AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) -- Auburn University's School of Kinesiology is set to launch its Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program and welcome the inaugural class in 2025. With admissions now open, prospective students have the chance to join this new educational opportunity.
“We are here to train you to become a clinician – a quality clinician, a clinician that when I walk into a clinic I should be able to say that’s my student, and I would like that person to treat me,” said program director Harsimran Baweja.
Baweja and the Director of Clinical Education, Niyati Shah are partners, both personally and professionally. Baweja reports the program has generated interest in multiple states, and Shah mentions that they are looking for diverse applicants who are eager to help others.
“Auburn’s School of Kinesiology has been at the forefront of inclusive excellence, and when they decided to kick off the DPT program, we were incredibly excited to be a part of it,” said Shah. “We continue to build on this mission and advance physical therapy education along with kinesiology.”
Baweja has also developed an experiential reality to be used in the program’s modern classrooms which will be fully furnished in the coming weeks.
“Movement is the most important thing in our lives. We associate our independence with movement. Our independence is what we claim as our dignity,” said Baweja.
Applications for Auburn’s DPT program close later this month. More information is available on Auburn’s College of Education website.
Reporter: Mackenzie Deutschmann
