Global Programs

CONGRATULATIONS TO Duke Physical Therapy and Geriatrics’ Faculty Dr. Jama Purser who has been awarded a 2-year Global Aging and Population Sciences Research grant from Duke's Global Health Institute.

DPT Student participates in medical outreach in Honduras!

GLOBAL OUTREACH

Our goal is to be a greater partner in the way physical therapy is practiced internationally through serving, learning and giving. To achieve this goal, we are striving to establish relationships and develop creative practice models through cooperative initiatives with clinics and practitioners that will:

Enable and promote the use of evidence in practice
Provide opportunities for Duke DPT interns to apply evidence-based practice techniques during their clinical experiences
Conduct interprofessional clinical research
Develop scholarships for Duke DPT interns with clinical internship sites
Offer continuing education for clinicians at Duke DPT clinical internship sites.

Objectives include:

Embracing the culture and providing volunteer assistance and engage in health oriented service learning.
Providing to those in need and enabling participants to gain a better understanding about barriers faced by other health care systems.
Establishing the participant’s role in the community as health care providers upon return to the United States.

Current initiatives:

NORWAY

Bergen University College of Physiotherapy

Pilot Project for Student Exchange – 2009-2010

HONDURAS

Medical Education Course

Two DPT students selected for travel in March 2009

Developing initiatives:

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE