Western University of Health Sciences has launched its second program in Lebanon.
Fifty students began classes July 6 as part of the inaugural class of the WesternU Oregon Department of Physical Therapy Education. The Doctor of Physical Therapy program takes three years to complete.
Dr. Dee Schilling, Dean of the Western University College of Health Sciences, said that in the future there will be 60 students in each class. Keeping this first class smaller was a decision the WesternU administration made in order to ensure the program gets off to the best start possible.
For this first year, the Lebanon campus was not allowed to be part of the national centralized application system which helps physical therapy students pick a program. Instead, students had to specifically seek out the Lebanon program. Even though the school is brand new, many prospective students did apply.
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