Citing a business need, college takes on its biggest academic investment

The need for physical therapists in Polk County is particularly acute.


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Calvin Knight. Florida Southern College School of Physical Therapy Associate Professor Alex Siyufy puts student Danae Moss thru a series of hip strengthening exercises.
Calvin Knight. Florida Southern College School of Physical Therapy Associate Professor Alex Siyufy puts student Danae Moss thru a series of hip strengthening exercises.
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Starting a new academic program at a top-ranked private college is no easy task. There’s millions of dollars needed for a facility, quality faculty can be difficult to find and community partners are a big part of the startup phase.

Those are some of the challenges facing Lakeland’s Florida Southern College, as it works to launch its Doctor of physical therapy program, scheduled for fall 2019.

 

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