profession.

Beautiful testimony of the amazing work our DPT students are doing at the Community Care Center. The WSSU DPT Program strives to not only develop students into becoming young medical professionals, but do so in a way that helps to serve others in our local community.

“Jerry” came to the Community Care Center for back pain that was preventing him from working. He was seen by a Winston-Salem State University physical therapy student. Jerry had a prosthetic leg. It was duct taped on, the wrong color, several inches shorter than his other leg, and the wrong leg. He literally had “2 left feet.” He had received this prosthetic when the former owner passed away. The WSSU PT team was able to get him fitted with a new prosthetic that was the correct leg, right fit, right color. It was perfect. His back pain went away, and he was able to work again.

We do this work because we believe every person deserves high-quality healthcare delivered with compassion, sensitivity, and respect.

We have a new member of the Ramily to announce!! ❤️🖤

Dr. Cheyenne Brown and her husband, David, welcomed their beautiful baby boy to this world at 3:08 pm on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024. Ethan Benjamin Brown was born 6 lbs. 12 oz. and 21 in. long. 💙

Join us in sending big Congratulations and Well Wishes to Dr. Brown and her family!!

This week, the WSSU DPT Class of 2025 had the opportunity to perform Adult Fitness Examinations on clients at Proehlific Park in Greensboro, NC! We want to thank the trainers and staff at Proehlific Park for hosting us at their beautiful facility, and for their continued support of our program!! 💪

Dr. Hamdy Radwan is retiring this month after 25 years of service to WSSU and the PT program! There will be a rolling reception in FL Atkins Rm. 356, from 12:00-1:00pm on Thursday, June 20th, 2024. If you are unable to attend in person, or even if you plan to come but would like to send him an extra message, please go to https://flip.com/hamdyretirement and record a short video to share memories and send well wishes to Dr. Radwan for a Happy Retirement!!

DPT Class of 2024 Research Day - 6/12/24

WSSU DPT is ready to welcome Baby Ethan Benjamin Brown to the Ramily this July! Dr. Cheyenne Brown and her husband David will be wonderful parents!!

WSSU DPT 2nd year students had a chance to learn about the use and interpretation of ultrasound imaging technology in their Ortho III Lab this week. This is quite a unique training opportunity in DPT education, as the WSSU Department of Physical Therapy continues to focus on developing contemporary providers that can take these point-of-care diagnostics to the people they serve in the community!

WSSU DPT is proud to participate in World Multiple Sclerosis Day on Thursday May 30 by partnering with Cindy’s SnowCreamery! Cindy and her daughter Kristy are hosting a World Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Event on May 30th 2024, 12pm-9pm! Visit Cindy's SnowCreamery on Thursday and order the MS Warrior Snowball! All proceeds from sales of the MS Warrior Snowball will be donated to the WSSU DPT Student Scholarship fund, which supports students who provide pro bono physical therapy services at the MSFit clinic. Stop by Cindy’s SnowCreamery at 4060
Clemmons Rd. Clemmons, NC 27012 on Thursday and help WSSU support our local MS community.

Interested in becoming a certified specialist? ABPTS has begun accepting applications for the 2025 board certification specialty examinations! Find out more about the benefits and process at https://specialization.apta.org/become-a-specialist

It’s Spring Commencement Day at Winston-Salem State University!! Though our DPT program finishes in December, there were several tDPT graduates who participated in the ceremony. Also, Dr. Sara Migliarese was recognized as the recipient of the 2024 Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching! This is a special honor and the WSSU Department of Physical Therapy is very proud of Dr. Migliarese’s accomplishments and dedication to our students. Congratulations to Dr. Migliarese and to all of the WSSU Class of 2024 graduates!!

We are so happy to celebrate WSSU Albert Schweitzer Fellows, Ashanti Williams, PT student, and Robin Bilodeau, OT student, who developed and implemented a Falls Risk Screening called "RAMS Know FIT" (Functional Independent Testing). They were honored this past weekend, at a luncheon at the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh, NC . Thank you to the North Carolina Chapter of Albert Schweitzer Fellowship program for funding this important project!

**Calling all alumni and colleagues interested in Neuro PT!!**

Applications are open! Check back each week as we expand on some of our favorite parts about this program!

Submit your application by April 15, 2024, through RF-PTCAS for the WSSU-Novant Clinical Neurologic Residency Program.

Our Ramily Rocks!!

WSSU DPT would like to congratulate Vanessa Lane, PT, DPT, NCS, on her recent accomplishment of becoming the Clinic Director of Fyzical Smyrna (Fyzical Therapy and Balance Centers), in Smyrna, GA. Dr. Lane is a 2022 graduate of the WSSU-Novant Health Clinical Neurologic Residency Program, and obtained her neurologic certified specialization from the APTA in 2023. Taking Charge of Health!

In honor of Black History Month, the WSSU DPT Program would like to acknowledge our founding chair, Eddie Harden, PT, JD, who helped to establish our program in 1993. He shepherded the program through initial accreditation and 5 years of success as a bachelor's program. Thank you, Mr. Harden, for your dedication to diversity in physical therapy!

We had such a great time introducing this wonderful group of students to the fields of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy through active demonstrations at the Intergenerational Center for Arts & Wellness! Thanks to the Gearupwsfcs program and to all of the volunteers who helped to make today’s visit such a success!!

The WSSU Department of Physical Therapy was well represented this past weekend at the 2024 APTA Combined Sections Meeting in Boston, MA!! We had a large group of students and faculty who were able to attend, with several poster and podium presentations showcasing some of the amazing research from our program!

It was also great to see WSSU PT alumni being recognized as new Board Certified PT Specialists, including Dr. Ernest Miller (Sports), Dr. Cherie Grunenberg (Neurologic), and Dr. Ryan Johnson (Orthopaedic). Additionally, some alumni had amazing presentations of their own, including Dr. Christina Criminger-Morris, Dr. Cory Alcon, and Dr. Kelly Rowland.

The 2024 APTA Combined Sections Meeting was truly a success for the students, faculty and alumni of WSSU PT!!

Kiaana Howard, WSSU DPT Class of 2019, presented yesterday at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in Boston, MA!


APTA North Carolina

WSSU Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Professor Nancy Smith will be presenting An Analysis of Pro Bono Clinic Operational Efficiency and Clinician Safety Utilizing Qualitative Discourse Analysis during the APTA Academy of Leadership and Innovation Platform Session 3 at 8 am on Saturday, February 17, in Boston Convention Center Meeting Room 204AB
https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2024/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/40876

WSSU Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Associate Professor and Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy Sara Migliarese will be presenting the APTA Geriatrics poster Do Wearable Devices Change Health Behaviors in Adults with Type II Diabetes? on Thursday, February 15 in Boston at American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting
https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2024/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/40814