December 2014

Alumni Advisory Committee

David Bryson (lsquo89) Karlie Brantley (lsquo08) Jonathan Delk (rsquo99)

(President PT Chapter of the UAB National Alumni Society) Chantel Jones (lsquo07) Danna Kay King (lsquo86) Cheryl Knowles (lsquo82) Donald Lein (lsquo88) Tana Lieb (lsquo09) David Morris (lsquo90) (Faculty representative) Sonya Pearson (lsquo06) Reid Warren (lsquo10) Jenny Wilson (lsquo08)

Inside this issue

Lowman receives The SHP Excellence in Teaching Award

UAB PT Faculty

2

Delitto named inaugural Gossman Lecturer Gilbert 1st UAB PT student elected President of APTA Student Assembly

3

PT Class of 1984 Reunion Department of PT Graduates the UAB DPT Class of 2014

4

UAB PT leads the way in promoting national program on health for people with disabilities

5

PT Chapter of the UAB National Alumni Society Dr Cecilia Graham was named as 2014 Distinguished Alumnus for the School of Health Professions a the University of Texas Medical Branch

6

UAB DPT Clinical Education Tip Lein earns ALAPTA prestigious Marilyn Gossman Professionalism in Physical Therapy Award Beth Curry receiversquo s UAB Physical Therapy Alumni Leadership Award

7

Dale Yake Named a Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Physical Therapy students win Lakeshorersquos Amazing Race

8

ldquoMDA Summer Camprdquo by Jennifer Christy PT PhD

9

Physical Therapy Alumni News

On Saturday May 17 2014 the School of Health Professions celebrated the UAB PT pro-

grams 50th anniversary with a dinner and reception at The Club in Birmingham In addi-

tion to alumni from nearly every class of graduates many of the founding members were

in attendance including Joan Bergman the first physical therapist hired by University

Hospital who initiated the UAB PT program

The UAB Physical Therapy program which began in 1964 graduated the first class of baccalaureate degrees in 1967 before there was a University of Alabama at Birmingham The first Physical Therapy program director was Miriam Jacobs who worked with Dr Jonas Salk as he developed the polio vaccine The second director named in 1968 was Marilyn Gossman who would guide the PT program for 30 years until her 1998 death due to breast cancer Following her as Chair was Sharon Shaw who served from 1998 until retiring in 2013 Over the first 50 years the UAB PT program has made indelible marks on the physical therapy profession through clinical care research teaching and service Over the next 50 years the department will continue to evolve and shape the future of physical therapy and the future of healthcare As part of the weekend long festivities Anthony Delitto PhD PT FAPTA gave the inau-

gural Marilyn R Gossman Endowed Lecture on Friday May 16 2014 in Volker Hall on the

campus of UAB See more on page 3

This event marks the first of Annual Alumni Weekends to be planned for May of each

year The 2015 Alumni Weekend is scheduled for May 15-16 2015 See more in this issue

Photos from the event are at wwwflickrcomphotosuab_shpsets

UAB Physical Therapy Program Celebrates 50 years

LR Geneva Johnson Jo Clelland Betty Canaan

Cara Adams Joan Bergman

Although Sharon Shaw DrPH the Department of Physical Therapy chair from 1999 ndash 2013 is no longer teaching on campus her lessons will endure for years to come In her honor The UAB School of Health Professions is creating the Sharon E Shaw Endowed Student Scholar-ship in Physical Therapy By raising $50000 this scholarship will support deserving students and continue her tradition of serving the underserved So even in retirement with your generosity she will continue to touch the lives of PT students and faculty Sharon first came to UAB in 1971 and from day one she understood the importance of continuing relationships and education The creation of this scholarship in her honor will continue the legacy she built during five decades in Birmingham She long served as a role model for students and colleagues wishing to make a difference in the lives of others Her contributions and appointments throughout her career have been significant Sharons collaborations and engagements have been consequential to those who are most in need And she always encouraged students and faculty to have a positive impact in every facet of their life Please join your classmates colleagues and friends and give to the Sharon E Shaw Endowed Student Scholarship in Physical Therapy To honor Sharons work for the underserved schol-arship funds will support educational expenses of UAB Doctor of Physical Therapy program students who demonstrate a talent for and a desire to use their PT skills to promote the health of underserved populations in Alabama For Sharon - teaching matters Learning matters Education matters Tomorrow matters We ask that you think about tomorrow - today - and make an impact that matters Please visit the Shaw Scholarship webpage by clicking here and contribute today

Sharon E Shaw Endowed Scholarship Fund Raising Project

Even in retirement Sharons legacy of serving continues

Please support the Sharon E Shaw Endowed Student Scholarship in Physical Therapy

Current DPT faculty pose with Dr Delitto

Attendees enjoy dinner

Page 2 Physical Therapy Alumni News

Lowman receives The SHP Excellence in Teaching Award

At the 2014 School of Health Professions Awards Luncheon held on February 28 2014 at the UAB Alumni House John

