Mission Statement:
To develop practitioners through high-quality innovative collaborations that support interprofessional education, service, and scholarship to meet the community's rehabilitative needs.
Vision:
Preparing rehabilitation students to achieve their academic and professional goals through a comprehensive educational journey.
Core Values:
Innovation Interprofessional Integrity Commitment Community Engagement Excellence
The Department of Rehabilitation, housed within ETSU's School of Clinical Sciences, is a fast growing multi-disciplinary department with tenured, tenure-track, clinical, and adjunct faculty and support staff offering a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Occupational Therapy, and Masters of Orthotics and Prosthetics. Our programs offer students diverse options to study and train alongside our faculty with unique opportunities including clinical experiences, interprofessional education, and research.
In addition to our entry-level academic programs, the Department of Rehabilitation is involved in a variety of unique and collaborative initiatives, such as:
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- Interprofessional education and training for faculty and students with all five health-related colleges at ETSU
- Interdisciplinary Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinic
- Physical therapy clinical services embedded in ETSU Health
- Physical therapy residency and fellowship programs
To learn more about our programs and to find contact information, please use the drop-down menu for 'Academic Programs' on the left-hand menu of this page.
The department is housed within the College of Health Sciences, which is one of the five colleges that comprise East Tennessee State University's Academic Health Sciences Center, and is one of less than 100 such facilities in the country. The Academic Health Science Center offers a robust combination of health sciences programs and patient-care facilities that operate outside of silos to provide a truly interprofessional experience.
If you are looking for the Undergraduate Program in Rehabilitative Health Sciences please click here B.S. in Rehabilitative Health Sciences