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Year in Review 2021: Collaborating On Complex Human Movement Issues

In 2021, the entire DPTRS team came together to help solve scientific complexities, to educate the next generation of holistic health care providers, and to provide ongoing exceptional patient care during the COVID pandemic.

Reflections on Ableism

During National Physical Therapy Month, physical therapists are highlighted and recognized as a critical health care provider. The Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences  at UCSF recognizes the team effort in providing the highest quality of care to our patients and their...

Physical Therapy at UCSF: Raising the Bar for 75 Years

In the spring of 1945, a cohort of six students became the first to earn a Certificate of Completion in Physical Therapy from the Affiliated Colleges of the University of California in San Francisco. This once-modest program has since evolved into one of the top-ranked physical therapy departments...