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DPT student research poster wins second place at conference
October 25, 2011
A research poster, The Effect of Task-Specific Training in a Person with Cerebellar Ataxia and Vertigo, by Pamela Cameron SPT (3rd year Doctor of Physical Therapy student) and Jane Freund PT, DPT, NCS (DPT faculty) won second place in the student category at the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association's Fall 2011 Conference.
DPT faculty member Janet Cope has article published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Education
September 29, 2011
Janet Cope, Stewart Holt and several Elon DPT alumni (Erin Sanders, Laura Corriher and Davis Templeton) are authors of an article published in this month's Journal of Physical Therapy Education.
Bill Andrews has article published in Physiotherapy
August 29, 2011
Bill Andrews, associate professor of Physical Therapy, is one of two investigators to publish an article in the current issue of the journal Physiotherapy. The article is a systematic review entitled "Normal Walking Speed: A Descriptive Meta-Analysis."
Daryl Lawson talks about ACL injury preventation at Burlington symposium
August 29, 2011
Daryl Lawson, assistant professor of physical therapy education, talked to 55 middle and high school coaches about ACL injury prevention during the 2nd Annual Sports Medicine Symposium held Aug. 4-5 at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, N.C.
Gift from New Leaf Society supports physician assistant program
August 18, 2011
The New Leaf Society, of Burlington, N.C., has made a gift-in-kind to the Ever Elon Campaign to support the university’s new master of physician assistant studies program. The gift will support landscaping and other work associated with renovations of the Gerald L. Francis Center, which will house the PA and physical therapy programs on Elon’s main campus.
Elon DPT alumni, faculty, and students present at American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
August 10, 2011
Dr. Randall Lazicki, an Elon DPT alum currently employed at the Duke University Sports Medicine Center, was part of a panel who presented an educational session, Knee changes from the sports injury to the total knee arthoplasty, at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans last week.
John Currin receives top Elon award for business leadership
August 10, 2011
John G. Currin Jr., president and chief executive officer of Alamance Regional Medical Center and ARMC Healthcare since 2005, was honored at a June 22 campus luncheon with the Frank S. Holt, Jr. Business Leadership Award, Elon University’s highest honor for business leadership.
Enrichment program connects DPT students with area children
August 9, 2011
Forty first-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students joined 26 elementary children on July 14 for a morning of fun and physical activity as part of Elon’s Summer Learning and Enrichment Academy, a partnership between Elon and the Alamance-Burlington School System that focuses on helping exceptional children in grades K-8 develop and maintain academic and behavioral skills they need to be successful in their learning.
Board of Trustees approves physician assistant master’s program
August 9, 2011
The Elon University Board of Trustees has approved the establishment of a master of science program in physician assistant studies. The board's vote at its Oct. 22-23 fall meeting will launch Elon’s sixth graduate program.
Elon to locate physician assistant program on its main campus and sets the stage for future expansion of the Elon University School of Law campus in downtown Greensboro
August 9, 2011
Elon's new master of science program in physician assistant (PA) studies will be located on the university's main campus. Elon's board of trustees made the decision in a special vote on Jan. 5, following more than two months of study and fundraising efforts.