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Legislator visits PT students

April 22, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu physical therapy, Students

State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, visited physical therapy students recently, to discuss politics, advocacy, civic duty, legislation and budgets. Keicher urged students to get involved with local and state politics.

7th annual Interdisciplinary Case Study Event another success

February 22, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Audiology, Dietetics and Wellness, Events, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, physical therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Students

Over 250 NIU students recently participated in the seventh annual Interdisciplinary Case Study Event–an event that brings together students from audiology, counseling, dietetics, medical laboratory sciences, nursing, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology to discuss issues related to providing quality health care to

Future physical therapists don white coats at ceremony

October 12, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, physical therapy

The NIU Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Class of 2020 celebrated their White Coat Ceremony recently in Wirtz Auditorium. DPT faculty, family, and friends showed their support and encouragement for the students as they prepare for their their first external clinical experiences next

Huskie Spotlight shines on Pre-PT major Ben Lee

August 27, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, physical therapy, Students

Meet Ben Lee, a Pre-Physical Therapy Emphasis Major from Schaumburg. Lee was recently featured as a Huskie Spotlight, talking about why he chose NIU, pre-PT, interesting things he’s learned so far, and his career goals. Read all about it.

Health Professions House looks back on a successful year

June 25, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Alumni, Health Studies, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, physical therapy, Public Health, Rehabilitation Services, Students

NIU’s Health Professions House, a living learning community in the Stevenson A Tower residence hall, has had an active year. Residents, who all share interests in health and service-related majors and careers, participated in several events, field trips and study sessions. Read

PT program launches sports specialty mentorship

June 22, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, College of Health and Human Sciences, faculty, physical therapy, Students

If you’re a sports physical therapist, you’re in luck: you’re in demand. Less than 2 percent of all licensed physical therapists in the U.S. are board certified specialists in sports physical therapy. And, if you are studying to become a physical therapist

Summer plans: Find out what faculty are up to over break

May 16, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, College of Health and Human Sciences, Health Studies, Medical Laboratory Sciences, physical therapy

Health Sciences Chair Jeanne Isabel will continue her research on diabetes screening assessment for people living in Belize. Original testing was done in November 2016 and June 2017. The testing planned for June 2018 will include retesting of individuals with previous results

D.P.T. students make appeal to Rep. Pritchard

April 9, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, College of Health and Human Sciences, physical therapy, Students

NIU Doctor of Physical Therapy students Daniel Werner and Kate Heinricher, along with NIU D.P.T. instructor Brynn Nahlik, met with Illinois state Rep. Robert Pritchard recently. They were advocating for support of HB4643 which would provide direct access to physical therapy, eliminating

Donation helps more PT students attend national meeting

February 26, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Alumni, faculty, physical therapy, Students

Thanks to a donation from Jakob Awender ’15, graduate of NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, 14 PT students were able to attend the American Physical Therapy Association’s national Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans recently. This important meeting brings together different