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Letter From the Chair Greetings, everyone, and welcome toour fourth annual electronic alumninewsletter. I am pleased to have thisopportunity to update you on ouractivities since last year at this time. PT Curricula

In December 2016, our last class of MSPT students(Class of 2017) concluded their degree requirements.Some students have elected to remain through Spring2017 to take an elective course in ethics and practice inthe US health care system, or to participate in furthertraining in the PT Center for Clinical Education and HealthPromotion. In June 2016, our first class of DPT students matriculatedinto the new DPT curriculum. For further information onthe curriculum, watch this video introduction. With the graduation in January 2017 of the DPT Class of2017, the Class of 2018 moves into its final year ofacademic and clinical courses in the original DPTcurriculum. For fun, visit YouTube and check out theClass of ‘17’s homage to their time at the Institute – aparody of “Work It.” Our Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic PhysicalTherapy program continues to grow. We have fiveresidents this year at three different facilities (MassGeneral, Spaulding Framingham, and Bay State PhysicalTherapy). This coming year we will be adding a sixthresident and a fourth site at Brigham and Women's/MassGeneral Health Care Center in Foxboro. Transitions The issue of the gray wave in higher education ishitting the Institute and the PT Department. In June, theInstitute’s President, Dr. Jan Bellack, will retire, followedat the end of August by the Chair of CommunicationSciences and Disorders, Dr. Gregg Lof. Retiring fromactive duty in the PT Department are Dr. MarianneBeninato (after 22 years at the Institute), Dr. PamelaLevangie (after seven years at the Institute), and Dr.Janet Callahan (after five years at the Institute). Searchesare currently underway for faculty and for a new Chair. Inthe 2018 Newsletter, we will tell you more about theretirees and, hopefully, the new Chair can introduceherself or himself in the next Letter From the Chair!

Faculty to Present at CSM 2017Several Institute faculty will bepresenting during the APTA'sCombined Sections Meeting inSan Antonio on February 15–18, 2017. They are: DianeJette, Jane Baldwin, KeshrieNaidoo, Janet Callahan, DavidSelkowitz, Marianne Beninato,and Donna Applebaum.

Complete list of presentations.

Join Us at Our ReceptionOur annual Alumni Reception is on Thursday, February16, from 6:30–8:00 p.m. at the Hilton, La Condessa. Hopeyou can make it.

Celebrate the IHP’s 40th!

The Institute in 2017 is celebrating its 40thanniversary, and we’re looking for memories of yourtime at the school that will be included in our VirtualTime Capsule.

PT Program is Top-Rated in New England, 8th in Country

The Doctor of Physical Therapyprogram is now ranked 8th in thecountry by U.S. News & WorldReport, and it is the top-ratedprogram in New England.

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Faculty News PT faculty continue to be productive members of ourprofessional community. During the 2016 calendar year,faculty published nine papers in peer-reviewed journals(with seven more accepted or in press) and made 28presentations at state, regional, national, andinternational professional venues. The majority of our 17faculty are also serving on or leading professional groupswithin our large professional organization, including Dr.Diane Jette’s appointment this year as Deputy Editor ofPhysical Therapy. Congratulations also go to Dr. SaraKnox, who celebrated successful completion of her PhDin Health Sciences from Nova Southeastern University inDecember. Hope to See You at CSM! If you are going to be at the 2017 Combined SectionsMeeting (CSM) in San Antonio this coming week, pleaselook for faculty at their presentations. The Institute’sAlumni Reception will be on Thursday, February 16 from6:30 pm-8:00 pm at the Hilton, La Condessa. We’d love tosee you. As always, we invite you to keep in touch about what youare doing, send any suggestions or ideas you may havefor us or our programs, and answer questions from youabout how you can get involved in the DPT program as alab instructor, facilitator, or at a clinical site for experientiallearning. Have a great 2017! Best Regards,

Pamela K. Levangie, DPT, DSc, FAPTA Professor and Chair Department of Physical Therapy

PT Awards at 2016 Commencement

Students, faculty, and alumni received several awardsat the 2016 Commencement.

PT In The NewsDPT student Mollie Frederiksen performed in the NorthShore Civic Ballet’s s annual "12 Dancers Dancing ... AChristmas in Cambridge" holiday event on December16-17.

