DPT Alum Earns Northwestern Fellowship
By Ellee Sidebottom CHS Contributor
“I can help people use their own body to get them well and then I can teach them the concepts they can continue to use to stay well, which is really unique.”
This is how UK alum Matt Fitch, PT,…
DPT Alum Opens Clinic in Her Hometown
By Ellee Sidebottom CHS Contributor
In Louisa, a town with a population of just under 2,500 people, there aren’t a variety of physical therapy clinics around. Located in Lawrence County, in the far eastern part of Kentucky, the city is…
FROM UK TO THE UK: CHS PT alum working in London, England, as first-contact practitioner
By Ellee Sidebottom CHS Contributor
This UK graduate and CHS alumnus traveled 3,000 miles around the world to find his calling.
Aaron Denham, who is originally from Nancy, Ky., graduated…
DPT student Allison Hoey got experience helping COVID patients at Cardinal Hill
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
Allison Hoey always wanted to be a physical therapist, ever since she was a young athlete.
It made sense. She’d had a lot of experience working with PTs. She can tell you that recovering…
'Improve their quality of life'
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month is a time to remember those who have experienced it, showcase those doing research
3 Questions with … Gera Geetanjali, PhD, PT
By Isabel Phillips CHS Contributor
Clay Walker. Jack Osbourne. Selma…
National Academies of Practice Inducts Janice Kuperstein, PhD, PT
The National Academies of Practice (NAP) is pleased to announce the election of Janice Kuperstein, PhD, PT, as a Distinguished Scholar & Fellow. Class of 2021 Fellows were welcomed into the National…
Reinvesting in the Community: PT alum is able to pass on what he’s learned to clinic, classroom
5 Questions with … Matt Williams, PT, DPT, CCI, XPS
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
While Matt Williams was growing up in Hazard, Ky., no less than five of his family members had to interact with physical therapists in…
UK Physical Therapy alumnae complete Physical Therapy residencies at UNC
Kate McNamara, DPT and Ann O’Neil, DPT, alumnae of the UK College of Health Sciences (CHS) Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, are currently completing a competitive residency for physical therapy at the University of North Carolina at…
Class of 1970 alumna first woman to own private PT practice in Kentucky
In the 60s and 70s, private physical therapy practices were primarily owned and established by men, despite PT being a female dominated field during that time. Mary Thomson graduated from the UK College of Health Sciences physical therapy program…
Samaritan’s Touch physical therapy clinic provides needed care to uninsured Lexington populations
Community outreach and serving others is ingrained in the mission of the UK College of Health Sciences. No one knows this better than Lynn English, PT, DPT, MSEd, associate professor in the department of physical therapy. English supervises…