UM SOM: Department of Physical Therapy
Leadership Maryland Selects PTRS Chair
Mary M. Rodgers, PT, PhD for Class of 2009
Press Release | Leadership MD Website
Mark Rogers, PT, PhD, FAPTA named Interim Chair of PTRS
Our Chair, Mary Rodgers, PT, PhD, FAPTA began a year of sabbatical on September 1, 2009. She will be taking advantage of a great opportunity at NIH, doing a fellowship with the National Institute of Bioimaging and Bioengineering in Bethesda. “I am very excited for this development opportunity, and look forward to returning as Chair next year with new perspectives and connections that will benefit the department,” said Dr. Rodgers before her departure.
During her absence, the department is being lead by Interim Chair Mark Rogers, PT, PhD, FAPTA. Mark, formerly at Northwestern University, joined the department as a professor last year. He recently received an R01 from the NIH/National Institute of Aging entitled "Lateral Stability and Falls in Aging (1R01AG029510-01A2)." This two-year grant, with a total cost of $1,171,416, is the first R01 ever for PTRS.
We wish Mark all the best with his new grant as well as his new department responsibilities.
A Tradition of Excellence
The University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science develops physical therapist practitioners and scholars to restore physical function and performance, prevent physical injury and disease and promote physical
We accomplish this through excellence and leadership in education, research and service.
The department offers an entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and a Ph.D. in Physical Rehabilitation Science.
Our students are a culturally and geographically diverse population with a variety of academic backgrounds.
If you would like to become a part of this history of excellence, please see the links on the left for information on applying to our program, becoming one of our instructors or making a gift to scholarship or development funds related to our department.
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