Clinical AffiliationsWe believe that educating new physical therapists is vital to the field of dance medicine. PAPT accepts between 4-6 students a year. We ask that students applying for our internship have a strong dance background, have previous experience in an orthopedic outpatient clinical rotation, and should be finished with all academic course work. The clinical affiliation at PAPT is for final affiliations only. We have completed the 2012 application process. The application deadline for 2013 affiliations is March 1, 2012. |
Students interested in the
program should provide the following:
For more information, please contact: Shannon Munley, DPT, CCCE Listed below are important dates
for the upcoming year. Please note that our application deadline has
been moved up to March 1st.
Listed below are pertinent
documents for ACE's:
For more information, please contact: Shannon Munley, DPT, CCCE Below are some quotes from
previous students who have completed an Affiliation at PAPT:
Shannon Munley, MPT - University of ScrantonBeing a student at PAPT was probably one of the best choices I made for myself since choosing which University to attend. The therapists I studied with and the patients I learned from were challenging, exciting, and memorable. The manual skills I observed and practiced were skills that you only touch on in class, and yet here they are used each day. In the clinic, I was able to utilize Pilates equipment and exercises to help patients rehab themselves, and then in the green rooms or the mezzanine at the theaters, I learned to use my body to its greatest extent as a rehab tool.PAPT is the perfect place for an injured performer, but also a perfect environment for a student PT with the passion and experience in the arts. I can't say enough! Christine Peterson, DPT - Shenandoah UniversityThank you so much for all the time and effort you put into making my final clinical experience so rewarding. You have shown me a new way of looking at my patients and the profession of physical therapy as a whole. I know that being in your clinic has changed the therapist I was to becomeinto someone who will seek out knowledge on varied treatment approaches and use creativity to develop new plans for each patient.I feel that some of the lessons you have taught me some therapist take 5 years to learn. With your help and knowledge I feel that I am ahead of the curve and can integrate more treatment approaches than some PT's coming from a typical out patient ortho clinical experience. Jennifer Lau, PT - Hunter CollegeMy affiliation at PAPT was, overall, an excellent experience. I learned an immeasurable amount from all the PTs at the clinic, including the other student (thanks, Erika!) and from every patient. I developed skills and insight from my affiliation at PAPT that I use today as a physica l therapist; skills that I could not have learned elsewhere.Each PT at the clinic was generous and enthusiastic in sharing his/her knowledge and techniques, learned from years of experience. Many of these techniques are unique to PAPT, and I feel fortunate to have been able to learn them directly from the therapists who created them. Besides learning so much, I also just had a great time working alongside PT's who so obviously love their profession and constantly demonstrate a dedication and passion for physical therapy. Anna Saunders, DPTMentoring with Sean Gallagher was one of the best decisions that I could have made for myself and my education as a Physical Therapist. In the world of dance and performing arts, there is a particular need for physical therapy to understand the anatomical development and demands that take place within the body of a performing artist. As a former dancer himself, Sean is able to take physical therapy and the performing arts to a new level. He relates his knowledge as a dancer to the skills and education behind rehabilitation. He understands the human anatomy and demands of the performing artist from the inside out. He has taken his talent as a dancer with his body as his instrument, and has transposed it upon level of biomechanical understanding, where his art is now in the work he does with his patients. The work of Sean Gallagher is the work of a true artist, and is work that truly comes from his own creation.After much research in physical therapy and the performing arts, Sean Gallagher's clinic in New York was one of the only sites to offer the specifics of what it really means to combine performing arts and rehabilitation. With amazing physical therapists, its brilliant location in Times Square and the opportunity to work in one of America's top performing arts scenes, it is for these reasons that would recommend a clinical placement at the Performing Arts Physical Therapy in New York City. Liz ChirilloDear Sean,Thanks for giving me the wonderful opportunity to learn from you and your staff at PAPT. I really learned a lot and appriciate all your time, patience and effort. I have thoroughly enjoyed my experiences with you and am extremely gratefulfor your knowledge. Thanks for allowing me to combine my love of dance with my love of caring for people and being a PT. Kathleen McGaghieDear Sean,Thanks you so much for all your expertise and knowledge you gave to me over the last three months. I couldn't have gotten this anywhere else. It's been fun. Tiffany Linc - UMB '11PAPT was my favorite internship where I feel like I truly grew into an entry-level therapist. It allowed me to combine my passion for dance & wellness while studying under excellent clinical mentors. Thanks for everything! |