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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how society operates on a day-to-day basis, and that includes practicing physical therapy.

Faculty and students from the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) program braved the cold and snow earlier this year to share knowledge and further their skills at the annual American Physical Therapy Association (APTA…

Leanna Blanchard, DPT ’15, could be considered an overachiever. After earning her Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) from the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), Blanchard attended an orthopedic residency offered by GW and Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH).

Hands-on experience is one of the best ways to learn and a new student-sponsored lecture series at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program allows students to do just that.

Physical therapy students from the George Washington University (GW) might not have made any layups or three-pointers, but they had a hand in a successful wheelchair basketball tournament hosted in January by the Division I team the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (MNRH) Punishers.

Research shows that a higher risk for infection, decreased strength, skin breakdown, and even mortality all have one thing in common: decreased mobility. The consequences of low or no mobility can be detrimental to health, but there can be barriers to patients getting the appropriate amount of…

Teamwork was on full display last fall as physical therapy (PT) students at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) joined with other health care students to improve their skills at an interprofessional event.

Physical therapists, along with other clinical health care professionals, can take their skills to the next level with a new Doctorate of Health Sciences (DHSc) degree program at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).