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PORTLAND, Maine

Michael Sheldon and William McCormick present at American Physical Therapy Association conference

Michael Sheldon, Ph.D., PT, associate professor and program director for the UNE Department of Physical Therapy, and William McCormick, M.S., PT, co-owner of the Medically Oriented Gym (MOG) in South Portland presented at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Educational Leadership Conference in Kansas City, MO.

The purpose of the conference is to share innovative educational practices in physical therapy education. Their presentation, “Preparing Physical Therapy Students to Deliver Interprofessional Community-Based Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Programs: Collaboration Between a DPT Program and a Medically-Oriented Gym” highlighted some of the innovative and interprofessional teaching and learning activities, community health programs and research projects that have been developed between the Department of Physical Therapy and the MOG.

 Feedback from conference attendees affirmed that UNE is participating in cutting-edge work that not only prepares physical therapy students for success in the profession, but also reflects the increasing focus on health promotion, prevention and wellness in the United States.

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.