Saturday, December 1, 2012

Wanna Learn More??

Wanna learn more about the SOWH SSIG or Women's Health in general?? Check out this awesome powerpoint created by one of our representatives from the midwest, Susan Shultz or this great brochure created by one of our representatives from the southeast, Shin-Yiing Yeung. 





Monday, October 15, 2012

National Student Conclave!

National Student Conclave (NSC) is coming up! It is a great opportunity to network and meet other students from across the country. It is also a great chance to learn more about women's health and meet members of the SSIG! Swing on by the Section on Women's Health Booth and say hello to SSIG Board Members Jennifer Butler and Shinyiing Yeung and other SSIG members who will be waiting to meet you and answer all of your questions! NSC is being held November 2-4 in Arlington, VA. For more information check out the NSC website at http://www.apta.org/NSC/Overview/. So how about you, are going to NSC?!


Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Residencies: The Inside Scoop!


Time to give some big props to our membership coordinator, Nicole Baldridge, who is currently doing her residency in women’s health at UPMC! Way to go!

What is a residency? It is a post-professional clinical and didactic education program designed to advance the clinician as a provider of care in a specially defined area of clinical practice.  There are currently five residencies in women’s health that are credentialed by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency & Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE).  There are two developing programs that have applied for credentialing from the ABPTRFE. Programs typically last from nine to fifteen months.

For more information on all residency programs go to:


For more information on Clinical Residencies in Women's Health check go to:


So what do you think? Anyone thinking about applying to a residency program this year? Join the SSIG and get some advice or talk it out with other students today!

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

2012-2013 Executive Committe/Board of Directors

Meet the 2012 Executive Committee!

Executive Committee
Director: Erika Ruzzeddu Grace (erika.grace@duke.edu)
Membership Coordinator: Nicole Baldridge (sowh.ssig@gmail.com)
Communications Coordinator: Sarah Hnath (sarah_hnath@nymc.edu)
Programming Coordinator: Maura Towne (marymargaret.towne@ucdenver.edu)
Secretary: Shacorrah Crosby  (shacorrah@gmail.com)

Board of Directors
NE Representatives: Vacant
SE Representatives: Jennifer Butler and Shinyiing Yeung Ostriya
MW Representative: Susan Shultz and Audra Ragan
NW Representatives: Rachel Gelman and Amanda Holt
SW Representatives: Stacy Sutton and Kimberlee Odlaug

Advisor: Pat Wolfe, SOWH Vice-President
 
Want to get involved?? SSIG elections will take place at CSM in San Diego, CA! You do not need to attend CSM to run for a position. Contact our membership coordinator Nicole Baldridge at sowh.ssig@gmail.com for more information. 
 
Best, 
 
Rachel Gelman

Monday, April 25, 2011

2011-2012 Executive Committe/Board of Directors


Happy Spring, Everyone! With spring also comes PT school graduation(!!), which means that a number of Executive Committee and Board of Directors members will be transitioning on. We are so thankful for the energy and dedication of ‘retiring’ members and appreciate that Wren McLaughlin, Marcy Crouch, and Nicole Coleman are willing to advise and guide the new EC/BoD as we step into new roles.
 We are excited to announce the 2011-2012 Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the SSIG:

Executive Committee
Director: Erika Ruzzeddu Grace (erika.grace@duke.edu)
Membership Coordinator: Jaci Brandt (jmbrand@emory.edu)
Communications Coordinator: Sarah Hnath (sarah_hnath@nymc.edu)
Programming Coordinator: Maura Towne (marymargaret.towne@ucdenver.edu)
Secretary: Vacant

Board of Directors
NE Representatives: Samantha Peabody and vacant
SE Representatives: Nikita Sanghrajka
MW Representative: Alice Buchanan
NW Representatives: Katy Band and Nicole Baldridge
SW Representatives: Monica Rose Gross and Chelsea Kerr

Advisor: Pat Wolfe, SOWH Vice-President

We are looking forward to continuing to grow the SSIG and welcome your comments and emails. If you are not involved but would like to be, get in touch! We’d love to have you join us.

Erika Grace

SOWH SSIG in the News!!


Please check out the entry for 4/24/11 on the website below to watch an interview on pelvic floor PT with SSIG Executive Committee member Marcy Crouch, DPT! Way to represent, Marcy!
http://docdano.com

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Welcome to the SSIGWH blog!

Hello fellow students,

If you are on this site I congratulate you for taking the steps toward enhancing your knowledge and increasing your involvement in the field of Women's Health Physical Therapy. This is an open forum for students to ask questions, post thoughts, opinions and innovative ideas related to this growing area of practice. Here may be some helpful information for you below regarding upcoming events related to the Student Special Interest Group for Women's Health:

CSM 2011 in New Orleans: Feb 9th- 12th

At this national meeting, there will be several opportunities to be involved in SSIGWH events including:
Friday, Feb 11th 8:00 am: Informational student forum on "What does a Women's Health PT really do?"
Friday, Feb 11th 8:30- 9:30 pm: SSIGWH Social Hour: Come meet members of the SSIG and find out how to become more involved in a group that is passionate about Women's Health! (place TBA)
Feb 9- 12th: Section on Women's Health will have a booth in the exhibit area where there will be a great deal of helpful information about the section, residency programs, courses, and the student interest group. Please stop by!

All of this information will be emailed as well to our current members on our email distribution list, however I just wanted to jump start this blog! Hope to see you at CSM, and happy posting!

Sarah Caston
member of Executive Committee SSIGWH
Emory University 2011