WSSU Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

Lace up and get ready to make EVERY STEP COUNT with the WSSU RAMS 5K! 🏃‍♂️🧑‍🦽👩‍🦽 The Winston-Salem State University Physical Therapy Department invites you to join us for an inclusive morning of running, walking, and rolling! All proceeds will support children with special needs and create professional opportunities for our WSSU Doctor of Physical Therapy students. Come together for a cause and move your body! 📅 SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, September 19 ✅ Check-In: 7:45 AM 🏁 Race Start: 8:30 AM 📍 Location: Salem Creek Parkway, Anderson Center Parking Lot (WSSU, Winston-Salem, NC) Ready to make a difference and have some fun? ✨ CLICK THE LINK IN OUR STORY TO REGISTER!! #WSSURams #WSSU5K #EveryStepCounts #wssudpt

Mr. Chris Wendt represented WSSU and the Department of Physical Therapy well on an international level, presenting his novel research at the 2026 World Congress of Biomechanics meeting in Vancouver, Canada! His poster presentation was “An Evaluation of the Functional Movement Screen and a Golf-Specific Movement Screen in Identifying Physical Limitations Related to Golf Performance”, which involved 12 DPT students across 3 different cohorts as co-investigators and authors on the study.

Mr. Wendt is the current Lab Manager of the WSSU-WFU Human Performance and Gait Lab and Instructor of the Clinical Biomechanics course and within the Research course series in the WSSU DPT Program.

The WSSU Department of Physical Therapy wishes the Class of 2026 the best of luck as they begin their last 2 clinical education experiences this week!! These exceptional students are well-prepared to put what they've learned into practice, and will represent the Department and WSSU well while serving the community as student clinicians. We are so proud of you all!!

Congratulations to Dr. Jocelyn Stoner Myers, WSSU-Novant Health Neurologic Resident for the 2024-2025 academic year, who recently passed the Neurologic Certified Specialist Exam! Our program is 100% for its' NCS first-time passing rate since it's inception in 2019! We are so proud of Jocelyn and happy that she is serving the public in the Novant Triad area! !

Love seeing our alumni making big impacts in the community!!

Some snapshots of our 3rd year DPT students providing comprehensive fall risk screens in the Williams Adult Day Center at the Intergenerational Center for Arts & Wellness today!

for our most recent Diversity Student Scholarship winner Naomi Lockamy of Elon DPT Program- applications for all 6 of our student scholarships are due on June 30: https://lnkd.in/ec6vECjK

Weekend well spent! 🏅💙 A few of us had the opportunity to volunteer with the FUNfitness program @specialolympics_nc . An inspiring day spent promoting health, celebrating ability, and learning from some amazing athletes. ✨🏋️ #specialolympics #FUNfitness #wssudpt #studentdpt