25Temple University Hospital #299
Physical Therapy Dept.
3401 N. Broad Street
Basement Rock Pavillion
Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 707-7049
E-mail:  jltaylor@temple.edu
Website:   www.health.temple.edu/tuh
550-bed teaching facility with a 28 bed Rehabilitation Unit and a 6-bed Burn Unit. Hospital located 10 minutes north of Center City. The PM&R Department includes physiatry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, psychology, and therapeutic recreation. Therapists are assigned to teams with the emphasis being 1) neurology/neurosurgery 2) orthopedic surgery/trauma, 3)cardic/pulmonary/general medicine and surgery, 4) vascular/burn unit/oncology,  5) rehab and 6) pediatrics. We currently treat only a minimum of outpatients in the gym, mostly amputees and lower level patients who need more one-on-one care. There are many opportunities to observe other disciplines such as speech and occupational therapy, psychology, cardiac rehab, surgeries and orthotic/prosthetic measurements and fittings. There is an active inservice program, as well as the opportunity to participate in various team rounds.
Staff: 20 PTs, 3 PT aides, several P/T student externs
CCCE: Jennifer Trimble, PT
On the first day of assignment, report to CI in PT Dept (basement of the Rock Pavillion in the main hospital building) at 7:00 AM. Students should expect a workday of 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Students will receive a packet of information prior to affiliation. Dress Regulations: No jeans or stretch pants. White lab coats should have school patches. Directions: in library file and in the student manual. Housing can be obtained at University of Pennsylvania International House (215) 387-5125. You need to reserve early as this is available to all Philadelphia area students on a first-come, first-served basis. Meals are available at student cost.
Pts./Day-7 per therapist
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99Tenet-Graduate Hospital #94
Physical Therapy Dept.
1800 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 893-7092
Website:   www.graduatehospital.com
Allegheny Graduate Hospital is a 320 bed teaching hospital located in Center City Philadelphia. The hospital was established in 1927 with a new hospital building in 1978. It was formerly part of the University of Pennsylvania, and existed as a independent institution for many years. In 1996, the Graduate Health System was taken over by Allegheny Health, Education, and Research Foundation (AHERF) which consists of hospitals and universities throughout PA. The newest addition to Allegheny, Graduate is The Orthopedic Hospital, with specialties in joint replacement, spinal surgeries and sports medicine. Other specialties at Graduate include cardiac surgery, an AIDS research program, and the cancer program, including stem cell transplants. Available rotations include acute care, bedside, outpatient orthopedic, cardiac rehabilitation; and inpatient orthopedic.
Staff: 13 PTs;1 PTA; 3 Aides
CCCE: Annemarie McCann, PT
On the first day of assignment, students should report to Beth Ann Sipe or Frank Fedorczyk, PT Dept., ground floor, at 8:00AM. Normal workday is 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Students on the outpatient rotation will be asked to work 2-3 evenings 10:00 - 6:30 PM. Dress Regulations: street clothes and lab coat. Students are required to be CPR certified as well as provide record of inoculations as required by the U of DE. Directions: I-95 to 76W to South Street Exit (R) to Hospital (about 8 blocks). Public transportation to Suburban Station. Walk south on 16th to Lombard, west to 18th.
Pts./Day-100
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26Terrio Therapy-Fitness #1555
9000 Ming Avenue, Suite T-1
Bakersfield, CA  93311
(661) 663-9675
E-mail:  dgreen@terrio-therapy.com
Terrio Therapy-Fitness, Inc. is a private Physical Therapy owned company. It currently comprises of three outpatient clinics throughout Bakersfield. A 4th clinic is soon to open up later this year. Bakersfield is a city of 350,000 located in the San Joaquin Valley, 100 miles north of Los Angeles. The clinics see primarily general and sports orthopedics ranging in age from children to geriatrics. Therapy is very exercise-oriented with emphasis on hands-on manual therapy when appropiate. We also have a very strong component of computer usage as all evaluations and progress notes are done on laptop computers via evaluation forms that we created and that are web-based. Besides our outpatient clinics, we supply all Physical Therapy services for one of the major acute hospitals in town - Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. We also have employed Occupational Therapists that provide all pediatraaic services for two of the major school districts in town along with outpatient pediatric services located at Bakersfield Memorial Hosiptal. Students will work the sames hours as their CI and will be expected to do one inservice during their affiliation.
Staff:  10 PTs, 1 PTA, 7 aides
CCCE:  Dale T. Green, PT
Unfortunately, we do not provide housing, but a list of apartment complexes will be available. We also provide a $75/week stipend for each student during their affiliation. A car is highly recommended, but not necessary.
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26Therapy Services of Delaware #309
24 Gates Circle
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 239-0920
E-mail:  AshlandGR@aol.com
Therapy Services of DE is a private corporation whose emphasis is on providing contractual therapy services in public and private schools, nursing homes, home health care agencies as well as private patients. The affiliation for the second year student will be located in several public schools in New Castle county, DE and proximate areas of New Jersey. The caseload will primarily consist of school age children ages 0-21 with various disabilities including cerebral palsy, learning disability, developmental and cognitive delays and orthopedic problems. The student will participate in individual educational planning meetings, interdepartmental staffing meetings and group planning meetings. The emphasis of this affiliation will be to introduce the student to the educational model and the role of the physical therapist consulting within the school setting.
