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The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Elon University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org.
Elon’s three-year, full-time Doctor of Physical Therapy program emphasizes a patient-centered approach to the profession. The program, which begins in January, immerses students in science and research while teaching them the value of respect and communication. Forty-eight weeks of hands-on clinical practicums reinforce the solid academics taught in the classroom. One hundred percent of Elon DPT students find employment after graduation.
Srikant Vallabhajosula, assistant professor of physical therapy, co-authored an article, "Center of pressure and the projection of the time-course of sitting skill acquisition."
Srikant Vallabhajosula, an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy Education, presented a poster, "Spatiotemporal gait variability among high school football players" at the 2013 American College of Sports Medicine conference in Indianapolis on June 1.
Tim Miller ’07 has been selected by the American Physical Therapy Association to receive special recognition for his abstract on physical therapy.
Bill Andrews, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy Education, has published an article in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal Isokinetics and Exercise Science.
