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Department of Physical Therapy

Department of Physical Therapy

 

Welcome from the Chair

Innovation. Excellence. Leadership. Three words that capture our department’s traditions and aspirations. These features are embedded throughout our academic and scholarly activities and lived by our faculty and students.

Our Doctor of Physical Therapy Program [1] prepares physical therapists to be successful practitioners and leaders in complex and evolving health care systems. To accomplish this goal, we emphasize critical thinking and clinical decision making, collaborative team-based care, and lifelong learning.

Our Residency in Orthopaedic PT [2] provides clinicians a path to orthopedic specialization and advanced practice. Residents develop expertise in orthopaedic practice and research working with mentors within our clinical partnerships, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Spaulding Rehabilitation Centers, and beyond with our outstanding community sites. 

Our faculty are leaders, innovators, and scholars. We strive to prepare our students to be the best practitioners of tomorrow. Join us in the historic Navy Yard of Boston, home to the U.S.S. Constitution and Boston Freedom Trail, and begin your journey to become tomorrow’s physical therapist.

Lynn Foord, PhD, MEd, PT [3]
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy
Email: lfoord@mghihp.edu [4]

Our Programs
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Our Programs

Direct-Entry:
Doctor of Physical Therapy [1]

Post-Professional:
Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic PT [2]

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Application Requirements

https://www.mghihp.edu/overview/doctor-physical-therapy-0 [5]

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program [5]

Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic PT [6]

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Physical Therapy Faculty [7]

https://www.mghihp.edu/list/pt-faculty-directory [7]
New IMPACT Practice Center
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IMPACT Practice Center Adult Rehab Gym
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Interprofessional
Approach

https://www.mghihp.edu/overview/impact-practice-center [8]
PT Department at CSM 2018

IMPACT Practice Education [9]

IMPACT Practice Center [8]

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Spotlight on PT Department Scholarship and Awards [10]

https://www.mghihp.edu/pt-faculty-scholarship [10]
Levangie Named President of APTA Education Section
News

Escalera Receives Highest Student Award from APTA of Massachusetts

Ramiro Escalera, PT/s ’21, has received the Ruth P. Hall Clinical Fellowship Award from the Massachusetts chapter of the American Physical Therapy... Read more [11]

https://www.mghihp.edu/escalera-receives-highest-student-award-apta-massachusett… [11]
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Links
[1] https://www.mghihp.edu/overview/doctor-physical-therapy
[2] https://www.mghihp.edu/overview/clinical-residency-ortho-pt
[3] https://www.mghihp.edu/lynn-foord-phd-med-pt
[4] mailto:lfoord@mghihp.edu
[5] https://www.mghihp.edu/overview/doctor-physical-therapy-0
[6] https://www.mghihp.edu/academics-degree-programs-physical-therapy/ortho-pt-application-clinical-partner-matching-process
[7] https://www.mghihp.edu/list/pt-faculty-directory
[8] https://www.mghihp.edu/overview/impact-practice-center
[9] https://www.mghihp.edu/ipe
[10] https://www.mghihp.edu/pt-faculty-scholarship
[11] https://www.mghihp.edu/escalera-receives-highest-student-award-apta-massachusetts