Arvie Vitente, PT, DPT, MPH, GCS

Dr.  Vitente is an Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor at the University of St.  Augustine for Health Sciences  (USAHS),  Miami  Campus.  He joined the USAHS team as a core faculty in November 2018. He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2017 from the Dominican College of Blauvelt in Orangeburg, New York. He completed his Bachelor  of  Science  in  Physical  Therapy and  Master of  Public  Health degrees from Angeles University Foundation, the Philippines in  2003 and  2006, respectively.  He served as an  Associate Professor at Angeles University for more than 9 years and taught Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Neuroanatomy before immigrating to the United States. His clinical practice has been focused on Neurologic and Geriatric Physical therapy in the acute and post-acute settings. He is a graduate of the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Education Leadership Institute Fellowship. Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Management at Angeles University, Philippines. Before joining USAHS, he was the Physical Therapist Assistant Program Director at Pensacola State College and taught  Functional  Anatomy  and  Kinesiology,  Pathological  Conditions  in  Physical  Therapy,  and Neuromuscular Therapeutic Techniques. He was also one of the Item Writers for the NPTE-PTA in  2018.  Dr.  Vitente currently serves the  PT  profession  as  the  Vice-Chair  and  Chief  Assembly Representative of the Southeast District of the Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA), Vice-Chair of the FPTA’s Neurologic Special Interest Group, member of the Item Writing Task Force for the NPTE-PT of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, and Nominating Committee member of the APTA Geriatrics.