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	The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at University of Texas at El Paso is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 915-747-8207 or email: dpt@utep.edu.

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Following graduation, students are eligible to take the national licensure exam (National Physical Therapy Exam). Successful outcome on the licensure examination qualifies the graduate to work in any of the 50 states. We are fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), recognized by United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

CAPTE Accreditation information can be found at: CAPTE Accreditation

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Junior social work major Anamaria Solis spent her summer at Arizona State University studying the connection between Alzheimer's and blood biomarkers in women as a BUILDing SCHOLARS recipient. Solis, who aims to work in research and public policy related to pregnancy health on the border, was able to develop her STEM skills and learn under the tutelage of professor Edward Ofori, a professor in the Pathomechanics and Neuroimaging Laboratory at ASU.

Social Work Student Conducts Alzheimer’s Research Through BUILDing SCHOLARS Program

Though there is still much to learn about neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, UTEP junior social work major Anamaria Solis spent her summer contributing to the growing bed of research surrounding the disease. As part of the BUILDing SCHOLARS program, she spent three months at the Arizona State University helping to research the link between blood biomarkers in women and the likelihood of developing neurodegenerative diseases.

From left to right: Former and current graduate research assistants Brittany Ochoa and Karen Kwon; Assistant Professor Jason Mallonee, D.S.W.; and graduate research assistant Rosa Escalante Lopez. Ciudad Juárez is in the background.

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The University of Texas at El Paso
Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences
Mailing Address: 500 W University Ave. El Paso, Texas 79968
Physical Address: 3333 N. Mesa St.
El Paso, Texas 79902

E: dpt@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-8207
F: (915) 747-8211