Last fall, the university expanded its Doctor of Physical Therapy program to South Florida with a new campus in Miami. The 17,000-square-foot campus near the airport welcomed 32 students on its first day and another 41 in January.
The first floor includes collaborative student study rooms with built-in presentation technology, clinical labs, an anatomy lab, lecture classroom space, library, conference room, and student lounge. All classrooms are equipped with touch panel control systems, projectors, mobile classroom cameras, document cameras, and video conferencing and wireless presentation capabilities.
This campus is temporary. The university plans to start classes in its newly approved permanent campus in Coral Gables in May 2018.
Campus Director Gabe Somarriba (right) works with students Fatmata Bangura and Donald Zerio on palpation of the hand.
Faculty member Tomas Eberle shows students Babatunde Williams and Stacy-Ann Robinson how to mobilize the spine.
The library makes hands-on resources like bone models, treatment tables, goniometers, wedges, and stethoscopes available for students to check out. Librarian Shaina Berlant provides on-site support to students and faculty for their research and information needs.