News: Physical Therapy
Resident Earns Rizing Tide Foundation Scholarship
Gabriela Rodriguez is part of the fifth cohort of scholars to receive the Rizing Tide Foundation’s 2025 Surge Scholarship! Selected from a national pool of residency program applicants, Rodriguez is...
Orangewood Christian Students Build Cars for Kids with Mobility Challenges Through UCF Program
Students from Orangewood Christian School delivered specially modified cars to children with limited mobility on Monday, as part of the University of Central Florida’s Go Baby Go program. The Go...
Research Roundup: Publications by CHPS Faculty, Spring and Summer 2025
Students at the College of Health Professions and Sciences benefit from faculty who conduct research into a broad number of health and wellness topics, discovering new insights and creating innovation...
Beato Appointed to National Task Force on Specialty, Residency, and Fellowship Practice
UCF and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Director Morris “Rick” Beato has been appointed as the newest member of the Description of Specialty and Residency Practice Task Force of the American...
Residency Grad Scammon Presents on CIDP with Residency Mentors at FPTA
Recent UCF and Orlando Health neurologic residency graduate Emma Scammon presented on the physical therapy management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Scammon presented with neurologic residency faculty Lauren Porteous, Logan...
Conrad and Rodriguez Share Concussion Management Expertise
Current UCF and Orlando Health resident Gabriela Rodriguez and residency mentor Marissa Conrad co-presented a case study and current literature on concussion management at Orlando Health’s Annual Concussion Education on...
UCF and OH Neurologic and Sports Residents Present at the FPTA
The UCF and Orlando Health neurologic and sports residents presented their case studies during the Florida Physical Therapy Association’s (FPTA) Annual Conference and Assembly of Representatives at the Caribe Royale...
Artrip Receives FPTA Emerging Leader Award
UCF and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency graduate Chloe Artrip, who recently was board certified as a neurologic clinical specialist, received the Florida Physical Therapy Association’s (FPTA) Emerging Leader Award at...
UCF Creates Free Resiliency Resources for Healthcare Workers, Students Worldwide
Burnout among healthcare providers is at an all-time high. In 2022, 46% of health workers reported feeling burned out often or very often, up from 38% in 2018, according to...
UCF Division of Physical Therapy Announces Laurie Neely as Division Chair
Clinical Associate Professor Laurie Neely has been appointed as the new chair of UCF’s top-ranked Division of Physical Therapy (DPT). Neely, a board-certified neurological physical therapist, has more than a...
