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DOI
https://doi.org/10.21974/138h-ew83
Original Publisher
VCU Creative Services,
Digital Publisher
VCU Libraries
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
95 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
The Physical Therapy Department at Virginia Commonwealth University was founded in 1931 as part of the College of William and Mary’s Richmond division, becoming Virginia’s first program in the field of physical therapy. Through archived files, yearbooks and interviews with faculty and alumni, this book describes important events of the department’s first 80 years and highlights the faculty members and alumni who influenced the local and national development of the profession.
Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-85) and index.
Note
History by Mary Snyder Shall with contributions and editing from the VCU Department of Physical Therapy faculty and alumni.
Topical Subject
Physical therapy -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Virginia
Corporate Name Subject
Medical College of Virginia. Department of Physical Therapy -- History
Corporate Name Subject
Virginia Commonwealth University. Department of Physical Therapy -- History
Medical Subject
Physical Therapy Specialty -- history
Medical Subject
Physical Therapy Specialty -- education
Medical Subject
Richmond Professional Institute -- history
Medical Subject
Medical College of Virginia -- Department of Physical Therapy -- history
Keywords
Medical College of Virginia, MCV, physical therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University
Disciplines
Higher Education | Medical Education
Location
Richmond (Va.)
Contributor
Virginia Commonwealth University. Department of Physical Therapy
Resource Type
Text
Digital File Type
application/pdf
Digitization Process
Scanned with Epson Perfection V750 Pro, 24-bit, 600 ppi
Date of Submission
2019-08-13
Language
eng
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Original Publication
Shall, Mary Snyder. 2011. Evolution of physical therapy at the Medical College of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University. [Richmond, Va.]: VCU Creative Services.