Lowman PT PhD received the Excellence in Teaching Award This award is given to faculty members who exhibited

success in developing effective teaching methods courses and teaching materials that generate student learning

critical thinking problem solving collaboration and research Congratulations to Dr Lowman

John Lowman PT PhD CCS (center) pictured with Harold Jones PhD SHP Dean (right) and Jonathan Waugh PhD RRT RPFT CTTS FAARC (left)

Pictured LR on top row Patty Perez PT DScPT 2000 Assistant Professor John D Lowman PT PhD 2005 Assistant Professor C Scott Bickel PT PhD 2006 Associate Professor Jennifer Braswell Christy PT PhD 2002 Associate Professor David M Morris PT PhD 1991 Associate Professor and Interim Chair Donald Lein Jr PT PhD 2010 Assistant Professor Diane Clark PT DScPT 2007 Assistant Professor Program Director and Interim Chair Pictured LR on bottom row Cecilia L Graham PT PhD 2002 Associate Professor David Brown PT PhD 2012 Professor and Program Director for PhD in Rehabilitation Science William K Ogard PT PhD 1996 Assistant Professor Tara S Pearce PT DHS Assistant Professor Not pictured Diane Clark PT DScPT 2007 Assistant Professor Program Director Tapan Mehta PhD Assistant Professor

UAB DEPARTMENT OF PT FACULTY (2014)

Support your Department of Physical Therapy Below are gift opportunities for the Department of PT

Sharon Shaw Endowed Scholarship Fund

Physical Therapy Gifts

Physical Therapy Scholarship Gifts

Marilyn R Gossman Endowed Lectureship

Shirley A Shaddeau Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Bergman-Pinkston Endowed Professorship

To donate to the Department of Physical Therapy please click here

Alumni News Needed

We are looking for news items about UAB PT Alumni If you know of news items (eg promotions awards births marriages etc) please forward them to David Morris PT PhD at morrisduabedu Please submit appropriate identifiers (eg maiden names year of grad-uation) so that alumni will recognize their classmates

Page 3

PASS IT ALONG While we try to maintain alumni contact information our records are not always up to date Please share this newsletter with any colleagues andor friends who are alumni of our program Also please encourage them to send their name current homework address and email address to wwwuabedushpalumni If you would like to join or pay dues that have lapsed please contact

SHPalumniuabedu

Anthony Delitto PhD PT FAPTA

Fred Gilbert a University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Therapy second-year student has been elected president of the American Physical Therapy Association Student Assembly Board of Directors He is the first UAB student ever elected to the assemblys top office Gilbert (pictured right holding n) who was elected at the APTA National Student Conclave told the assembly he will ldquotransform the student assembly by optimizing involvement to improve the student experiencerdquo Dhara Shah another second-year UAB PT student joins Gilbert on the APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors as a student (SPT) delegate She is also the first UAB student to hold that national office In her statement to the assembly Shah (pictured right holding s) said she will conduct webinars and more in her efforts to make sure ldquoALL students can be involved in legislative decisionsrdquo The APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors were elected at the National Student Conclave which was held October 30 ndash November 1 2014 in Milwaukee Wisconsin Gilbert and Shah will serve the 2014-2015 term

Another UAB student Dominique Forte (pictured left holding ldquocrdquo) was slated for APTA student as-sembly secretary While she did not get elected Dominique represented UAB well in the election process David Morris PT PhD Interim Department Chair stated ldquoWe are so proud of our three UAB student candidates and we expect many great things from these future leadersrdquo

Gilbert 1st UAB PT student elected President of APTA Student Assembly

UAB PT students at APTA National Student Conclave

Delitto renowed PT researcher is inaugural Gossman Lecturer

As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration for the UAB Department of Physical Therapy Anthony Delitto PhD PT FAPTA gave the inaugural Marilyn R Gossman Endowed Lecture on Friday May 16 2014 in Volker Hall on the campus of UAB Delitto associate dean for research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is recognized around the world for his accomplishments and contributions to the PT profession His lectureship titled ldquoOpportunity in the Perfect Stormrdquo touched on the evolving landscape of Physical Therapy as well as his work with Gossman ldquoWhen I entered the PT profes-sion Marilyn was already known for having built UAB into an educational force in the PT world so I am honored to be the first Marilyn R Gossman Endowed lecturerrdquo said Delitto an unprecedented six-time winner of the highly regarded Steven J Rose Award The inaugural Gossman Lectureship sponsored by TherapySouth was attended by physical therapy professionals and students from around the state As part of the ceremonies Marilyn Gossmanrsquos family (pictured to the left) was recognized and were present-ed with a framed copy of the resolution endowing the lecture series by Harold Jones PhD Dean of the UAB School of Health Pro-fessions Delitto who has served on numerous appointee committees and task forces for the American Physical Therapy Association is a professor in Pittrsquos Department of Physical Therapy and vice president of education and research for the Centers for Rehab Services He has held APTA leadership positions in Illinois Missouri New York and Pennsylvania In 2008 he was given the Mary McMillan Lecture Award which is considered by many to be the most prestigious honor bestowed on a PT in the United States ldquoWe are honored to have Dr Delitto as the first Marilyn Gossman lecturerrdquo said Diane Clark PT DScPT interim chair UAB School of Health Professions PT department ldquoHe has been and will continue to be a true pioneer in physical therapy I am confident that his lecture will provide numerous lsquogemsrsquo that will benefit the UAB academic and clinical communityrdquo Marilyn Gossman PT PhD FAPTA was a physical therapist educator researcher and influential leader who served as chair of the UAB PT department for more than 30 yea mrs In 1998 Gossman died of breast cancer Beginning with Delittorsquos selection in 2014 the UAB PT department will choose a renowned therapist who has made profound contributions to the physical therapy profession to give a lecture that is open to the public in honor of Gossman The 2015 Gossman Endowed Lecture will take place on May 15 2015 The lecturer will be announced early in 2015

