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A number of schools that offer DPT and pre-physical therapy programs are exposing students to strategies for inventing and innovating.
Some DPT students across the country are learning about more than physical therapy.
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.
Date: March 1, 2020
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Feature
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