The doctor of physical therapy program received its highest ranking ever in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report guide.

The decision comes as Elon University takes action to reduce the potential health risk to students, faculty and staff and to confront the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Graduates in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2020 were urged to embrace their journey and show compassion in their work during the program's Commencement ceremony on Feb. 29.

Registration for the Challenge, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 29, is now open and closes Feb. 21.

Elon’s School of Health Sciences welcomed two new classes of graduate students to the university community this week.

The Physician Assistant Studies Program and the Anatomical Gift Program partnered with the Center for Design Thinking on Dec. 5 to host “Crucial Conversations in Healthcare.” 

The White Coat Ceremony celebrated the Master of Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2021, which has completed its first year of the program and will now transition to clinical studies.

Collaboration between the engineering program and the School of Health Sciences' physical therapy program challenged students and brought out their best in service of the community.

Sharon Dunn, president of the American Physical Therapy Association, urged Elon Doctor of Physical Therapy students to "seize the moment" during the program's 2019 Commencement ceremony.

Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, and undergraduate engineering students shared research during the first-ever Global Engagement and Research Forum at the Great Hall.