{"id":10329,"date":"2025-01-07T15:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T20:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=10329"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:15:35","slug":"janet-bettger-scd-ms-faha","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/directory\/janet-bettger-scd-ms-faha\/","title":{"rendered":"Janet Bettger, ScD, MS, FAHA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"directory-post-content\">\n<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"block\"> <span data-huuid=\"6576261045065876798\">Doctor of Science<\/span>: <span class=\"t\">Boston University<\/span> (<span class=\"y\">2006)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Areas of Interest<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health service research<\/li>\n<li>Reducing the burden of disease and disability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<p>Search for publications on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/myncbi\/1TaU90f3RRHsT8\/bibliography\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyNCBI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"media alt-media\">\n        \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/uncategorized\/pmr-receives-unc-innovation-pilot-award-ai-driven-physical-therapy-project\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2024\/11\/bettger_janet2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/uncategorized\/pmr-receives-unc-innovation-pilot-award-ai-driven-physical-therapy-project\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"PM&amp;R receives UNC Innovation Pilot Award AI-Driven Physical Therapy Project\">\n                                    PM&amp;R receives UNC Innovation Pilot Award AI-Driven Physical Therapy Project<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The Department of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation (PM&amp;R) at UNC has been awarded the UNC Innovation Pilot Award for its project: \u201cPiloting the Use of Advanced AI for Physical Therapy Treatment.\u201d Proposals were sought from faculty and staff across UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine to highlight innovations in areas such as care &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/uncategorized\/pmr-receives-unc-innovation-pilot-award-ai-driven-physical-therapy-project\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about PM&amp;R receives UNC Innovation Pilot Award AI-Driven Physical Therapy Project\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n    \n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/category\/news\/\">View all news<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Doctor of Science: Boston University (2006) Areas of Interest Health service research Reducing the burden of disease and disability Publications Search for publications on MyNCBI. 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