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The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program is a 3-year, 118-credit hour graduate program that reflects Emory & Henry’s core values of addressing issues of public concern through professions that contribute to the public good and educating professionals who are critical thinkers prepared to meet the challenges of a changing healthcare environment. 

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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/401-reedy-challenges-inaugural-class-of-dpt-students" title="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why" aria-label="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/4134_DPTCeremony.rev.1525558161.jpg" alt="The inaugural class of the School of Health Sciences Doctor of Physical Therapy." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/4134_DPTCeremony.rev.1525558161.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/4134_DPTCeremony.rev.1525558161.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/401-reedy-challenges-inaugural-class-of-dpt-students" title="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why" aria-label="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why">Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Emory & Henry College awarded its first-ever doctoral-level degrees on May 5, 2018. The 28 students graduated with a doctor of physical therapy degree from the Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences. This is the first doctoral-level academic degrees presented in the College’s 182-year history. <a href="/live/news/401-reedy-challenges-inaugural-class-of-dpt-students" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why" aria-label="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1046-go-baby-go-gives-another-set-of-wheels" title="Go Baby Go Gives Another Set of Wheels" aria-label="Go Baby Go Gives Another Set of Wheels"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.jpg" alt="School of Health Sciences students help Elise drive her modified car." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1367"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1046-go-baby-go-gives-another-set-of-wheels" title="Go Baby Go Gives Another Set of Wheels" aria-label="Go Baby Go Gives Another Set of Wheels">Go Baby Go Gives Another Set of Wheels</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The School of Health Sciences and Go Baby Go teamed up again to give a car to toddler Elise Mullins of Marion, Va. <a href="/live/news/1046-go-baby-go-gives-another-set-of-wheels" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Go Baby Go Gives Another Set of Wheels" aria-label="Go Baby Go Gives Another Set of Wheels">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/871-physical-therapy-students-earn-white-coats" title="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats" aria-label="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg" alt="DPT Class of 2020 taking the Physical Therapy Oath" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/871-physical-therapy-students-earn-white-coats" title="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats" aria-label="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats">Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">On Saturday, June 22, over thirty students were honored in the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va. for the 3rd White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony is a rite of passage signifying the beginning of the year-long clinical rotation component of the program. <a href="/live/news/871-physical-therapy-students-earn-white-coats" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats" aria-label="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/927-school-of-health-sciences-graduates-61-students" title="School of Health Sciences Graduates 61 Students" aria-label="School of Health Sciences Graduates 61 Students"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg" alt="Keynote speaker Professor Emeritus Ruth Ballweg MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1620" data-max-h="1080"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/927-school-of-health-sciences-graduates-61-students" title="School of Health Sciences Graduates 61 Students" aria-label="School of Health Sciences Graduates 61 Students">School of Health Sciences Graduates 61 Students</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">On Saturday, Aug. 17 in the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va., 61 SHS students graduated with a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies or a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. <a href="/live/news/927-school-of-health-sciences-graduates-61-students" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="School of Health Sciences Graduates 61 Students" aria-label="School of Health Sciences Graduates 61 Students">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/420-emory-henry-dpt-students-earn-white-coats" title="Emory & Henry DPT Students Earn White Coats" aria-label="Emory & Henry DPT Students Earn White Coats"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/4238_42023945414_474e0f8850_o.rev.1529091784.jpg" alt="The Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2019" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/4238_42023945414_474e0f8850_o.rev.1529091784.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/4238_42023945414_474e0f8850_o.rev.1529091784.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/420-emory-henry-dpt-students-earn-white-coats" title="Emory & Henry DPT Students Earn White Coats" aria-label="Emory & Henry DPT Students Earn White Coats">Emory & Henry DPT Students Earn White Coats</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The Emory & Henry Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program housed at the School of Health Sciences on the Marion held a traditional White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, June 9, 2018, on the main college campus in Emory, Va. <a href="/live/news/420-emory-henry-dpt-students-earn-white-coats" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Emory & Henry DPT Students Earn White Coats" aria-label="Emory & Henry DPT Students Earn White Coats">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program" title="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced" aria-label="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg" alt="Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program taking assessments." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1796"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program" title="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced" aria-label="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced">Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The DPT-EAP program offers a select number of talented high school seniors a position in the Emory & Henry College Doctor of Physical Therapy program beginning with their undergraduate studies. <a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced" aria-label="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/887-sensory-hallway-provides-chilhowie-students-with" title="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus" aria-label="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg" alt="SHS Students placing a lily pad jumping course" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/887-sensory-hallway-provides-chilhowie-students-with" title="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus" aria-label="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus">Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">In a recent civic engagement project, students from the E&H School of Health Sciences volunteered at Chilhowie Elementary to help create their brand new sensory hallway. <a href="/live/news/887-sensory-hallway-provides-chilhowie-students-with" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus" aria-label="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/972-eamph-helps-another-child-hit-the-road" title="E&H Helps Another Child Hit the Road!" aria-label="E&H Helps Another Child Hit the Road!"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/139,0,1507,1367/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.jpg" alt="Students and faculty with Zavier House and his mother Katie Bolling with the tractor that was mod..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/139,0,1507,1367/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/139,0,1507,1367/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1367"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/972-eamph-helps-another-child-hit-the-road" title="E&H Helps Another Child Hit the Road!" aria-label="E&H Helps Another Child Hit the Road!">E&H Helps Another Child Hit the Road!</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) students partnered with Children’s Assistive Technology Service (CATS) to provide another Go Baby Go modified off-the-shelf ride on car for a local little boy, Zavier House. <a href="/live/news/972-eamph-helps-another-child-hit-the-road" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="E&H Helps Another Child Hit the Road!" aria-label="E&H Helps Another Child Hit the Road!">Keep reading</a></div></div>