The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the UW School of Medicine held a rehabilitation medicine open house on April 7. The event drew more than 50 prospective students interested in rehabilitation careers.
Attendees met with current students, toured classrooms and labs in the Health Sciences Building, and learned about training pathways across rehabilitation disciplines. Those who arrived before 5:00 p.m. had a chance to see students using various machines to make prosthetics. Conversations focused on academic preparation, student experiences, and career options.
Participants explored programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, speech-language pathology, and rehabilitation science, gaining a clearer picture of how these fields support patients and communities. Residents from our physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residency program also attended, offering prospective doctors a chance to learn more about PM&R as a specialty.
Learn more about our programs
Explore academic programs in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and hear directly from students through program social media:
- Prosthetics and Orthotics website | @UW.MPO on Instagram
- Occupational Therapy website | @UWHuskyOT on Instagram
- Physical Therapy website | @UWHuskyDPT on Instagram
- PhD in Rehabilitation Science website | @UWRehabPhD on Instagram
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program | @UWPMR on Instagram
In photos:
- Professor Carolyn Baylor welcomed attendees to the open house.
- Associate Professor Heather Feldner shares modified ride-on cars used in her research with toddlers with disabilities. Learn more at the IMPACT Collaboratory website.
- Professor Stefania Fatone, second from left, stands with Master of Prosthetics & Orthotics (MPO) students.
- An MPO student stands with various orthoses crafted as part of the program.
- MPO students talk with open house attendees in a lab where they learn to craft prosthetics.
- An attendee tests a below‑elbow prosthetic arm during the Rehabilitation Medicine Open House, using a timed activity to practice picking up small blocks.
- Faculty and students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program answered questions about becoming a physical therapist.
- DPT students greeted attendees and answered questions.
- Speech & Hearing Sciences students answered questions about becoming a speech-language pathologist.
- Professor Tracy Jirikowic stands in the occupational therapy lab kitchen, where students learn how to support clients with daily tasks such as cooking.
- Acting Assistant Professor Ranee Munaim demonstrates a modified toy dinosaur designed for people with mobility restrictions.