WATCH MORE video profile of Marilyn R Gossman and lectureship

Letter to PT Alumni

Page 4 Physical Therapy Alumni News

Department of PT Graduates the UAB DPT Class of 2014

Graduation ceremonies for the UAB DPT class of 2014 were held on November 18 2014 at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center on the UAB Cam-

pus The names of graduating students and home towns are listed below Congratulations to our new DPT alumni

Ashley Akers - Hoover AL Kelly Atkins - Iowa City IA Brianna Bailey - Elba AL Chris Baker - Springville AL Jessica Brook - Mobile AL Kayla Brook - Clanton AL Rachel Brown - Huntsville AL Taryn Cappadona - Kennesaw GA Stefanie Carie - Cullman AL Rebecca Chancey - Montgomery AL Daniel Clements - Homewood AL Laudrey Cody - Red Bay AL

Joshua Cooke - Fredericksburg VA Chris Davis - Birmingham AL Bridgette Dean - Ramstein Germany Michael DuBois - Mobile AL Hilary Dukes - Hartselle AL Ann Duplantis - Vestavia Hills AL Brooke Elmore - Gordo AL Allison Hart - Pelham AL Christie Hart - Hingham MA Laura Hester - Birmingham AL Katie Hubinger - Cullman AL Ashley Huffstutler - Longview TX

Haley Johnson - Red Level AL Allison Kneip - Mobile AL Justin Knight - Smithville MS Nathaniel Lang - Blountsville AL Ashley Lynch - Anniston AL Chris Mills - Auburn AL Tiffany McKleroy - Lincoln AL Meghan Morales - Peachtree City GA Rebecca OrsquoNeal - Mountain Brook AL Carlie Powell - Montgomery AL Lindsay Powell - Homewood AL Terry Rhoades - Springville AL

Ryan Richardson - Hoover AL Rebecca Rodgers - Gurley AL Lauren Roy - Clanton AL Matthew Sexton - Trussville AL Ian Singletary - Vestavia Hills AL Drew Stanford - Hoover AL Meredith Syx - Guntersville AL William Temple - Luka MS Aimee Webster - Louisville KY Aaron Weeks - Birmingham AL Shedel Williams - New Orleans LA

PT Class of 1984 Reunion

On Saturday August 16 2014 the UAB Physical Therapy Class of 1984 held their 30th class reunion For a handful this was their first time back on campus since they graduated The weekend was filled with many opportunities to reconnect and included a tour of the School of Health Professions Building and presentation of a generous gift from the class to support Department initiatives (eg student support scholarships)

Members of the Class of 1984 pose with portrait of Marilyn Gossman David Morris Interim Chair is presented with a generous gift

from Chris Duncan on behalf of the Class of 1984

Page 5 Physical Therapy Alumni News

We want to hear from you

The UAB department of PT is interested in hearing about the professional accomplishments of our alumni Please share any significant professional accomplishments by emailing them to David Morris PT PhD at

morrisduabedu

UAB PT leads way in promoting national program on health for people with disabilities

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Therapy is the first in the state of Alabama to launch the national I Can Do It You Can Do It (ICDI) program for health promotion for individuals with disabilities The PT program housed in the UAB School of Health Professions has partnered with the Presidentrsquos Council on Fitness Sports and Nutrition per the recommendation and encouragement of the American Physical Therapy Associationrsquos Student Assembly Thirty-seven students from the UAB Doctor of Physical Therapy program are working with more than a dozen students at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blindrsquos Helen Keller School The PT stu-dents are helping the AIDB students learn to enjoy physical activity and make healthier eating choices ldquoWe are one of the few schools in the country that are offering this program and we are really excited because we want to lead the way in getting more Physical Therapists interested in community health effortsrdquo said David Morris PhD interim chair UAB Department of Physical Therapy ldquoWe know everyone benefits from physical activity and making good nutrition choices but itrsquos particularly chal-lenging for people with disabilitiesrdquo

