Dr. Nancy Fell and Dr. Stephanie Eton were honored during APTA Tennessee’s Spring Meeting on Saturday, March 29.
Flexing their knowledge, UTC physical therapy student group wins national competition
Third-year UTC DPT students Lauren Clark, Jaimin Rasmussen, Candace Ricketts and Rebecca Sullivan—all set to graduate in May—defeated student teams from some of the nation’s top-ranked DPT programs in winning the APTA Combined Sections Meeting Knowledge Bowl in Houston.
UTC/Erlanger collaboration brings acute care PT residency to life
The newly created Erlanger Acute Care Physical Therapy Residency involves licensed physical therapist residents serving as clinical instructors for UTC physical therapy students during clinical rotations and assisting with teaching didactic coursework in the University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program—with an emphasis on acute care. The residency curriculum, developed collaboratively by Erlanger clinicians and UTC faculty, includes both live patient care and didactic instruction.
UTC’s Derek Liuzzo named 2024 Emerging Educator by national organization
Dr. Derek Liuzzo, assistant professor and assistant program director of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Emerging Educator Award by the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT).
Dr. Nancy Fell honored by the American Physical Therapy Association
This June, Dr. Nancy Fell, UC Foundation Professor, Physical Therapy, received well-deserved recognition from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) with their Lucy Blair Service Award.