May 07, 2018
A first-year student in Trine University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program has
been selected as a Core Ambassador for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Cameron Buzzard, from Warren, Indiana, will help promote student engagement in APTA by serving as a link between the organization’s Student Assembly Board of Directors and students in physical therapy or physical therapy assistant programs throughout the state.
Responsibilities will include facilitating email communication between the directors and faculty contacts at academic programs, presenting APTA membership applications and taking part in an advocacy project.
Core Ambassadors are selected from APTA membership through a competitive application process. Ambassadors are chosen based on academic standing, leadership and organizational skills, and passion for the advancement of the physical therapy profession.
APTA seeks to improve the health and quality of life of individuals in society by advancing physical therapist practice, education and research, and by increasing the awareness and understanding of physical therapy's role in the nation's health care system.
Area residents interested in launching or advancing their nursing career can learn more about Trine University’s associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs during a Friday, Jan. 16, event at Cameron Health.
Trine University’s Thunder Therapy Clinic, which provides pro-bono rehabilitation services to those in the Fort Wayne area with limited means, will offer occupational therapy beginning in January.
Trine University’s first Associate of Science and Master of Science in nursing graduates, along with physician assistant and surgical technology graduates, received a welcome to the healthcare field from the leader of Cameron Health, herself a longtime nurse, during the university’s fall Commencement on Dec. 12.