News

IHL Exec. Director Receives Dr. John Mennell Service Award!

Congratulations to the Executive Director of the Brooks IHL, Bob Rowe, PT, DPT, DMT, MHS, FAAOMPT on being the honored recipient of the 2017 AAOMPT Dr. John Mennell Service Award!

The purpose of the award is to honor individuals whose contributions to the advancement of orthopaedic manual physical therapy’s role in management of musculoskeletal disorders have been of exceptional value.

Residency Coordinator Elected as Director to the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Congratulations to Jacqueline Osborne, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA on being elected Director of the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy! Dr. Osborne currently serves as the Coordinator for the Geriatric Residency Program at the Brooks Institute of Higher Learning. She serves the Florida Physical Therapy Association, the American Physical Therapy Association, the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education, and the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties in many capacities and we are looking forward to the positive contributions she will bring to the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy in her new role. 

2017 Residency and Fellowship Graduates Accepted to Present at National Conferences

Many graduates from the Brooks IHL Residency and Fellowship class of 2017 have recently been accepted to present at the 2017 American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference and/or the 2018 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting! 

2017 AAOMPT Annual Conference:

Tava Buck, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT – Brooks IHL Orthopaedic Residency and OMPT Fellowship Graduate
Poster Presentation

Lauren Nielsen, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT – Brooks IHL Orthopaedic Residency and OMPT Fellowship Graduate
Educational Session

2018 APTA CSM

Angela Link, PT, DPT – Brooks IL Neurologic Residency Graduate
Poster Presentation

David Eldridge, PT, DPT, OCS – Brooks IHL Orthopaedic Residency Graduate & OMPT Fellow-in-Training
Poster Presentation

Heather Gosselin, PT, DPT – Brooks IHL Neurologic Residency Graduate
Poster Presentation

Justin Zych, PT, DPT – Brooks IHL Orthopaedic Residency Graduate & OMPT Fellow-in-Training
Poster Presentation

Kelly Tusha, PT, DPT – Brooks IHL Women’s Health Residency Graduate
2 Poster Presentations

Maureen Cron, PT, DPT – Brooks IHL Neurologic Residency Graduate
2 Poster Presentations

Monika Stefanowicz, PT, DPT – Brooks IHL Women’s Health Residency Graduate
Poster & Platform Presentation

Ryann Cahill, PT, DPT – Brooks IHL Neurologic Residency Graduate
Poster Presentation

Brooks IHL CEU Instructor Published in PTJ!

Join us in congratulating Brooks IHL CEU Instructor, Dr. Jill Boissonnault, on her publication in the Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association! View the abstract of "Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior Directed Towards United Stated Physical Therapy Clinicians and Students; Prevalence and Risk" by Clicking Here. 

Brooks IHL Residency Graduates Receive Specialty Certification

Congratulations graduates for your recent achievement in receiving the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialty Certification or are now Board Certified in Physical Rehabilitation by the American Occupational Therapy Association!

• Orthopaedic Certified Specialists: Antonio Nogueras, Brenden Pelletier, Brittany Wycoff, David Eldridge, Kyle Rice, and Margaret Mueller 
• Pediatric Certified Specialists: Elizabeth Miller, Kelly Delaney, and Melanie Cohen
• Geriatric Certified Specialists: Bonnie Rogulj, Dana Brown, Emily Buras, Nelly Padilla, and Susanna Hearn
• Neurologic Certified Specialists: Christina Popp, Donna McMahan, and Staci Balkan
• AOTA Board Certification in Physical Rehabilitation: Michael Braun 

Geriatric Residency Program Receives 10 Year Re-Accreditation

Brooks IHL Geriatric Residency Program receives 10 year re-accreditation by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education! 

For more information on the Brooks IHL Residency & Fellowship Programs and admissions, please click here. 

CI Instructor of the Year

Brooks IHL Clinical Student Internship Program Clinical Instructor of the Year! 

Tava Buck, PT, DPT, OCS
Brooks IHL/UNF Orthopaedic Residency Graduate 
Brooks IHL/UNF OMPT Fellow-in-Training

Nominated by numerous of her clinical student interns, Dr. Buck is the recipient of the 2016 CI of the Year Award. She has demonstrated excellence in the areas of Clinical Knowledge Base, Excellent Educator, Communication, Professionalism, Service, and Accountability.

Brooks IHL Neurologic Resident Publishes Case Report!

Brooks IHL Neurologic Resident Publishes Case Report!

Congratulations to Lauren Surdyke, PT, DPT, on the recent publication in Case Reports in Neurological Medicine! Dr. Surdyke began this case report when she was a student at Brooks Rehabilitation in 2014. With the assistance of her IHL mentors Jennifer Fernandez, Pamela Spigel, and Hannah Foster, Lauren has reached final publication. Click here to view the article! 

Brooks IHL Neurologic Residency Now AOTA Approved!

Residents who successfully complete a program with an Approved Residency Site will be eligible to apply for AOTA Board Certification with 3 years of practice instead of the typical requisite of 5 years.

To view more information on the program and admissions process, click here. 

Brooks IHL Faculty and OMPT Fellow-in-Training Awarded $15,000 Grant

Jason Beneciuk PT, PhD, MPH, Tava Buck, PT, DPT, OCS and a stakeholder team consisting of patients, caregivers and clinicians were recently approved for a $14,864 award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support a project on capacity building and community engagement. 

This project will focus on building the community and capacity to improve patient healthcare experiences for musculoskeletal pain with specific emphasis on the role of physical therapy and identifying processes in care most important to key stakeholders.

PCORI is an independent, non-profit organization authorized by Congress in 2010 to fund comparative effectiveness research that will provide patients, their caregivers, and clinicians with the evidence needed to make better-informed health and healthcare decisions.

IHL Director, Bob Rowe, Elected to APTA Board of Directors

The Brooks IHL is honored and proud to announce that Robert (Bob) Rowe, PT, DPT, DMT, MHS, FAAOMPT has been elected to the Board of Directors for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Dr. Rowe is currently the Director of the Brooks Institute of Higher Learning, and also serves as the Fellowship Coordinator for the Brooks Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship. Dr. Rowe has been with Brooks Rehabilitation for 9 years, and has since led the development of 6 residency programs, 1 manual therapy fellowship, a clinical continuing education program with over 70 course offerings each year, a clinical student internship program that accepts over 300 students annually, a Systems Clinical Advisory Panel (S-CAP), and countless professional development programs for Brooks clinicians. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rowe on this incredible opportunity to influence the Physical Therapy profession!