{"id":3975,"date":"2018-12-06T11:19:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T16:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/?p=3975"},"modified":"2018-12-06T16:23:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T21:23:24","slug":"third-year-student-driven-to-serve-children-abroad-who-face-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/2018\/12\/third-year-student-driven-to-serve-children-abroad-who-face-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Third-Year Doctor of Physical Therapy Student Deanna Sipes Driven to Serve Children Abroad Who Face Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iw0qCGYFpUM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 0=\"allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Deanna Sipes, a third-year student in the Division of Physical Therapy, integrates service into her life, and it&#8217;s a mission she hopes to continue when she earns her Doctor of Physical Therapy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;s very important within this profession,&#8221; Sipes said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a very giving profession.&#8221; Sipes&#8217;s family is from Venezuela, and she said it&#8217;s important to take her passion for service learning abroad because of that personal connection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Working with kids with disabilities is very different than in the United States,&#8221; Sipes explained. &#8220;A lot of children with disabilities don&#8217;t get the medical attention and treatment they need. 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