HPD Perspectives Magazine Summer/Fall 2019

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 9 students sit in on one or two classes so they get to experience the U.S. academic environment. The students also spend a day observing in the NSU PT outpatient clinic. In 2019, the Swedish students also participated in the annual Hendry-Glades Community Health Fair, where students and faculty members of NSU’s PT Program provided balance, developmental, and musculoskeletal screenings while collaborating with audiology and occupational therapy students. The Swedish students were able to work alongside NSU students and faculty members and appreciate the value of serving the underserved population. The exposure and unique learning experiences of the NSU-Karolinska Institutet exchange program are unparalleled in domestic placements. Students develop enhanced self-confidence and self-esteem, while cul- tivating international networks. Acceptance and understanding of their respective cultures and com- munity perspectives are promoted, friends are made for life, and all are richer for the experience. o Cheryl Hill is a professor and the editor in chief of the Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice ; Shari Rone- Adams is chair and professor of the Physical Therapy Depart- ment, and Debra Stern is the director of clinical education and associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy Program—Fort Lauderdale. The NSU physical therapy contingent is shown at the 2019 Hendry-Glades Community Health Fair. Front row, kneeling from left, are PT students Ariela Hazel, LanAnh Nguyen, Michael Ngo, and Pamela Gavrina. Back row, standing from left, are Oividio Olivencia (faculty member) and PT students Andreas Henningsson (Sweden), Elin Frisell (Sweden), Erin Opat, Angela Dominico, Michael Stanzione, Dean Presser, and team leader/professor Cheryl Hill. Swedish exchange student Andreas Henningsson treats a patient recovering from an ACL repair at OrthoSport.