About the School of Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is a diverse and interesting career that involves the study of physical function of the human body in health and disease. The MSc Physiotherapy program educates physiotherapists who excel in their profession through advanced education and research training in the rehabilitation sciences. Learn more about the School of Physiotherapy.
NEW! Admission Information
Admission decisions
The waitlist for the September 2013 incoming class will remain open until Monday, September 16.
Successful, wait-listed and unsuccessful applicants will receive notification about their application status between Friday, May 10 and Friday May 17, 2013.
Admission inquiries
Please review all Admission Requirements and the Frequently Asked Questions page before contacting our office. All admission inquiries should be made by email only and can be sent to kelly.underwood@dal.ca.
The MSc (Rehabilitation Research - Physiotherapy) program considers applications on an ongoing basis.
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Faculty and Research
The faculty at the School of Physiotherapy take their research responsibilities seriously and recognize the value of their research to the profession and the community at large. Learn more about our faculty and their research specializations.
Notices
Important Notice from Student Accessibility Services
Students with disabilities are encouraged to register as quickly as possible at the Office of Student Accessibility and Accommodation (OSAA) if they wish to receive academic accommodations. To do so please phone 494-2836, email access@dal.ca, drop in at the new Mark A. Hill Accessibility Centre or visit the Student Accessibility website. Students are also reminded that, for convenience, all forms are now available on that website.
Physiotherapy News
- Plan to attend Julia Totosy de Zepetnek's presentation - Cardiovascular Function Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: From Research to Clinical Practice on Thursday, July 4th
- Congratulations to Dr. Shaun Boe for receiving The Faculty of Health Professions Early Career Award
- School of Physiotherapy alumnus, Major Marsha Macrae, serves in Afghanistan
- Dalhousie's School of Physiotherapy was well represented at the recent OARSI conference in Philadelphia
- Research Day is Wednesday, June 5
Plan to attend Julia Totosy de Zepetnek's presentation - Cardiovascular Function Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: From Research to Clinical Practice
Mark your calendar for Thursday, July 4th from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Nova Scotia Rehab Center in the Education rooms, which are located in the basement.
Julia Totosy de Zepetnek will speak to the problem that traditional cardiovascular risk factors fail to identify plaque vulnerability and therefore fail to predict the majority of actual cardiovascular events. This talk will describe how more novel measures such as arterial structure (distensibility, stiffness) and function (endothelial function), aerobic capacity, and body composition may better predict plaque rupture and future cardiovascular events.
Julia is a PhD candidate at McMaster University. Her thesis is entitled, Cardiovascular function and physical activity among individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.
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Registered students can go to the School of Physiotherapy's extranet for schedules, course materials and more.
