Graduate students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Misericordia University recently presented their capstone research projects at the 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium: Current Research in Physical Therapy in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall.
Among these students was Jessica Guido, a resident of Kutztown.
Guido and 55 other students had their doctorate degrees awarded to them at the 5th annual Misericordia University Winter Commencement Ceremony. The student researchers presented their work before an audience of clinical instructors on subjects that focused on musculoskeletal to neuromuscular disorders.
The two-day symposium in November provided 98 participants with specific learning objectives on 13 student-research groups that addressed topics such as concussions, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, dementia, Bell’s Palsy, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and more. It also included discussions on the subject matter. Each participant earned continuing education credits for completing the symposium.
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Misericordia University is a six and a half year professional program in which students receive a bachelor’s degree and a doctor of physical therapy degree. Undergraduate students complete the requirements for their bachelor’s degree during their first three and a half years of study in programs like biology, business administration, health care management, psychology, sport management and more. Students accepted into the Misericordia program as first-year students are guaranteed to progress into the graduate program as long as they are in good academic standing.
Misericordia also accepts transfer students into the doctoral program. Academically qualified students with a bachelor’s degree can complete the doctorate degree in three years.
For more information about the entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Misericordia University, please call 570-674-6400 or log on to www.misericordia.edu/pt. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1924, Misericordia University is Luzerne County’s first four-year college and offers 32 academic programs on the graduate and undergraduate levels in full and part-time formats. Misericordia University ranks in the top tier of the Best Regional Universities – North category of U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 edition of Best Colleges, and was designated a 2016 Best Northeastern College by the Princeton Review.
