Physical Therapy PT

Research and Published Articles

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Patla. She completed the Big Sur marathon earlier this year. Dr. Patla is also the USA team captain for the Foundation for Physical Therapy’s Log n’ Blog, a new effort that allows participants the chance to raise funds for PT research by logging miles that each participant has spent swimming, biking

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Federal Advocacy Forum

This April, I was privileged to take part in the Federal Advocacy Forum put on by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This was without a doubt one of the most exciting experiences I have had since starting graduate school last May. I was also fortunate to share this experience with several other students from

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Reflections of a Fellow

As I finish my fellowship at the University of St. Augustine, I reflect upon the intensity of this past year and how I have arrived at this point in my career. As a farm boy growing up in SW Louisiana, I never thought I would be involved with an institutional setting such as USA, training

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Exercise: Free Medicine

Congratulations to Teresa Hornick, SPT. Teresa was the recipient of the First USA Healthcare Journalism Award given by Dr. Paul Mackarey. Below is her winning submission.  In November of each year, our nation celebrates two nostalgic days of remembrance: the birthday of the United States Marine Corps (November 10th) and Veterans Day (November 11th). Both are

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PT Students and Faculty take on Capitol Hill

USA was well represented at the APTA National Conference in Washington, DC this past June. Representatives from our St. Augustine and San Diego campus locations represented both the California and Florida Delegations in the APTA governing body House of Delegates. In addition to discussing 29 motions over a four-day period and participating in the national

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