News: Physical Therapy
IEPRS Conference Brings Together Experts and Learners to Explore Synergies in Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation
The Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science conference brought together kinesiology, physical therapy, and athletic training researchers, clinicians, and students who aspire to enter the field during the on-campus...
Go Baby Go! UCF chapter partners with elementary robotics club to help immobilized kids
UCF’s chapter of Go Baby Go! visited Sabal Point Elementary School on Jan. 21. The UCF community-based outreach program spent the day with Sabal Point’s Robotics Club to build a...
Interprofessional Faculty Earn $1.5 Million Grant To Build Healthcare Provider Resiliency
As COVID-19 challenges the resilience of healthcare providers worldwide, an interprofessional team of UCF health faculty recently received a $1.5 million federal grant to help improve that resiliency. Support for...
UCF DPT Grads Achieve 100% First-Attempt Pass Rate on National Exam for 3 Years In a Row
For the third year in a row, UCF physical therapy graduates have achieved a 100% pass rate on their first attempt on the National Physical Therapy Examination. That makes UCF...
Residency Faculty Conrad, Beato, Neely Receive National and State Awards
Multiple faculty members of the UCF & Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Program were recognized by their respective academies at this year’s American Physical Therapy Association Combined Section’s Meeting held in...
Residency Faculty Presents with National Parkinson Task Force Members
UCF & Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Coordinator Nicole Dawson PT, PhD, GCS, and Residency Director Morris “Rick” Beato, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS, presented with members of the national Parkinson task...
4 Physical Therapy Faculty Recognized at APTA Conference
Congratulations to our faculty members from the Division of Physical Therapy who received awards at this year’s American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting in San Antonio, TX. Morris...
Neurologic PT Resident and Residency Faculty Screen Orlando Women’s Soccer Team
UCF & Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Program’s current resident Uzair Hammad, under the direction of board-certified neurologic clinical specialists and concussion expert residency faculty Marissa Conrad and Marla Laloo, participated...
Child in Belgium Receives Go Baby Go Car
Thanks to a collaboration between UCF Go Baby Go! and a university in Belgium, “Baby Pia” now has the chance to play with her friends. Baby Pia became well known...
UCF Go Baby Go Builds Car with Sabal Point Elementary
UCF Go Baby Go joined with students and volunteers at Sabal Point Elementary School on Jan. 21, 2022 to build a car for a child in need in the community....
