Teaching and Learning
The vision for the SHRS “is to be recognized nationally and globally as a leader in graduate health and rehabilitation sciences and a provider of excellent health care professionals for the state of Indiana and beyond.”

• The School received approval to offer a Ph.D. in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.  The first student cohort has been admitted for Fall 2008. 

Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity

• The school continues to increase its external funding from national agencies, and faculty members continue to be recognized for their contributions to enhancing knowledge in their disciplines. The school received $1.5 million in external funding for 2007-08. New initiatives in 2007-08 include:
• The school received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Defense for Phase II of the Indiana Ohio Center for Traumatic Rehabilitation Research project.  Daniel Vreeman, DPT, PT, faculty member in the Department of Physical Therapy, served as PI in 2007-08.
• Arlene Schmid, Ph.D., OTR, faculty member in the Department of Occupational Therapy, received a $50,000 award from the Roybal Foundation to study “Fear of Falling after Stroke.”  She is a co-investigator on two other projects: “Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans” ($251,000); and “Effectiveness of STRP Care for Chronic Pain in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans” ($747,000).
• Robyn Fuchs, Ph.D., faculty member in the Department of Physical Therapy, received a $57,000 grant from the National Osteoporosis Foundation for “The Role of Periostin in Regulating Bone Size in Response to Anabolic Therapy”
• Stuart Warden, Ph.D., faculty member in the Department of Physical Therapy, received a $100,000 grant from Eli Lilly to study “The Effects of Osteoporosis Drugs on Fracture Repair” and is a sub-contractor on a grant through the National Space Biomedical Research Institute and the Cleveland Clinic on the “Extent, Causes and Countermeasures of Impaired Fracture Healing in Hypogravity” ($338,000).

Civic Engagement

• Faculty and students from the school engage in civic activity from the local to the international levels.
• Students from the Department of Physical Therapy, with funding from the Timothy Foundation, again went to Ecuador to provide therapy services to indigent Ecuadorian children.
• Second-year students from the Department of Physical Therapy volunteered their time to Habitat for Humanity to help build a home in the Fall Creek neighborhood.
• Joyce Mac Kinnon Ed.D., PT, Associate Dean, went to South Africa for the fourth time to provide consultation in educational assessment to the Central University of Technology. 
• Judith Ernst, DMc, RD, faculty member in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, continued her work with HIV positive children and their parents in Kenya. 

• Students from the Department of Occupational Therapy participated in several community outreach projects, including sponsoring their annual blood drive; administering developmental screenings at the Center for Young Children on the IUPUI campus; and participating in the Memory Walk for Alzheimer’s Disease, the Race for the Cure, the local MS Swim Program, and the Jagathon for Riley Hospital.
• Patricia Scott, Ph.D., OTR, faculty member in the Department of Occupational Therapy, conducted a transplant mentor training workshop in Alberta, Canada for the Good hearts Mentor Support Network, a group affiliated with the University of Alberta.
• Jeffrey Crabtree, OTD, OTR, faculty member in the Department of Occupational Therapy, and Joyce Mac Kinnon, Ed.D., PT, Associate Dean, each provided a one-week intensive lecture series to students in the Yamaguchi Health and Welfare College in Japan.

Diversity

• A commitment to diversity is reflected in the school’s mission statement.

Best Practices

• The school continually assesses itself with the assistance of external reviewers.  We are proud that graduates of all of our accredited programs continue to exceed national pass averages on their respective licensure/credentialing examinations.