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Physical Therapy opens two new clinics 3:15 p.m., Sept. 30, 2004--UD’s Department of Physical Therapy is opening two new clinics on campus to reflect curricular shifts in the doctorate-level program and to augment existing physical therapy services within the University and Newark communities. The Neurological and Older Adult Clinic (NOA), located on the third floor of the McKinly Lab, specializes in physical therapy services for older adults and is accepting new patients. The Pediatric Clinic, located in the new Early Learning Center, will offer integrated rehabilitative services, including occupational, speech and physical therapy. Plans are to begin accepting patients on a limited basis in October, with a full-capacity schedule anticipated by January. The existing clinic in McKinly Lab, the Sports and Orthopedic Clinic, offers complete physical therapy services. It will maintain its normal schedule, with operating hours from 8 a.m.-7 p.m., weekdays. The addition of the two new clinics was motivated by UD’s expanding physical therapy curriculum. Ranked fourth in the nation by U.S.News & World Report in its 2005 guide to "America's Best Graduate Schools", the program recently switched from a one-and-a-half-year master’s program to a three-year doctorate program. The added facilities will augment hands-on training opportunities for students, while serving a growing need in the Newark community. All three clinics are available to University students and staff, as well as to patients referred from outside physicians and specialists. For more information, call Gina Hanley Pusey at (302) 831-8893. Article by Becca Hutchinson To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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