I Can Do It You Can Do It program pairs UAB PT students and AIDB Helen Keller School students

This is an opportunity for us to empower youths with disabilities and teach them ways that they can take ownership of their physical activity their nutrition and we want to be the starting block for something they build on throughout their liferdquo said Fred Gilbert second-year DPT studentldquoPlus this is a good way for us to learn to commit to inclusion So rather than building programs just for people with disabilities we will incor-porate people with disabilities into programs that already existrdquo ldquoThis is very important for these childrenrdquo said Dominique Forte second-year DPT student ldquoSometimes they believe that they might not be able to do something or they may not feel safe doing an activity But wersquore here to prove to them that you can do this You can do anything that you want to do We as mentors may have to slightly adjust the activity but our mentees are capable of completing any activity that they wantrdquo The ICDI program is a ten week course Each week during that period the UAB DPT students visit the AIDB Helen Keller School and work directly with their students In addition to the nutrition aspect they help the students with physical activities ranging from dancing for warm ups and playing chase for running And they work with the students individually as well as in a group setting

A lot of times people see all these kids and they see different disabilities and they think well they canrsquot do anything together so wersquore trying to teach them that this is a group this is a community and a disability is just another characteristic like hair colorrdquo said Gilbert ldquoA disability is not something that should set you apart A disability is something that everybody has and it is something that you get to learn from Hopeful-ly wersquore teaching them how they can come togetherrdquo ldquoThe thing that has been most impressive about this is the creativity and the enthusiasm that our students from UAB have been bringing to get the AIDB students engaged in the programrdquo said Morris ldquoWe can talk about this in the classroom all the time but it really takes getting out there in the real world and actually doing it to build the studentrsquos confidence and to show that this effort really works to improve the health of the communityrdquo The ICDI program part of the Presidentrsquos Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program is in partnership with UAB through August 2016 The UAB PT department is ranked 19th in the nation according to the most recent US News amp World Report rankings

WATCH The I Can Do It You Can Do It program changes lives

Page 5 Physical Therapy Alumni News

We want to hear from you

The UAB department of PT is interested in hearing about the professional accomplishments of our alumni Please share any significant professional accomplishments by emailing them to David Morris PT PhD at

morrisduabedu

UAB PT leads way in promoting national program on health for people with disabilities

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Therapy is the first in the state of Alabama to launch the national I Can Do It You Can Do It (ICDI) program for health promotion for individuals with disabilities The PT program housed in the UAB School of Health Professions has partnered with the Presidentrsquos Council on Fitness Sports and Nutrition per the recommendation and encouragement of the American Physical Therapy Associationrsquos Student Assembly Thirty-seven students from the UAB Doctor of Physical Therapy program are working with more than a dozen students at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blindrsquos Helen Keller School The PT stu-dents are helping the AIDB students learn to enjoy physical activity and make healthier eating choices ldquoWe are one of the few schools in the country that are offering this program and we are really excited because we want to lead the way in getting more Physical Therapists interested in community health effortsrdquo said David Morris PhD interim chair UAB Department of Physical Therapy ldquoWe know everyone benefits from physical activity and making good nutrition choices but itrsquos particularly chal-lenging for people with disabilitiesrdquo

I Can Do It You Can Do It program pairs UAB PT students and AIDB Helen Keller School students

This is an opportunity for us to empower youths with disabilities and teach them ways that they can take ownership of their physical activity their nutrition and we want to be the starting block for something they build on throughout their liferdquo said Fred Gilbert second-year DPT studentldquoPlus this is a good way for us to learn to commit to inclusion So rather than building programs just for people with disabilities we will incor-porate people with disabilities into programs that already existrdquo ldquoThis is very important for these childrenrdquo said Dominique Forte second-year DPT student ldquoSometimes they believe that they might not be able to do something or they may not feel safe doing an activity But wersquore here to prove to them that you can do this You can do anything that you want to do We as mentors may have to slightly adjust the activity but our mentees are capable of completing any activity that they wantrdquo The ICDI program is a ten week course Each week during that period the UAB DPT students visit the AIDB Helen Keller School and work directly with their students In addition to the nutrition aspect they help the students with physical activities ranging from dancing for warm ups and playing chase for running And they work with the students individually as well as in a group setting

A lot of times people see all these kids and they see different disabilities and they think well they canrsquot do anything together so wersquore trying to teach them that this is a group this is a community and a disability is just another characteristic like hair colorrdquo said Gilbert ldquoA disability is not something that should set you apart A disability is something that everybody has and it is something that you get to learn from Hopeful-ly wersquore teaching them how they can come togetherrdquo ldquoThe thing that has been most impressive about this is the creativity and the enthusiasm that our students from UAB have been bringing to get the AIDB students engaged in the programrdquo said Morris ldquoWe can talk about this in the classroom all the time but it really takes getting out there in the real world and actually doing it to build the studentrsquos confidence and to show that this effort really works to improve the health of the communityrdquo The ICDI program part of the Presidentrsquos Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program is in partnership with UAB through August 2016 The UAB PT department is ranked 19th in the nation according to the most recent US News amp World Report rankings

