Category: Physical Therapy

UNMC DPT Program making an impact with Lifestyle Medicine

by Tessa Wells, PT, DPT It’s no secret that the healthcare sector in the United States is a challenging environment to be in, regardless of your role. The population is getting sicker, the costs are rising higher, and provider morale is dipping lower. A few years ago, the UNMC physical therapy education program asked a […]

Jul 9, 2024

Welcome new faculty: Brad Dexter, PT, DPT

Brad Dexter, PT, DPT, Class of 2011 alum, recently joined our physical therapy program as an assistant professor. Here’s more about Dr. Dexter in his own words: With 13 years as a practicing physical therapist at Quality Living, Inc. (QLI), I developed expertise in neurological rehabilitation such as brain and spinal cord injuries and as […]

Jul 2, 2024

Bills Completes Wound Treatment Associate Program

by the Physical Therapy Program Please join us in congratulating Sara Bills, DPT, assistant professor and associate director of the physical therapy program, on completing the Wound Treatment Associate Program offered through the UNMC College of Nursing’s Continuing interProfessional Development and Innovation Office. The WTA Program was developed by the Wound Ostomy Continence Society to […]

Feb 16, 2024