“Hi, my name is Sarah and I’ll be your physical therapist today” is the phrase I am still not used to saying yet. I have been practicing as a PT in the inpatient rehab setting at Charleston Area Medical Center’s Medical Rehabilitation Unit for just over 2 months now....
WVPTA is pleased to introduce Dr. YuJen (Eugene) Chang as Chair of the Education Committee. Dr. Chang is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy at West Virginia University where he has been on faculty for 6 years. He received his master’s degree in...
APTA recently launched the Physical Therapy Moves Me campaign to target the next generation of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Through strategic efforts the campaign is designed to spread the word about the physical therapy profession and...
Recently APTA joined 108 other health care organizations in the attached letter to Congress outlining deep concerns about the recently released proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule that includes broad cuts to a wide range of providers. The letter...
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Dr. Ralph Utzman is Professor and Director of Clinical Education within the West Virginia University Division of Physical Therapy where he has been on faculty for over 25 years. Following his Bachelors in Physical Therapy, Ralph went on to earn a Masters in Public...
The WVPTA 2022 Annual Conference will occur September 23-25, 2022 at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, WV. President Scott Davis recently took to social media to explain the key factors in driving some changes in schedule and location. Tune in to the YouTube video to hear...
WVPTA members, if you are interested in serving your state association and members at large consider the role of Chair of the Education Committee. Key duties are noted below and further questions can be directed to Scott Davis at davis1090@marshall.edu or Melanie...
Author: Kari DiVito, PT, DPT As you can see, the face of an acute care PT has changed over the last year. I’ve been riding this COVID-19 wave since March 2020 and I am proud to announce that as of the end of May, I FINALLY no longer have a single infectious patient...
During our annual conference in April, WVPTA had the privilege of announcing Carrie Abraham as the recipient of the Nancy Tonkin Distinguished Service Award. This Award is given to a member whose contributions to the WVPTA are of exceptional and enduring value, just...
