{"id":13421,"date":"2024-12-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=13421"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:29:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T16:29:11","slug":"first-class-graduates-from-doctor-of-physical-therapy-program-at-uw-stevens-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2024\/12\/14\/first-class-graduates-from-doctor-of-physical-therapy-program-at-uw-stevens-point\/","title":{"rendered":"First class graduates from Doctor of Physical Therapy program at UW-Stevens Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the first time ever, the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point celebrated its graduates as 31 student physical therapists received their degrees<\/a> on Dec. 14, 2024. In addition to the university’s commencement<\/a>, the DPT program held a special pinning ceremony<\/a> to mark this historic achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program’s first cohort of students began taking classes in June 2022<\/a>, after nine years of meticulous planning. In the two and a half years since then, this group has paved the way for future cohorts by completing academic coursework with active learning labs, clinical education, and research activity during the first seven semesters. With a mission to prepare physical therapists for rural practice, the final two semesters of the program were centered on full-time clinical rotations all over the country from Onalaska, Wis., to Kodiak, Alaska. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effective April 26, 2022, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Doctor of Physical Therapy program was granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos:<\/strong> Commencement Ceremony<\/a> | Pinning Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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