WATCH The I Can Do It You Can Do It program changes lives

Page 6 Physical Therapy Alumni News

PT Chapter of the UAB National Alumni Society

Ashley Akers

Kelly Atkins

Brianna Bailey

Chris Baker

Jessica Brook

Kayla Brook

Rachel Brown

Camille Bryson

David Bryson

Angela Hightower Cameron

Taryn Cappadona

Stefanie Carie

Rebecca Chancey

Daniel Clements

Wishing you a

Happy New Year

from the

UAB Department

of

Physical Therapy

She provided the commencement address for the UTMB School of Health Professions graduation ceremony on August 15 2014 Using the Pharrell Williams song ldquoHappyrdquo as inspiration she provid-ed 4 brief points or ldquoTruthsrdquo about happiness in a health care career - connection awareness re-spect and engagement Dr Graham will also present the 2015 Pauline Cerasoli lecture at the APTA Combined Sections meeting in Indianapolis in February The title of the upcoming lecture is ldquoComing into Focus The Need for a Conceptual Lens ldquo The lecture will take place on Friday February 6 2015 at 300 pm at the APTA Combined Sections meeting

Dr Cecilia Graham PT PhD

Dr Cecilia Graham was named as the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus for the School of Health Professions at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston

Laudrey Cody

Hali Colvert

Joshua Cooke

Chris Davis

Bridgette Dean

Jonathan E Delk

Michael DuBois

Hilary Dukes

Ann Duplantis

Allison Edwards

Brooke Elmore

Mary-Evelyn Feibelman

Stephen Foster

Michelle Gutierrez

Christie Hart

Laura Hester

Katie Hubinger

Ashley Huffstutler

Wesley James

Chantel Jno-Finn

Kendell Jno-Finn

Haley Johnson

Allison Kneip

Justin Knight

Nathaniel Lang

Deborah LeCroy

Ashley Lynch

Tiffany McKleroy

Chris Mills

Meghan Morales

David Morris

Rebecca OrsquoNeal

Carlie Powell

Lindsay Powell

Terry Rhoades

Ryan Richardson

Rebecca Rodgers

Lauren Roy

Michael Schaefer

Matthew Sexton

Sharon Shaw

Ian Singletary

Leigh Smith

Emily Donohue Speer

Drew Standford

Meredith Syx

William Temple

Elizabeth Thorn

Aimee Webster

Frances Wedge

Aaron Weeks

Samantha Wheeler

Beth Whitehead

Kathryn Whitfield

Shedel Williams

Jennifer Wilson

Page 7

UAB DPT Clinical Education News

Clinical education tip

Change is constant and typically favorable in our clinical education program We recently hired Tara Pearce PT DHS to help with clinical education and teach examination and intervention of patients with neurological conditions Many of you have already worked with Tara recently or in the past She was this programrsquos previous ACCE until she moved away from Birmingham several years ago In addition to being an ACCE her clinical education back-ground also includes being a CI CCCE and an instructor of the APTA Clinical Instructor Credentialing Course We welcome her back and are excited to share her vast experience in clinical education with our current and potential clinical education faculty and sites We are currently undergoing a transformation of our Clinical Education Website We have referenced this website in all of the emails that I have sent to our CIs and CCCEs over the years Hopefully you have accessed this resource and found it helpful However when we recently reviewed this website we found some of the material outdated and other areas that we wanted to enhance We have added Tararsquos contact information created a new page for clinical education resources renamed some pages for easier navigation posted some new documents like the UAB created CI and CCCE assessments (located on the Clinical Education Resources page ) and updated some material like the document concerning benefits for CIs and clinical education sites By mid-December we will be posting Clinical Education Tips published in this newsletter providing a catalog of the narrated clinical education project PowerPoints as well as past projects researched by our students and placing a new catalog listing the presentations that we have filmed of the invited speakers for our PhD program seminars on our website We have visions of adding other educational resources to our website in the near future Please access this website and let us know what you think over the next year Your input helps us make positive changes in our clinical education program Thanks for all of your help and suggestions

Lein earns ALAPTA most prestigious honor

Donald Lein PT PhD assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham earned the Alabama Chapter of the Amer-ican Physical Therapy Associations Marilyn Gossman Professionalism in Physical Therapy Award for 2014 The award is consid-ered the ALAPTAs most prestigious honor and was given to Lein at the ALAPTA annual conference on Saturday August 23 2014 Lein academic coordinator of clinical education in the UAB Department of Physical Therapy is also an alumnus earning his PhD in Health Behavior and Master of Science in Physical Therapy at UAB

