After 30 years of dedicated service, Awilda Haskins, Associate Professor of the Department of Physic

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After 30 years of dedicated service, Awilda
Haskins, Associate Professor of the Department of
Physical Therapy, is retiring from Florida
International University.
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FIU Physical Therapy- MISSION

• Meet the physical therapy needs of the local,
  state, national, and international community by
• providing entry-level and post-professional
  physical therapy education
• advancing the knowledge base of physical therapy,
• developing innovative model physical therapy
  service programs, and
• providing ethnically diverse physical therapy
  practitioners poised to help eliminate health
  disparities by providing culturally competent
  health care.

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FIU Physical Therapy History

• One of the first four health programs established
  when FIU opened in 1972.
• First class of 20 students graduated in 1975 with
  a BS in PT.
• The Commission of Accreditation of Physical
  Therapy Education (CAPTE) has accredited the
  program since 1975.
• The last class to receive an undergraduate BS in
  PT entered in 1998 and graduated in 2000
• Currently PT is a graduate program leading to a
  Masters of Science Degree in Physical Therapy

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Class of 1976
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Class of 1980
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Willie and Ruth Purtillo 1993
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FIU Physical Therapy-Present

• Faculty - 8
• Students- 48 admitted each Fall
• Degrees awarded each year 45
• Largest producer of PTs in SUS
• Nationwide, FIU PT graduates the largest
  percentage of minority and disadvantaged physical
  therapists

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FIU Physical Therapy- Present

• Curriculum features a progressive,
  problem-oriented approach and includes extensive
  coverage of the full range of basic medical
  sciences, clinical sciences, and hands-on skills
  relevant to the practice of physical therapy.
• 81-credit program takes 7 consecutive semesters
  to complete.
• Upon graduation, the students earn a Master of
  Science in Physical Therapy (MS) and are then
  eligible to apply for licensure anywhere in the
  United States.

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FIU Physical Therapy FACULTY

• 8 full-time faculty members.
• All 8 faculty are licensed physical therapists in
  the State of Florida.
• 5 (62.5) have doctoral degrees.
• Numerous adjunct faculty members teach in the
  department and are valued for the currency and
  clinical expertise they bring to the program.
• Elbaum and Cornely are Honors Fellows in the FIU
  Honors College
• All eligible faculty have earned TIP Excellence
  in Teaching Awards

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FIU Physical Therapy- CLINICAL EDUCATION

• 341 facilities, in 24 states, and 3 countries
• Four clinical internships based on student
  choice, a lottery system and programmatic needs
• 100 placement
• Lori Gusman selected as one of five Finalists for
  the FIU PRESIDENTIAL EXCELLANCE AWARD for her
  work in computerizing the entire clinical
  education data collection system (2006)

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Physical Therapy Research Overview

• The clinical and research interests of the
  faculty range from pediatrics to geriatrics and
  from neuroscience to biomechanics. 
• Several faculty members specialize in the impact
  of social, psychological, and cultural factors on
  health care delivery, health education, and
  motivation

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FIU Physical TherapyRESEARCH FOCUS

• Cornely-Home Health, Fall Prevention in Older
  Adults, Health Promotion, Sports Benefits for
  Persons with Disabilities, Tai Chi for Health,
  Balance dysfunction
• Elbaum- Rehabilitation Outcomes, Biomechanics and
  kinesiology, Evaluation of human motor
  performance
• Gusman- Clinical education outcomes
• Haskins- Cultural diversity, recruitment and
  retention of minority students and covert bias in
  the clinical setting.
• Rossi- Biomechanical and performance outcomes in
  knee arthroplasty
• Rose St Prix- Multicultural issues, Integrative
  Medicine, Recruitment/Retention.
• Roberts- Geriatrics, arthritis and fibromyalgia
• Bernstein- Technological directives in PT
  education and practice

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External Funding US and FIU Physical Therapy
Programs (Source Grant Funding APTA fact Sheet
2005)
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Physical Therapy Awards

• APTA National Minority Initiatives Award for 2006

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Congratulations Dr. Haskins

• In 2006, Dr. Haskins received over 94,000
  through a training grant from the Department of
  Health and Human Services, which provides
  scholarships for disadvantaged students!
• Since 1984, Dr. Haskins has brought in over
  1,800,000 for disadvantaged students!!

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FIU Physical Therapy Scholarships

• Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
• Greg Esposito/Pinecrest Hospital Memorial
  Scholarship
• Mercedes Zabaleta Memorial Scholarship
• Mary Hurst Memorial Scholarship

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FIU Physical Therapy- Diversity

• FIU PT national leader in cultural, racial, and
  ethnic diversity of its faculty and students.
  Healthy People 2010 focus to eliminate health
  disparities among racial and ethnic groups
• FIU PT is and will be a leading supplier of
  ethnically diverse physical therapy practitioners
  poised to help eliminate health disparities by
  providing culturally competent health care
• PT Students members of minority groups
• Nationwide 13
• FIU 80
• Faculty Members of minorities
• Nationwide 6
• FIU 37

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Special Thanks

• Helen Cornely
• Mark Rossi
• Lori Gusman
• Lisa Roberts
• Leonard Elbaum

• Colleen Rose- St. Prix
• Steve Bernstein
• Thomas Eberle
• Martha Bloyer
• Erasmo Alvarez

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Editors

• Katherine Cancino, SPT
• Damion Salmon, SPT
• Dean McIntosh, SPT

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In Memoriam

• Lynn Aroniss Cohen
• Rebecca Baltuskonis Whitlock
• Vivian Capezzuto
• John Scot Phillips
• Stephen Gottlieb
• Ted Vasil
• Roger Maharaj
• Sammie Helm
• Nicole Windel
• Mary Hurst
• Mercedes Zabaletta
• Luis Cahill
• Marvin Tassy

• Class of 1976
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• We will all miss you