Assistant Professor
Ph.D., The University of Tennessee
Department of Allied Health, Sport and Wellness
(440) 826-3175, asutterl@bw.edu
(440) 826-3463, kgentile@bw.edu
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OVERVIEW
Prepare yourself for a rewarding, in-demand career where your knowledge and skills can help restore, maintain and promote mobility and physical wellness.
Baldwin Wallace's pre-allied health/pre-physical therapy is a rigorous major that prepares you for a multitude of allied health graduate studies, leading to a career in areas such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant, athletic training, chiropractic, podiatry and nursing.
The program combines comprehensive coursework, theoretical study and practical experiences. It includes a strong science foundation, impressive lab and research opportunities, diverse clinical exposure and community outreach initiatives.
Real-world focused, the major helps you develop the interpersonal and professional skills needed for client-patient interaction, assessment and evaluation of client-patient needs, and integration of this information into a treatment plan.
Graduate School Partnerships
Baldwin Wallace's affiliation with the following universities offers a channel for admission into graduate school.
Chatham University
BW students receive a direct link to post-graduate physical therapy, occupational therapy and athletic training programs at Chatham University (Pittsburgh).
Ambassador Program at the University of St. Augustine (USA)
The faculty and staff of The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences provide support for students interested in attending an entry-level program in either occupational therapy or physical therapy at USA.
D'Youville College Partnership
BW's affiliation with D'Youville College (Buffalo, N.Y.) offers acceptance for up to 10 BW students a year who fulfill requirements for guaranteed admission into the Doctorate of Physical Therapy program.
Graduate Programs in Athletic Training
BW's articulation agreements offer acceptance for students that fulfill the requirements into a number of Master's of Athletic Training programs. Articulation agreements currently exist with:
- Chatham University
- Kent State University
- Ohio University
- University of Toledo
- Xavier University
- Youngstown State University
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
A bachelor's degree in pre-allied health/pre-physical therapy can prepare you for post-graduate education opportunities that include:
- Athletic training
- Chiropractic
- Nursing
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Physician assistant
- Podiatry
CURRICULUM
Offered as a major, pre-allied health/pre-physical therapy blends critical thinking and problem-solving skills with specialized coursework and hands-on learning. It includes a strong foundation of biology, chemistry and physics in preparation for the rigorous prerequisites required of professional allied health programs.
Pre-allied health/pre-physical therapy is an ideal companion major to the exercise science major or sport medicine minor.
The pre-allied health/pre-physical therapy major prepares students to:
- Demonstrate mastery of principles of human anatomy and physiology as related to exercise, training and general health/wellness, including responses to injury
- Demonstrate mastery of skills related to assessment of health, fitness, human movement, and performance
- Analyze and interpret current scientific literature and evidence to create effective professional presentation of content
- Demonstrate mastery of skills related to assessment and application of therapeutic modalities used in the care and treatment of physically active clients
STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Student success is a top priority. Small class sizes, individual attention and faculty mentoring are at the core of BW's pre-allied health/pre-physical therapy major.
Experiential learning bridges classroom study with real-world opportunities. You can enhance your studies through internships, co-curricular activities and other learning opportunities that include:
STUDENT CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Pre-Physical
Therapy/Exercise
Science
Student
Organization
The
Pre-Physical
Therapy/Exercise
Science
Student
Organization
is
a
student-led
group.
It
provides
students
with
educational
opportunities
to
develop
skills,
enhance
their
knowledge
of
these
professions
and
learn
about
the
requirements
for
graduate
and
professional
programs.
At the annual Honors Ceremony in the spring, recognitions include:
- Bonnie Raye Graduate Scholarship (in honor Bonnie Raye, who taught at BW and was the women's basketball coach, 1980-89).
- Dr. Lee J. Tressel Scholarship (in honor of Dr. Lee Tressel '48, who taught and was BW's football coach, 1957-80).
- Hower-Stover Award (in honor of Dr. Marjorie Hower, who was a professor at BW, 1947-80, and Myrta Stover, who coached and taught at BW, 1943-68).
ALUMNI SUCCESS
FACULTY
Full-Time Faculty
Amy
Jo
Sutterluety
Chair,
Department
of
Allied
Health,
Sport
and
Wellness
Professor
Ph.D.,
The
Ohio
State
University
Jaimy
M.
Dyer
Program
Director,
M.S.
in
Exercise
Physiology
Professor
Ph.D.,
The
Ohio
State
University
Cory
Beaumont
Assistant
Professor
Ph.D.,
The
University
of
Tennessee
Kerry
A.
Bebie
Associate
Professor
Ph.D.,
The
University
of
Akron
Megan
Frank
Associate
Professor
Ph.D.,
Kent
State
University
Karyn
Gentile
Associate
Professor
Assistant
Athletic
Trainer
M.S.,
Syracuse
University
Wendy
Hyde
Assistant
Professor
M.Ed.,
Springfield
College
Alexander
Morgan
Assistant
Professor
Ph.D.,
University
of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Staff
Sara
Schimelpfenig
Administrative
Assistant
M.M.,
Cleveland
State
University
(440)
826-7473,
sschimel@bw.edu