Staff: 39 PTs; 5 PTA. (In the specific schools 1-3 PTs)
CCCE: Carolyn Cotter, PT
Prior to affiliation student should call Carolyn Cotter at Therapy Services of DE at (302) 239-0920. Students should expect a workday from 8 AM to 4 PM maximum. Dress Regulations: Street clothes, sneakers or closed toe shoes. This affiliation does not offer housing. Meals can be bought in the school cafeteria. A car will be necessary to travel to the various schools.
Pts./Day-10
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25Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #300
Dept. of Rehab Medicine
Dept. PT, 380 Main
132 South 10th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 955-6581
Website:   www.jeffersonhospital.org
E-mail:  Karen.McNutt@mail.tju.edu
A university-based teaching hospital that is a 700 bed acute tertiary care center with a 26 bed Rehab unit is a level 1 trauma center, and is the acute section of the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of Delaware Valley. The physical therapy department is divided into acute care, pediatrics, outpatients, work hardening, general rehab and spinal cord injury services. Rehab. patient population includes stroke, Guillain Barre, amputees, and other neurological disabilities. Ambulatory Care treats a wide variety of orthopedic and neurological disorders. Regardless of assignment, students can spend time in other specialty areas. Students will receive several lectures/week on both required and chosen topics. There is opportunity to observe or participate in patient care conferences (acute, rehab, SCI, trauma, cardiac), rounds, surgery, EMGs, and staff inservices. Students are required to give a 45 minute inservice to staff.
Staff: 27 PTs, 5 PTAs, 4 Aides
CCCE: Karen S. McNutt, MS, PT/Colleen Bradley, MS, PT
On the first day of assignment, report to CCCE in 3rd floor PT department (Rm. 380 Main) at 8:15 AM. Students should expect an 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM workday, however, may have flex time depending on CI's schedule. Students will receive a general information/orientation packet prior to the affiliation. Students must make their own housing arrangements but a list of available area housing will be included in the packet. Parking/train discount tickets available. Dress Regulations: Dress code included in orientation packet. White lab coat with name tag and school patch, professional dress, rubber-soled shoes, no clogs or sandals, no jeans, T-shirts or excessive jewelry; street clothes if neat. Directions: Convenient to I-95 and Schuylkill Expressway and public transportation.
Pts./Day-12-15 rx/day per therapist
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25Thomason Hospital #1482
Rehabilitative Services
4815 Alameda Avenue
El Paso, TX  79905
(915) 521-7925
(915) 521-7871
Website:   www.thomasoncares.org
E-mail:  sfogel@thomasoncares.org
sfogel@elp.rr.com
335 bed county hospital; Level 1 trauma center for El Paso region; a teaching hospital for Texas Tech University School of Medicine. Rehabilitative Services Dept. sees a varied inpatient and outpatient caseload including orthopedics, acute neurological diagnoses, wound and burn care, and pediatrics. Thomason CAREs Rehabilitation Center (TCR) is a satellite outpatient clinic providing comprehensive outpatient PT and OT services including orthopedics, industrial medicine and aquatic therapy. Students will have the opportunity to work with a health care team consisting of resident physicians, nursing personnel, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists and social workers. Frequent opportunities for observation of surgery and specialty clinics are available.
Staff:  8 PTs,  6.5 LPTAs, 5.5 OTs, 2 COTAs, 4 SLPs, 4 LPTAs and support staff
CCCE:  Sue Fogel, PT
Student schedule varies depending on CI's schedule. Dress Code:  neat, professional dress expected. White lab coat or school polo shirt, student ID badge. No blue jeans or open-toed shoes. Students are expected to make their own housing arrangements (list provided).
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24Tidewater Physical Therapy #1005
Clinics in Delaware and Eastern Shore of Maryland:  Cambridge, MD; Centreville, MD; Chester, MD; Denton, MD; Easton, MD; Ocean City, MD; Ocean Pines, MD; Pocomoke City, MD; St. Michaels, MD; Salisbury, MD; Georgetown, DE; Harrington, DE; Lewes, DE; Ocean View, DE; Seaford, DE
Web Site:  www.TidewaterPT.com
Contact:  Joe Nichols, PT (302) 629-4024
Tidewater PT is a multi-site, private physical therapy outpatient practice that is a certified medicare rehabilitation agency with small, rural clinics in lower Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The case load is approximately 90% orthopaedic, including work-related inuries, motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries and general aging problems. In addition to manual orthopedic care, orthotic fabrication, work hardening and functional capacity examinations are offered as needed. A few locations offer pool therapy (usually off-site). Clinics usually have 1 physical therapist working at a time with occasional overlap in busy clinics and many clinics have a physical therapist assistant. All clinics have secretarial and technical supportive staff. The physical therapist specialists in women's health, including urinary incontinence and lymphedema, as well as physical therapist specialists in electrophysiology (EMG) travel to various clinics as necessary. Busy clinics are open from 7 AM to 7 PM but the hours of operation are adjusted as necessary in less busy clinics.
