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Celebrating 75 Years
The Department of Physical Therapy invite all UTMB students, alumni, faculty, staff, community members to celebrate our 75th Anniversary at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
Let's Celebrate!Fast Facts
- In 2017, Physical Therapy careers were ranked as eight (8th) best on the U.S. News & World Report's 100 Best Jobs list.
- The first physical therapy training program in Texas began in 1943 at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
- In 2015, the UTMB Department of Physical Therapy implemented the first Bridge PTA to DPT program in Texas. Currently, there is only one other similar program in the nation.