Promoting and fostering inclusive excellence within the Program, the University and the Community.
Physical Therapy Inclusion and Diversity (PTID) is committed to building and supporting inclusive excellence throughout the WashU Medicine Program in Physical Therapy. In addition to initiatives that promote collaboration and inclusive excellence among the education, research, and clinical divisions, learners, faculty, clinicians and staff participate in activities and programs that seek to:
- Foster PT ID connections to other WashU groups to facilitate collaborative efforts
- Enhance PT ID visibility and networks to impact broader community
- Facilitate opportunities for personal interactions and discussions the contribute to fostering belonging within the Program.
WashU Medicine Physical Therapy
Student Groups
The mission of the WashU PT International Students Association is to offer a supportive space and serve as a resource for international students to enable them to transition to WashU at large and serve as an ongoing supportive community.
The ISAAG creates professional and social opportunities for international students to provide a welcoming and nurturing environment where they can thrive. We will provide a space for international students and allies to discuss immigration, English as a second language, inclusion, and living in the United States.
Our goal is to embrace all the different backgrounds of WashU PT students.
Student Organization
The Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) Student Organization of the WashU Medicine Physical Therapy Program (WashU PT) is a student affinity group dedicated to supporting the interests, needs, and creating space to recognize the diverse backgrounds of physical therapy students to enhance their experience while they navigate the PT profession.
The mission of BIPOC is to foster community identity, acknowledge and validate the BIPOC student experience, build and maintain supportive and inclusive spaces for students on campus, emphasize and promote a culture of community, growth, safe vulnerability, learning and open-mindedness and connect current students with alumni through 1:1 mentorships.
WashU PT PrIDE provides a safe and supportive environment for members of the WashU Medicine Program in Physical Therapy that identify as a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. This student affinity group works to foster networking and mentoring relationships for for all LGBTQIA+ staff, students, trainees, faculty, clinical providers, and alumni, provide training and resources for LGBTQIA+ patients and health care providers to better support LGBTQIA+ care and be a presence in the overall LGBTQIA+ community in the St. Louis region through Advocacy, Supporting LGBTQIA+ business and Community engagement.
ALL are invited and welcomed to join the WashU Medicine Physical Therapy Student Groups.