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Some DPT students across the country are learning about more than physical therapy.

Institutionalizing Inventiveness

At the University of North Georgia (UNG) in Dahlonega, they can opt for a traditional research sequence or choose to work on a project led by a professor with an engineering degree.

At Purdue University, undergraduate health care students work on engineering projects and in a lab under the direction of an engineering professor. They also can learn how to commercialize those projects.

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