Lein is the 10th PT with UAB connections to win the honor That list includes Beth Whitehead PT Cara Adams PT Donald Hiltz PT Janet Nesin PT Patty Perez PT Patrice Murphy PT Sharon Shaw PT DrPH David Morris PT PhD and Barbara Bradford PT MPH The award is given to those demonstrating outstanding professionalism in any of the areas of physical therapy service practice education andor research It is named after Marilyn R Gossman PT PhD FAPTA who is known as the mother of the UAB PT program UAB alumna Cindy LaPorte also took home honors from the conference The UAB Master of Science in Physical Therapy graduate earned the 2014 ALAPTA Leadership Award

Donald Lein PT PhD 2014 ALAPTA Gossman Award winner

The UAB Department of Physical Therapy announces Beth Curry is the recipient of their 2014 Alumni Leadership Award Curry who earned a Masters of Physical Therapy from UAB in 1984 currently serves as Chief Program Officer (CPO) for Lakeshore Foundation Curry was selected for her leadership as a long-time rehabilitation administrator her many years of service to the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy and her active role in developing programs that promote fitness and wellness for individuals with disabilities Past winners of this award include Nancy White Beth Whitehead Sheree York Rick Clendaniel David Morris Betty Denton and Ellen Strunk ldquoA lot of wonderful effective and influential people have graduated from UABrsquos PT program so this means a lot to be included among the ranks of people that I respectrdquo said Curry Curry began working as a staff physical therapist at Lakeshore Hospital in 1984 where she ultimately served as the Director of Therapy Services (most years with the name Beth Dozier) In 2008 she joined Lakeshore Foundation in her current role as CPO plus she serves as a Health Care Specialist for the National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) From 1997 ndash 2002 she was an ap-pointed member of the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy ldquoMarilyn Gossman Shirley Shaddeau and Dot Pinkston were so influential to me when I was in school and then beyondrdquo said Curry ldquoMost of my career has been about leadership and I learned so much about integrity leadership and communication skills from them Those lessons and their influence helped mold who I am todayrdquo Curry recieved the award during the UAB Doctor of Physical Therapy graduation ceremony on Nov 18 2014 at 2 pm at the Alys Ste-phens Center on UABrsquos campus Beth also addressed the graduates and attendees at this ceremony

Beth Curry receives UAB Physical Therapy Alumni Leadership Award

Beth Curry

Page 7

UAB DPT Clinical Education News

Clinical education tip

Change is constant and typically favorable in our clinical education program We recently hired Tara Pearce PT DHS to help with clinical education and teach examination and intervention of patients with neurological conditions Many of you have already worked with Tara recently or in the past She was this programrsquos previous ACCE until she moved away from Birmingham several years ago In addition to being an ACCE her clinical education back-ground also includes being a CI CCCE and an instructor of the APTA Clinical Instructor Credentialing Course We welcome her back and are excited to share her vast experience in clinical education with our current and potential clinical education faculty and sites We are currently undergoing a transformation of our Clinical Education Website We have referenced this website in all of the emails that I have sent to our CIs and CCCEs over the years Hopefully you have accessed this resource and found it helpful However when we recently reviewed this website we found some of the material outdated and other areas that we wanted to enhance We have added Tararsquos contact information created a new page for clinical education resources renamed some pages for easier navigation posted some new documents like the UAB created CI and CCCE assessments (located on the Clinical Education Resources page ) and updated some material like the document concerning benefits for CIs and clinical education sites By mid-December we will be posting Clinical Education Tips published in this newsletter providing a catalog of the narrated clinical education project PowerPoints as well as past projects researched by our students and placing a new catalog listing the presentations that we have filmed of the invited speakers for our PhD program seminars on our website We have visions of adding other educational resources to our website in the near future Please access this website and let us know what you think over the next year Your input helps us make positive changes in our clinical education program Thanks for all of your help and suggestions

Lein earns ALAPTA most prestigious honor

Donald Lein PT PhD assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham earned the Alabama Chapter of the Amer-ican Physical Therapy Associations Marilyn Gossman Professionalism in Physical Therapy Award for 2014 The award is consid-ered the ALAPTAs most prestigious honor and was given to Lein at the ALAPTA annual conference on Saturday August 23 2014 Lein academic coordinator of clinical education in the UAB Department of Physical Therapy is also an alumnus earning his PhD in Health Behavior and Master of Science in Physical Therapy at UAB

Lein is the 10th PT with UAB connections to win the honor That list includes Beth Whitehead PT Cara Adams PT Donald Hiltz PT Janet Nesin PT Patty Perez PT Patrice Murphy PT Sharon Shaw PT DrPH David Morris PT PhD and Barbara Bradford PT MPH The award is given to those demonstrating outstanding professionalism in any of the areas of physical therapy service practice education andor research It is named after Marilyn R Gossman PT PhD FAPTA who is known as the mother of the UAB PT program UAB alumna Cindy LaPorte also took home honors from the conference The UAB Master of Science in Physical Therapy graduate earned the 2014 ALAPTA Leadership Award

