Students in physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) at MBU’s Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences continue to use their growing professional expertise to build connections and understanding through community projects and events.
The summer and fall terms have seen PT and OT students involved in several programs to support the health and wellness of different populations, including schoolchildren, senior citizens, individuals in wheelchairs, and children who have experienced a burn-related injury.
Community partnerships are key to these events, as OT students engage with opportunities at the Allegheny Mountain Institute Farm at Augusta Health and local schools like Wenonah Elementary School in Waynesboro. PT students recently leveraged the nationally recognized PT Day of Service to conduct fall risk screenings for 78 local adults 55 and older, in partnership with Augusta Health Fitness Center and Augusta Health Therapy Services.