Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Wallace Community College

Today was mock interview day for our soon-to-be graduates 🎓 I didn’t get a picture of everyone, but in this group, Kaleb said that his future’s so bright, he’s got to wear shades 😎 I think they’ve all got bright futures and our guest interviewers did as well! Thank you to Jonathan Smith from Southeast Health, Jodi Phillips from HealthActions, and Nicole Langford from Flowers Hospital for helping with our interviews today!

Thank you to the students from Wallace Community College's Physical Therapy Assistant program for visiting our Work Services Center! We love sharing our mission and showcasing the opportunities that make a difference in our community.

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Ambassadors will:
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📅 Deadline to apply: Tuesday, March 3
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When everyone wants that perfect view of the plum line when assessing posture…

Our students were allowed to dress up today for class, as long as it was related to physical therapy 👻 We had a skeleton labeled for a practical, the “Therabandit”, PTA Barbie, an injured athlete, and origins and insertions. Students also brought snacks to share. It was another fun day in the PTA program!

Our first year PTA students have been learning about personal protective equipment (PPE), passive range of motion (PROM), how to transfer patients, and wheelchair components and activities. Today they had the opportunity to combine all of these skills into a practice treatment session in our Simulation Center.

Thank you to Tyrone Watson from Enhabit Home Health for coming out yesterday to share the ins and outs of home health physical therapy!

We are very thankful to the Wallace College Foundation for providing schoalrship opportunities for our PTA students!

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, along with a shared commitment to access and opportunity, the WCC Foundations provide scholarships each year to hardworking, deserving students.

From tuition to textbooks, these scholarships open doors, change lives, and create brighter futures. None of this would be possible without you!🌟

We want to send a huge thank you to Clay Thomley, PT, DPT, from Southeast Health for coming and sharing his knowledge about physical therapy in the acute care setting. We couldn’t do what we do without our wonderful community clinicians!

Today was our annual Disability Brunch. Our 2nd year students were given assistive devices, orthoses, low vision goggles, gloves to simulate decreased sensation, weighted limbs, and such, and had to navigate the building to get to class, prepare their plate, eat, and take notes during class with their limitations. This activity gives students a taste of how difficult everyday activities can be with a physical disability. As a follow-up, students will write a reflection paper on the experience and complete ADA assessments on various buildings on campus.

As part of an introductory assignment in their Communication Skills class, first semester PTA students were asked to communicate with some of their new classmates to meet up somewhere off campus to get to know each other a little better and take a picture. It looks like they understood the assignment!

A huge thank you to Cody Lee, PT, DPT and Jonathan Smith, PT, DPT for coming today to talk to our 2nd year students about the importance of being involved with the APTA!