Category: DHS News

Timothy “Tim” Eckard, PhD, joins the Division of Physical Therapy, one of the eight divisions within UNC’s Department of Health Sciences, following his time as associate professor with tenure in the Department of Physical Therapy at Western Carolina University (WCU), where he has been a faculty member since 2018. Eckard...

The study, titled “Postural Control Measurements to Predict Future Motor Impairment in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review”, included contributions from two UNC alumni, one UNC Neonatal Physical Therapy Fellowship alumnus, and two faculty members – Dr. Dana McCarty and Dr. Jessica Cassidy – from the Division of Physical Therapy in...

The Division of Physical Therapy, located within the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Health Sciences, hosted its first Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Exploratory Day on April 22nd  in Bondurant Hall. The full-day event aimed to extend the program’s reach to potential applicants and students from groups who are...

The University’s Office of the Provost has appointed Deborah Givens, the director of the Division of Physical Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS), as the inaugural Dr. Margaret Lee Moore Distinguished Professor in Physical Therapy. About Deborah Givens, PT, DPT, PhD Givens directs the top-ranked Doctor of...

The program jumped from previous ranks of #11 (unadjusted) and #16 (adjusted) in 2015.