Student Trips During Break

• A group of seven physical therapy students travelled toGuatemala and Honduras to work in clinics with the non-profit MoveTogether. Assistant Professor Jane Baldwintweeted several times during the trip.

• An interprofessional group composed of eight studentsfrom physical therapy and the IHP's other four programsspent a month participating in clinical experiences inSouth India with School of Nursing Associate ProfessorElissa Ladd and Occupational Therapy AssociateProfessor Mary Hildebrand.

PublicationsAssociate Professor Douglas Gross, co-author: “The

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Annual DPT Pinning Ceremony

Sixty-nine members of the Doctor of Physical TherapyClass of 2019 received IHP pins and listened to JulieKoskey, Coordinator of Clinical Education and a seniorphysical therapist at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, give thekeynote speech on September 23 at the department’sPinning Ceremony. Kellianne Josephsen and AnaSanchez Perez, both of whom are 2016 DPT graduates,provided tips about their time as an IHP student.Facebook album.

MSPT Students Get Pinned

Students in the Master of Science in Physical TherapyClass of 2017 held their pinning ceremony on December2. The students presented their scholarly work at theevent, which was followed by a reception.

Celebrating Diwali

Association of Forefoot Varus Deformity withPatellofemoral Cartilage Damage in Older AdultCadavers.” The Anatomical Record.

Professor and Associate PT Chair Diane Jette, author:"Physical Therapy Student Loan Debt." PhysicalTherapy.

Associate Professor Tracy Brudvig, first author, ProfessorAnthony Guarino and former faculty D.J Mattson, co-authors: "Critical Thinking Skills and Learning Styles inEntry-Level Doctor of Physical Therapy Students."Journal of Physical Therapy Education.

PhD Research Fellow Erin Futrell, co-author: "GaitRetraining: Altering the Fingerprint of Gait." PhysicalMedicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America.

PhD Research Fellow Tamra Keeney, first author,Professor Alan Jette, co-author: "Spinal Cord InjuryFunctional Index: Ability to Detect Change." Archives ofPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Associate Professor David M. Selkowitz, first author:"Comparison of Electromyographic Activity of theSuperior and Inferior Portions of the Gluteus MaximusMuscle During Common Therapeutic Exercises." Journalof Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.

Associate Professor K. Douglas Gross, co-author: "ArePressure Time Integral and Cumulative Plantar StressRelated to First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Pain? ResultsFrom a Community-Based Study." Arthritis Care &Research.

Assistant Professor Kelly Macauley, first author:"Perceptions of an International InterprofessionalEducation Experience: Findings from Students Based inEurope and North America." Journal ofInterprofessional Care.

Associate Professor David Selkowitz, co-author:"Comparison of EMG Activity of the Superior and InferiorPortions of the Gluteus Maximus Muscle During CommonTherapeutic Exercises." Journal of Orthopaedic SportsPhysical Therapy.

Associate Professor Elise Townsend, co-author:"Supported Standing in Boys With Duchenne MuscularDystrophy." Pediatric Physical Therapy.

Elevating Practice Faculty Emmanuel Yung, co-author:"Immediate and Short-Term Response to PosteriorPressures Versus Lateral Glides in Patients with NeckPain: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial." Manual TherapyJournal.

Elevating Practice Faculty Emmanuel Yung, co-author: "ARandomized, Placebo-Controlled, CardiovascularResponse Comparison of Unilateral Posterior-to-Anteriorly Directed Mobilization of the Neck in Pain-FreeAdults." Manual Therapy Journal.

Assistant Professor Kelly Macauley, co-author:"Perceptions of an International Interprofessional

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More than 50 students, staff, and faculty enjoyed a nightof cultural learning, dancing, and an Indian feast at theInstitute’s Diwali celebration on November 3. A wonderfulcultural event and a major festival of Hinduism, Diwalisignifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil,knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair. Thisannual event was hosted by the students in the Master ofScience in Physical Therapy program and the Office ofStudent and Alumni Services.