Donald Lein PT PhD 2014 ALAPTA Gossman Award winner

The UAB Department of Physical Therapy announces Beth Curry is the recipient of their 2014 Alumni Leadership Award Curry who earned a Masters of Physical Therapy from UAB in 1984 currently serves as Chief Program Officer (CPO) for Lakeshore Foundation Curry was selected for her leadership as a long-time rehabilitation administrator her many years of service to the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy and her active role in developing programs that promote fitness and wellness for individuals with disabilities Past winners of this award include Nancy White Beth Whitehead Sheree York Rick Clendaniel David Morris Betty Denton and Ellen Strunk ldquoA lot of wonderful effective and influential people have graduated from UABrsquos PT program so this means a lot to be included among the ranks of people that I respectrdquo said Curry Curry began working as a staff physical therapist at Lakeshore Hospital in 1984 where she ultimately served as the Director of Therapy Services (most years with the name Beth Dozier) In 2008 she joined Lakeshore Foundation in her current role as CPO plus she serves as a Health Care Specialist for the National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) From 1997 ndash 2002 she was an ap-pointed member of the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy ldquoMarilyn Gossman Shirley Shaddeau and Dot Pinkston were so influential to me when I was in school and then beyondrdquo said Curry ldquoMost of my career has been about leadership and I learned so much about integrity leadership and communication skills from them Those lessons and their influence helped mold who I am todayrdquo Curry recieved the award during the UAB Doctor of Physical Therapy graduation ceremony on Nov 18 2014 at 2 pm at the Alys Ste-phens Center on UABrsquos campus Beth also addressed the graduates and attendees at this ceremony

Beth Curry receives UAB Physical Therapy Alumni Leadership Award

Beth Curry

Page 8 Physical Therapy Alumni News

Dale Yake Named as Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Dale Yake (PT Class of 1992) was named as one of the SHP Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients at the Alumni Award Ceremo-

nies held on Friday October 3 2014 at the UAB Alumni House Yake is founder and Chief Executive Officer of PT Solutions Physical

Therapy a rehabilitation company spanning across seven states with seventy-five points of service from Illinois to Florida PT

Solutions includes freestanding outpatient clinics and joint ventures with hospitals to develop outpatient clinics and manage inpa-

tient rehabilitation Additionally Yake serves as PT Solutionsrsquo Orthopaedic Residency Program Director the program is a yearlong

postdoctoral program that also publishes clinical research based on physical therapy efficacy

Originally from the Pittsburgh area Yake is a graduate of Allegheny College in Pennsylvania In 1992 Yake graduated from the

University of Alabama at Birmingham with a degree in physical therapy and he later earned a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from

Rocky Mountain University School of Health Related Professions located in Provo Utah

Yake has been involved in the physical therapy profession since graduation from UAB in multiple roles including Physical Therapy

Association Secretary Delegate Governmental Affairs Chairperson and efforts to raise awareness of physical therapy and advocacy

for its continued development Furthermore Yake worked as a physical therapist in the PGA LPGA Womenrsquos Tennis NHL MLB

and NFL ranks in his career

Outside of the profession Yake has a passion for endurance sports and is a four-time Ironman triathlete and Yake and his wife

Emily who is also a UAB graduate have developed The Race Because Foundation to raise money for disadvantaged andor physi-

cally challenged children Yake has served on the Board of Directors for the Arthritis Foundation Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Big Brothers Big Sisters and American Heart Association

Yakersquos relationship with UAB continues with his clinical teaching and PT Solutions frequently employs and trains a multitude of

UAB graduates

Yake and his wife live in Marietta Georgia and have three children Abigail Aidan and Finley Yakersquos time at UAB continues to

influence decisions that impact society to improve the healthcare of our youth and advance physical therapy through an expecta-

tion of clinical excellence and investigation ldquoI am forever grateful for the influence my faculty at UAB has had on my clinical and

professional view particularly the late Marilyn Gossmanrdquo

Dale Yake Distinguished Alumni Award

Physical Therapy students win Lakeshorersquos Amazing Race

Four students from the UAB Doctor of Physical Therapy program Alisa Courtney James Crockett Krysta Posid and Will Scogin won the 2014 Lakeshorersquos Amazing Race Their team sponsored by AMBUCS Birmingham beat 29 teams in a race to complete 13 interactive challenges around the Lakeshore Foundationrsquos 45-acre campus in Birmingham And they helped the Lakeshore Foundation raise more than $58000 The PT team only learned they were competing in the race two days before the event ldquoWhat set us apart from the other teams was our teamworkrdquo said James Crockett a first-year student in the DPT program ldquoThe DPT program really emphasizes collaboration through team-based learning (TBL) and that strengthened our ability to work with each other efficiently and effectivelyrdquo