Students would often be required to travel between 2 or more sites, therefore, an automobile is a necessity. There are no specific housing or boarding arrangements through the practice, but individual clinics would be happy to assist students in finding lodging near the assigned sites.
The total staff of the practice is 18 PTs, 8 PTAs, and contract OTs, Speech Therapists and Social Workers as needed in addition to secretarial, technical support, billing and administrative staff.
CCCE:  W. James Downs, Jr., PT, ECS
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20Tidewater Physical Therapy #1145
103 Williamsport Circle
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 860-1970
Website:   www.TidewaterPT.com
Private outpatient practice with 14 locations on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware. Salisbury office is a 1500 square foot facility treating a general orthopaedic population with services also provided for geriatrics, neurological and pediatrics. Age of patients varies from two years and up with majority of patients from 25-65 years old. Special programs at Salisbury includes Functional Capacity Evaluations, work conditioning and a Wellness/Fitness program for golfers called Back to Golf. Tidewater is a licensee of this natural program recognized by the PGA.
CCCE: Craig Joachimawski, PT
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2Township Sports Therapy & Work Hardening #336
(managed by NovaCare)
Lakeside Plaza, Suite 100
860 Route 168
Turnersville, NJ 08012
(856) 228-8600
(Washington Township Sports Therapy & Work Hardening, managed by Novacare)
A 5600 square foot outpatient physical therapy center located in South Jersey just 20 minutes from Center City, Philadelphia. This facility handles acute to chronic orthopedic cases with specialization in sports medicine. In addition to traditional modalities and therapeutic exercise equipment, the center provides hands on clinical experience with isokinetic testing on the Cybex 350, aquatic therapy in the aqua arc, work hardening programs, and functional capacity evaluations. Student activities include: performing initial evaluations, bimonthly progress notes, discharge summaries, TENS instruction, participation in pre-season sports screenings, working with nutritionists, observation of surgery and Back Injury Prevention Program and providing one clinical inservice.
Staff: 6 PTs; 4 PTAs, 2 certified Athletic Trainers, 1 PT Aide, 1 exercise physiologist
CCCE: Alice Campanella, MPT
On first day of assignment, report to CCCE at the center at a time to be determined prior to the start of the affiliation. Students should expect a workday from 8 AM to 5 PM or 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Dress Regulations: black or khaki slacks, black or white polo shirt, sneakers (no lab coats). The center strongly encourages a pre-assignment orientation/interview at their site to see the facilities, meet the staff, and discuss expectations and goals for affiliation. A car is necessary. Directions: Delaware Memorial Bridge to 295 North; take 295 North to Rt. 42 North for approximately 2 miles to Route 42 South. Take Rt. 42 South to Exit 168 North (Sicklerville). Go through one light; the center is 1/2 mile down on the right after the second light.
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97Trinitas Hospital #70
Physical Therapy Dept.
240 Williamson Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
(908) 994-5027
Website:   www.trinitashospital.com
(Was Elizabeth General Medical Center)
EGMC is a 432 bed acute care with 120 bed extended care teaching facility and the only full service hospital in Elizabeth. Inpatient services include an intensive care unit, same day surgery, a level II nursery, an oncology treatment center, hemodialysis unit and adult and adolescent psychiatric units. In addition, we have a full complement of outpatient services. The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department consists of physiatry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and audiology services. We offer inpatient, outpatient and extended care patient services at two locations. The West Facility at 925 E. Jersey Street provides both the inpatient and outpatient services in our new location in the hospital. The East Facility has a satellite unit for extended care patients who are seen three times a week at 625 E. Jersey Street. The student affiliate will be supervised by a therapist and will be assigned a varied caseload. Diagnoses consist of acute medical/surgical cases including chest PT, gait training, therapeutic exercise, total hip and total knee protocols; sub acute and chronic orthopedic dysfunctions with heavy emphasis on lumbar and cervical disorders. Alternate learning experiences available to students include observation of any tests/procedures performed in the hospital and surgery. Students may participate in interdepartmental rounds, staff inservices and staff meetings.
Staff: 4 PTs, 2 therapist assistants, 5 aides and 1 secretary
CCCE: Chris Hubbard, PT
On the first day of assignment students should report to their CI at the building to which they are assigned (West); exact meeting time will depend on work schedule of the CI. Students should expect an 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM workday. Facility does not provide housing. Prior to affiliation, students must obtain boosters for measles and rubella. Dress Regulations: street clothes with white lab jacket (or white blazer) or uniform. No blue jeans or T-shirts. Clinic shoes or rubber soled shoes (no open toes) must be worn. A name tag is required. There is a cafeteria in each facility, a refrigerator and microwave oven is also available in the West Facility for bag lunches. Directions: Take exit 13A and follow signs for Rt 1 & 9 South to Elizabeth; immediately following the double overpass turn right at first traffic light (East Grand Street). Go one block to first traffic light (Catherine Street) and turn left. Proceed to first traffic light (East Jersey Street) and turn left. Elizabeth General Medical Center is on the third block on the left side of the street.
Pts./Day-80
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