Dept of Physical Therapy Chair, Terry Nordstrom, received his EdD from the University of San Francisco after successfully defending his dissertation "Physical Therapist Students as Moral Agents During Clinical Internships." Congratulations, Dr. Nordstrom!
Adjunct Assistant Professor Bret Kennedy received his transitional DPT from A.T. Still University of Health Sciences/ Arizona School of Health Sciences in November 2007. Liz Slusarz was awarded her transitional DPT degree from Temple University in late May. Congratulations, Liz and Bret!
Samuel Merritt College's Faculty Research Spring Symposium was held on May 16, and the Dept of PT was well represented with four platform presentations and one poster from DPT faculty accepted.
Dr. Rolando Lazaro will present research at the 2nd European Congress on Physiotherapy Education in September of this year. The two presentations accepted to the conference explore the use of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) in orthopedic and neuromuscular PT. Ms. Linnette Clark and Ms. Sharon Gorman, both Assistant Professors, worked on these projects in conjunction with Dr. Lazaro.
Student News
Two Samuel Merritt DPT students were awarded the Golden Gate District, APTA Student Scholarship this year. Mona Wong and Amanda Streeton, both DPT III students, shared the scholarship this year. Recipients are selected based on recommendations, leadership potential, and service to the profession. Congratulations!
Case Report Presentation Day, a culminating presentation experience for graduating DPT students, was May 21. Thirty-two graduating students presented their cases from their six month internship; for more details please see this year's topics. We would like to thank our 7 sponsors for this year's event:
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John Muir Health
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Kaiser Permanente
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Physiotherapy Associates
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Eden Medical Center
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Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region
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Sutter VNA & Hospice
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Five PT Faculty Have Chapters Published
Grieve S. Disorders of consciousness: coma, vegetative state, and minimally conscious state. In Cameron MH, Monroe LG , eds, Physical Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention. St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chapter 21.
Tyner T, Allen D. Balance and fall risk. In Cameron MH, Monroe LG, eds, Physical Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention. St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chapter 13.
Umphred D, Lazaro R. Aging and the central nervous system. In: Kaufman TL, ed. Geriatric Rehabilitation Manual. 2nd ed. St. Louis MO: Elsevier. May 2007.
Umphred DA, Burton GU, Lazaro RT, Roller ML, eds. Neurological Rehabilitation. 5th edition. St. Louis, MO: Mosby;2006. (Section editor)
Gorman, SL. Contemporary issues and theories of motor control: Assessment of movement and posture. In: Umphred D, Lazaro R, Roller M, eds. Neurological Rehabilitation. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 2006: chapter 3.
Lazaro R, Roller M and Umphred D. Differential diagnosis phase 2: examination and evaluation of functional limitations and impairments. In: Umphred DA, ed. Neurological Rehabilitation. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 2006: chapter 8.
Umphred D, Byl N, Lazaro R, Roller M. Interventions for neurological disabilities. In: Umphred DA, ed. Neurological Rehabilitation. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 2006: chapter 9.
Allen DD, Widener GL. Tone abnormalities. In: Cameron MH, ed. Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: From Research to Practice. 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO:S aunders; 2003: chapter 4.
PT Faculty Recent Publications
Lazaro RT, Umphred DA. Improving cultural diversity awareness of physical therapy educators. J Cult Divers. 2007;14:121-125.
Horning E, Gorman SL. Vestibular rehabilitation decreases fall risk and improves gaze stability for an older individual with unilateral vestibular hypofunction. J Geriar Phys Ther. 2007;30:121-127.
Bellamy S, Gibbs K, Lazaro R. Physical therapy intervention for an adolescent with a knee flexion contracture and diagnosis of multiple pterygium syndrome: A case report. J Ped Phys Ther. 2007;19:140-147.