MPT Expansion
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The UBC Physical Therapy and Research Clinic: Update
We anticipate opening our innovative Physical Therapy and Research Clinic in July. The clinic will be located in the same building where our students learn and study. It will provide our students with an enriched clinical placement opportunity as part of the Masters of Physical Therapy (MPT) Program and serve the community with provision of high quality affordable physical therapy care grounded in the best available evidence .
Jesse Charlton, MPT/PhD Student, Studying Osteoarthritis in the Real World
Jesse Charlton is an MPT/PhD student in the Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences. His research investigates how people with knee osteoarthritis learn walking pattern modifications, and how the modifications are performed in the real-world.
Restoring Breath to the Breathless
Michelle Schaeffer, competitive cyclist and post-doctoral fellow is researching ways to help people with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.
Klari Varallyai, Inaugural Recipient of the Lifetime Contribution to Clinical Practice Award.
Klari Varallyai, has spent her entire professional career contributing to clinical practice.
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of a Student-Led Clinic within Fraser Health
Some innovative thinking and advocacy fueled a proposal to re-instate an outpatient program at Royal Columbian Hospital with a twist – a physiotherapy service led by physiotherapy students on clinical placements. In partnership with the Fraser Health Authority a novel teaching and service delivery model was developed and opened ten years ago.
Meet Incoming Assistant Professor, Jackie Whittaker
Jackie Whittaker returns to British Columbia to join the Department and expand our musculoskeletal team.
Roly Fletcher Taking Lead in Pain Science Curriculum
Roly Fletcher will join the Department on July 1 and will be taking a leading role in the pain science curriculum we deliver to our students in the Masters of Physical Therapy Program
Janet Lundie to Take Lead on Professionalism Curriculum
Janet Lundie will join the Department on August 1. She will lead the professionalism curriculum we deliver to our students in the Masters of Physical Therapy Program.
Faculty Service, an Under Recognized but Important Job.
The Department is proud of the many hours our academic faculty members devote to service every year. Faculty members translate research knowledge by providing educational talks to various public groups, create resources for students and patient groups, advise governing bodies, mentor colleagues, review grant applications and publications and much, much more.
Masters of Physical Therapy Program Accredited to 2025
We are pleased to inform the community that our Masters of Physical Therapy program received our accreditation award for six years – the highest possible – with no terms or conditions.