News and Announcements

At the end of August, Babette Sanders, PT, DPT, MS, FAPTA, will be retiring from the Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences (PTHMS) faculty after more than 30 years at Northwestern and 50 years in the profession. She has been granted emeritus status; the highest honor awarded by Northwestern to a retiring member of the faculty. On the occasion of her retirement, Dr. Sanders chose to make a gift in honor of her mentors in the profession, Sally C. Edelsberg, PT, MS, FAPTA, (Class of ’72) and Robert Babbs Jr., PT, MPA, FAAPT, (Class of ’57).

Alyssa Martinez, a second-year student in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, recently put her newly acquired medical skills to use to help save a man’s life.

The nervous system groups sets of muscles producing opposing forces on joints, firing the muscles simultaneously to ensure joints aren’t stressed or injured by unbalanced forces, according to a recent study.

With help from students in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences (PTHMS), and support from McCormick School of Engineering, a group of toddlers took electric cars for a spin at Northwestern as part of the Go Baby Go program.

Nearly 100 second-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students recently participated in learning experience with volunteer community members and Northwestern faculty members.

Kosta Nicolozakes, a MD/PhD student, is past president of the Medical Scientist Training Program Student Council and continues to play an active role in organizations at Feinberg and beyond.

Feinberg met its goal of raising $10 million for the newly renamed Mesulam Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center, naming the Center after its director, M. Marsel Mesulam, MD.

Medical, nursing, physician assistant and physical therapy students teamed up during a recent interactive training session.

First year students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program celebrated the transition from the classroom to clinical practice at the program’s 9th Annual Clinical Practice Ceremony.

First-year physician assistant students visited Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood to learn about Mexican culture and Day of the Dead traditions.

First-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students celebrated the 8th Annual Clinical Practice Ceremony on June 20, receiving patches for their white coats as they start their full-time clinical internships.

As owner of Athletico Physical Therapy, alumnus Mark Kaufman’s hands–or those of the company’s 450 therapists–touch tens of thousands of athletes, accountants, administrators and artists every year.