Ounce of Prevention

An innovative collaboration between USC’s physical therapy and dentistry programs leads to work with less pain.

Ready Player One

USC physical therapy researcher teams up with computer scientist to develop voice-assisted device that provides gamified speech therapy for children with cerebral palsy.

Championing Physical Therapy

USC students have participated in several successful advocacy campaigns, including working to keep physical therapy designated as an essential health benefit within the Affordable Care Act and improving physical therapy access for California children with disabilities.

A Father's Love

USC’s interdisciplinary ALS clinic helps Shaun Kalpakoff prolong the onset of ALS’ devastating symptoms, giving the single father precious time to play with his 10-year-old son.

2 Days in the Life

With the advent of the new DPT@USC hybrid program, which began this summer, there are now two educational paths that ultimately converge into a USC doctor of physical therapy degree. In this issue, we asked first-year residential DPT student Cheri Chan DPT ’21 and first-year hybrid student Maya Acocella DPT ’21 to chronicle two days in their lives as USC DPT students to show how similar (and, in some cases, how different) the two educational paths are.

University of Southern California

USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

Ounce of Prevention

Ready Player One

Championing Physical Therapy

A Father's Love

2 Days in the Life

What a Relief

A Shoulder to Lean On

USC Reception at CSM in Washington D.C.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs

Biokinesiology Programs

Patient Care

Continuing Education

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