HPD Perspectives Magazine Summer/Fall 2019

22 | DR. PALLAVI PATEL COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIENCES PROGRAM News Recess Reboot NSU Student Earns 2019 APTA Minority Scholarship Award BY JENNIFER CANBEK, PH.D., PT, NCS At the impressionable age of eight, class of 2019 Doctor of Physical Therapy student Ashley Wilson traded in recess time to assist children at her school with physical and mental disabilities. Twenty-four years later, her passion for helping others continues to be the driving force in her life, and she is being recognized for it. Wilson received the 2019 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Minority Scholarship Award, sponsored by the Minority Scholarship Fund and voluntary contributions. The award recognizes minority physical therapy students who are in their final year of an accredited program, as well as faculty members who are pursuing postprofessional doctoral degrees for their professional character and academic excellence. Her training began in 2012 when Wilson, a South Florida native, graduated with highest honors from Broward College, earning an Associate of Science degree as a physical therapist assistant (PTA). During her stint at Broward College, Wilson was the recipient of the 2012 APTA Minority Scholarship, which PROGRAM NEWS