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Student Profile: Alicia Terry Jones
Profile | May 11, 2023
As she pursues her doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD), Alicia Terry Jones is focused on her goal of working in an elementary school setting to help fill the gap of OT professionals in schools, as well as giving back to her community by providing resources to people of color to increase their access to care.
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Annual Big Give Breaks Record
Feature | Mar 14, 2023
This year marks the Big Give’s fifth anniversary. And the New York Tech community celebrated in a big way, bringing in $415,915 from 939 donors.
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Students Raise Money for Refugee Artists
Feature | Feb 17, 2023
School of Health Professions students traveled to Athens, Greece, last summer, where they worked with displaced refugees in art therapy workshops. On February 10, the students took to a local Boys and Girls Club to display the artwork and donate proceeds to the artists.
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D.P.T. Class of 2025 Receives Their White Coats
Feature | Feb 14, 2023
The School of Health Profession’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2025 gathered in Riland Auditorium to receive their white coats, marking the start of their journey as physical therapists.
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Improving Health, One Posture Check at a Time
Feature | Jan 25, 2023
The School of Health Professions’ Department of Physical Therapy has long been a source of information about how to improve body movement to recover from, and ideally avoid, injury. With its service initiative, Posture Patrol, physical therapy students are working to improve the posture, and health, of the New York Tech community, one member at a time.
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News Byte: Future Nurses Receive White Coats
Feature | Nov 02, 2022
Students in the nursing program’s Class of 2024 received their white coats during a ceremony on October 19.
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A Spooktacular Pumpkin Carving Contest
Feature | Oct 25, 2022
On October 18, the Long Island campus was a ghoulish sight. Students, faculty, and staff in NYITCOM and the School of Health Professions participated in their seventh annual pumpkin carving contest.
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D.P.T. Grads Score Highly on Licensure Exams
Feature | Aug 29, 2022
The School of Health Professions celebrates the success of its Class of 2022 physical therapy graduates, who passed their licensure exams with flying colors.
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Your Fitness Class May Boost Thinking Skills
Feature | Jul 25, 2022
A study by New York Tech researchers analyzes whether instructor-led vs. self-paced exercise offers greater “brain-boosting” benefits.
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School of Health Professions Students Showcase Their Scholarly Work
Feature | May 27, 2022
Students pursuing master’s degrees in physician assistant studies and occupational therapy and doctorates in physical therapy presented their research findings at the School of Health Professions’ annual Aletheia Research Symposium.
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