The NYU Steinhardt Department of Physical Therapy community recently gathered together at the starting line of the 9th annual NYU DPT 5K to celebrate the physical therapy profession and benefit the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. Organized by students in the department’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, this year’s 5K race raised over $8,500 in […]

Who are NYU Steinhardt’s Most “Physical” Therapists? The Department of Physical Therapy recently held a competition to find out. Students in the department’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program formed teams of two and competed in a series of fitness tests gauging their strength, muscle endurance, speed, and flexibility, among other factors. Faculty and students throughout […]

Now in its 7th year, the annual NYU DPT 5K Run was held in March and was successfully coordinated by 3rd-year students (with some help from 2nd years) and raised over $8,400 as part of the Marquette Challenge in support of the Foundation for Physical Therapy. The Foundation, an independent non-profit organization, is especially important to the students […]

On Saturday, September 16, 2017, NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Physical Therapy held their 4rd Annual Inauguration and White Coat Ceremony, welcoming new professional and post-professional students to NYU PT. The event was held at the beautiful Rosenthal Pavilion, located NYU’s Kimmel Center overlooking Washington Square Park. The event began with a procession of current students […]

On August 24, 2017 the NYU Steinhardt Doctor of Physical Therapy class of 2017 graduated after three years of dedicated study and clinical experiences. The annual ceremony was held in the NYU Steinhardt Frederick Loewe Theater, and welcomed family and friends of the graduates as well as faculty and staff of the Physical Therapy Department […]

This summer students and faculty from NYU Steinhardt’s Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy programs traveled to Shanghai for the course China: Disability in a Global Context. The class was led by Wen K. Ling, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Sally Poole, Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy. This interdisciplinary course brought students together from […]

This January Professor of Physical Therapy Elaine Becker took a group of NYU Doctorate of Physical Therapy students abroad for the program Israel: Physical Therapy in a Global Context, which is an optional extension of the required Clinical Observation II and IV course. The purpose of the trip was to analyze the clinical performance of experienced practitioners […]