PT Students Among Those Who Volunteer With Special Townies

A group of IHP students, led by Occupational TherapyAssociate Professor Andrea Fairman, School of NursingAssistant Professor Mary Thompson, and PhysicalTherapy Assistant Professor Laura Plummer, delivered aweeklong “Transitions Camp" in late August 2016 forchildren with special needs. Many of these children havedifficulties with transitions, especially with the majorchanges in daily routines moving from summer vacationinto the school year. This interprofessional program washeld in collaboration with Special Townies, aCharlestown non-profit organization that provides supportto families with special needs children and youth.Students from the nursing, occupational therapy, andphysical therapy programs provided support to thecampers in a variety of activities designed to addressindividualized goals to get them ready for the new schoolyear.

Class of 2016 Grad to Run Boston

Education Experience: Findings from Students Based inEurope and North America." Journal ofInterprofessional Care.

Professor Marianne Beninato, co-author: "The FunctionalGait Assessment in Older Adults: Validation ThroughRasch Modeling." Physical Therapy.

Associate Professor Elise Townsend, co-author:"Supported Standing in Boys With Duchenne MuscularDystrophy." Pediatric Physical Therapy.

Earn Your PhD at the IHPThe PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences is designed forclinically certified/licensed health care professionals inPhysical Therapy as well as several other healthdisciplines who wish to acquire the advanced knowledgeand skills to conduct clinical research with an emphasison assessing clinical outcomes in rehabilitation. DoctoralFellowships to cover most of the program costs areavailable for up to six qualified candidates. Emailmlnicholas@mghihp.edu or visit www.mghihp.edu/phdfor more information.

IHP Only College in Boston Namedto Chronicle's Honor Roll

The IHP was the only college inthe City of Boston named to theHonor Roll in the 2016 Chronicleof Higher Education “GreatColleges to Work For” survey. It isthe third consecutive year theschool has made the publication’shighest level, and the seventhstraight year named a Great

College.

Alumni CornerAlumni Award NominationsAccepted Through March 20Know an alumnus who’s doing extraordinary things? If so,please nominate him/her for either the Bette Ann Harris’83 Distinguished Alumni Award or the Emerging LeaderAlumni Award, both of which will be presented during2017 Commencement ceremonies on May 6.

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Marathon for Team IHPAlumna Nina Freitas, PT ’16, will berunning in the 2017 Boston Marathonas members of Team IHP. This will bethe seventh year the school hashosted a team, during which timemore than $100,000 has been raisedto support scholarships and othercauses at the Institute. You can helpNina reach her goal.

On Board Jackie Tang Clinical Education Program Coordinator

Christopher Clock Instructor

Sheila Regan Program Manager

Promotion Caitlin Fitzgerald Assistant Professor

Please submit suggestions or comments about anyissue at the IHP to President Bellack's onlinesuggestion box, Institute Input.

We invite you to become part of our expanding onlinealumni community by joining IHP's LinkedIn, Facebook,and other social media to keep up with your MGHInstitute classmates and fellow graduates.

Library Resources for AlumniMGH Institute alumni have access to journals, databases,and other research resources at the Institute’s AlumniLibrary Resources section. This robust section is sureto meet many of your research needs. Contact IHPLibrarian Jessica Bell with questions or for assistance.

Career Support Available Making a career move? Needyour resume updated? Need toprepare for an upcominginterview? Check out IHP’scareer resources website andstart moving forward now.

Wanted: Lab Instructors, TeachingAssistants, and Clinical InstructorsWe are seeking physical therapists to assist in clinicalskills laboratories, to serve as facilitators for small groupdiscussions, or to supervise students in the Institute's pro-bono PT Center for Clinical Education and HealthPromotion. Some (but not all) activities require weekly timecommitments of two to six hours per week during a 13-week semester; however, there are also options toidentify selected three-hour opportunities. While needsvary by semester, we are looking for practitioners withexperience in a variety of content areas including Neuro,Cardiopulmonary, and Musculoskeletal, among others.Contact Program Manager Sheila Regan for moreinformation.

Tell Us About Your Life!We invite you to submit a class note to share with yourfellow alumni what is happening in your world. Thisincludes such things as new jobs and promotions,professional presentations given, and awards, along withmarriage photos, and photos of you with your new baby.We’ll include them in an upcoming issue of the MGHInstitute magazine.

Feedback, Tips, Ideas, Etc.

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Please forward items of interest to PT News editorJohn Shaw.

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