Posid Crockett Courtney Scogin and AMBUCS Executive Director Bog Lochamy Photo Courtesy Lakeshore Foundation

The 13 interactive challenges were designed to give the participants a glimpse at what life is like for those with disabilities The events included wheelchair tennis bicycling with only hand pedals a 4x200 wheelchair relay blindfolded yoga one-arm kayaking and Scooter Bowling (two members on scooters two members pushing into oversized bowling pins) ldquoThere was no specific order to complete the tasks and we were not told where each station was so a lot of the race dealt with deciding where to look and whether or not to wait at a station or come back to itrdquo said Crockett ldquoWe won by less than a minute so if we had done anything differently it may not have worked out for usrdquo

Crockett also credited classmates that supported the team at the event with providing ldquothe extra push we neededrdquo Lindsay Boggan Samantha (Sam) Brenz Alyssa Glover Erin Lehnert Wes May Jacob McGregor and Tara Scogin also first-year DPT students were the lsquocheerleadersrsquo of the DPT team

Posid Crockett in Scooter Bowling

Scogin in Wheelchair RaceThe victory earns the DPT team a Birmingham Barons suite package for a 2014 game

The DPT program is based in the Department of Physical Therapy within the School of Health Professions The UAB Lakeshore Foundation Research Collaborative is a world-class research program designed to conduct and promote comprehensive rehabil-itative science research AMBUCS Birmingham who sponsored the winning PT team is a non-profit that helps children and others with disabilities achieve mobility and independence through AmTryke therapeutic tricycles and much more You can find them online at httpwwwbirminghamambucsorg The Lakeshore Foundation has helped advance and promote physical fitness for people with disabilities since 1984 Learn more at httpwwwlakeshoreorg

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ldquoMDA Summer Camprdquo by Jennifer Christy PT PhD

Jennifer please come to the cabin and rub my legs and my backrdquo This common request made by the campers at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Summer Camp is music to my ears since I know it is because the kids have been active all day swimming riding the zip-line dancing and doing other fun activities that they would not typically do I am beyond privileged to serve as the Camp Physical Therapist each year at a week-long camp for chil-dren with neuromuscular diseases As a new graduate physical therapist in Louisiana I treated children of all ages and abilities who had disor-ders that affected their movement My job was to help them to move better feel better and meet their movement related goals Among my patients were two brothers with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy who introduced me to a whole new world the MDA Summer Camp The MDA is a non-profit organization devoted to research and service for individuals who are diagnosed with a form of neuromuscular disease Currently the MDA covers 91 types of diseases The MDA also funds SUMMER CAMP

When I return to UAB each year after my week at camp I cannot help but incorporate camp experiences into teaching moments for the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program to hopefully encourage the students to become MDA camp counselors when they graduate This year the UAB Occupational Thera-py students and faculty attended the carnival at camp where they provided fun adapted games which the campers loved A UAB DPT graduate Alison Barnard class of 2010 served as a counselor for 3 camps Alison was recently accepted to a PhD program at the University of Florida where she will conduct research related to Duchene Muscular Dystrophy Alison and I both look forward to camp each year where we are refreshed by the invaluable life experiences and relationships that cannot be experienced anywhere else

Jennifer Christy PT PhD and camper

MDA Summer Camp at Camp ASCCA MDA

Summer Camp is a haven for the campers who look forward to camp week all year The camp is staffed by MDA staff as well as volunteers to include a counselor for each camper medical doctors nurses and physical therapists To pass through the gates of camp is to leave the cares of the world behind and to enter a world where there is no DISABILITY only ABILITY The campers have a large range of abilities and diagnoses Some are ambulatory while others have difficulty moving their legs and arms Regardless of ability if a camper wants to do an activity the volunteers make it happen and make sure that the campers are having a good time and are safe The campers are positive gra-cious and rarely complain The volunteers leave with a sense that they have gained more than they have given My service as the Camp PT for the Alabama MDA Summer Camp is supported by the UAB Department of Physi-cal Therapy School of Health Professions and 2014 marked my 18th camp As the Camp PT I instruct the coun-selors on proper and safe lifting and transfer techniques as well as how to perform daily range of motion and stretching exercises for the campers I am also available to help the counselors who become sore and tired from the physical work involved with the day to day requirements of caring for campers Camp is held at the Alabama Special Camp for Children and Adults (Camp ASCCA) located on Lake Martin a facility unlike any that I have ever seen Camp ASCCA is com-pletely wheelchair accessible Every camper has the opportunity to participate in activities such as zip line horseback riding swimming tubing fishing canoeing arts and crafts and archery

Alison Barnard Jennifer Christy and camper

Wersquore on the Web wwwuabedupt

Department of Physical Therapy SHPB 360 1720 2nd Avenue South Birmingham AL 35294 Phone 205-934-3566 Fax 205-975-7787