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electrical stimulation, all-Steinway school. tients to restore daily-liv- PREMIERE PROGRAMS
laser therapy and more. ing skills. An apartment
And the equipment? Apartment that includes a kitchen, Once the entire vision for the rehabilitation science programs is realized
You guessed it — state- Physical therapists bedroom and bath allows and full accreditation is awarded, Moravian College will be able to claim the
of-the-art, befitting our students to try out their following:
status as an all-Apple, and occupational thera- therapy skills.
pists often work with pa- ¦ The only athletic program in the country to offer clinical immersion
across the entire curriculum.
LEADERS OF THE PACK
¦ One of only 11 colleges and universities in the United States to offer
graduate programs in all three of the disciplines of athletic training, occupa-
tional therapy and physical therapy.

¦ The only school in the country to offer doctoral degrees in all three of
the rehabilitation sciences: athletic training, occupational therapy and physical
therapy. And in 2018, it will be one of only five schools in the country and the
second in the Northeast to offer a doctorate in athletic training.

¦ One one of only eight schools in the United States with an accredited
entry-level doctor of occupational therapy program.

James Scifers, chair SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF THE MORNING CALL
of the rehabilitation
sciences department at
Moravian College, was
recently awarded the
prestigious NATA 2017
Professional Development
Excellence Award.

T he implementation of the vi- honors an individual who has made Students practice their skills in athletic training in Moravian College’s functional SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2017
sion for the Sports Medicine outstanding contributions to the rehabilitation lab.
and Rehabilitation Center and profession of athletic training in the
its programs has been and area of continuing education and The therapeutic modalities lab allows students to practice electrical stimulation and
will continue to be in the hands of professional development. other skills.
department chair Scifers and John
Hauth, senior director of sports Moravian College and its stu-
medicine relationships at St. Luke’s dents are very fortunate to call him
University Health Network — two their own, and Scifers is thrilled
giants with unmistakable com- to be fulfilling this ideal vision for
mitments to excellence both in the rehabilitation sciences education.
classroom and in the field of reha-
bilitation sciences. Commenting on the progress to
date, he says, “We have frequent in-
Scifers is a leading national teraction between professional gradu-
authority on health sciences and ate students and residents in athletic
athletic training, and recently was training, physical training and sports
named the recipient of the National medicine through St. Luke’s Univer-
Athletic Trainers’ Association’s sity Health Network. The breadth
(NATA) 2017 Professional Devel- and depth of the partnership has
opment Excellence Award, which grown beyond what any of us could
have imagined.”

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