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The University of Miami Department of Physical Therapy is committed to educational excellence and inquiry. Currently, faculty explore and publish in many areas of teaching and learning including:

  • Learner development of clinical reasoning
  • Learner self-efficacy
  • Postprofessional (residency) education
  • Learner assessment
  • Clinical education and practice-based learning
  • Interprofessional education and practice
  • Simulation
  • Competency-based education
  • Master adaptive learning
  • Excellence in education (professional and postprofessional phases)
  • And more…

Recent Faculty Publications

Jill S Sanko, Gregory W Hartley, Elsa M Drevyn, Samantha Syms. Perceptions of two versions of a large-group simulated patient encounter: a comparative analysis. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation Pages: 1-11, April 10, 2023. | DOI: 10.54531/slpw1852

Birkmeier, Marisa PT, DPT, DHSc; Lundeen, Heather PT, DPT, EdD; Furze, Jennifer PT, DPT, FAPTA; Moore, James G. PT, PhD; Dannemiller, Lisa PT, DSc; Anderson, Deborah PT, EdD. Excellence in Pediatric Physical Therapy Education: Recommendations and Action Items. Pediatric Physical Therapy 35(2):p 260-267, April 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000001001

Sanko J S, Hartley G W, Mckay M E, et al. Insights Into Learning Among Physical Therapy, Medical, and Nursing Students Following a Simulation-Based, Interprofessional Patient Safety Course. Cureus 15(3): e36859, March 29, 2023. | DOI: 10.7759/cureus.36859

Karen Abraham, Jennifer Green-Wilson, Gregory W Hartley, Susan Deusinger, Peter Altenburger, Mary Blackinton, Nancy Byl, Terrence Nordstrom, Barbara Tschoepe. Master Adaptive Learning as a Framework for Physical Therapist Professional Education: A Call to Action. Physical Therapy, Volume 102, Issue 9, September 2022. | DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzac064

Neva J Kirk-Sanchez, James G Moore, Gregory W Hartley, Marlon Wong. The Use of Movement Scripts for Clinical Reasoning in Physical Therapist Education and Practice. Physical Therapy, Volume 102, Issue 7, July 2022. | DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzac061

Kendra L Harrington, Masaru Teramoto, Lisa Black, Helen Carey, Greg Hartley, Emmanuel Yung, Jacqueline Osborne, Penny Goldberg, Rachel Tabak Tran, Ellen Hillegass. Physical Therapist Residency Competency-Based Education: Development of an Assessment Instrument. Physical Therapy, Volume 102, Issue 5, May 2022. | DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzac019

Wolden, Mitch PT, DPT, PhD; Gusman, Lori N. PT, DPT, MS; Drevyn, Elsa PT, DPT; Flom-Meland, Cindy PT, MPT, PhD. Does the Length of Student Physical Therapists' Clinical Educational Experiences Matter?. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 35(2):p 113-120, June 2021. | DOI: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000175

Gregory W Hartley, Mary Jane Rapport, Raine Osborne, Matthew S Briggs, Gail M Jensen. Residency Education: Is It Now or Never? Physical Therapy, Volume 101, Issue 4, April 2021. | DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa225

Gregory W Hartley, Kathryn E Roach, Kendra L Harrington, Stephanie McNally. Program-Level Factors Influencing Positive Graduate Outcomes of Physical Therapy Residency Programs. Physical Therapy, Volume 99, Issue 2, Pages 173–182, February 2019. | DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzy125

Anderson, Deborah K. PT, EdD, MS, PCS; Furze, Jennifer A. PT, DPT, PCS; Moore, James G. PT, PhD, PCS. Moving Toward Excellence in Pediatric Physical Therapy Education: A Scoping Review. Pediatric Physical Therapy 31(1):p 95-113, January 2019. | DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000549