Here is what recent graduates say about Daemen's DPT and tDPT programs

One of the transitional DPT graduates in the class of 2004 is Clarke Brown, who owns Brownstone Physical Therapy in Macedon, New York, near Rochester. He's been a practicing physical therapist for 18 years. "We needed to elevate our profession from the baccalaureate and master's degree to a broader and more comprehensive scope," Brown told Daemen Today. "So the DPT program developed, and it was incumbent upon us to follow that lead and expand the profession in that way….This professionhas expanded and ballooned in its purpose and use. They are doing so many new medical things PT has to keep up with - from organ transplants to joint reconstruction to spinal cord rehabilitation. The advances are unbelievable, and physical therapy must keep abreast of those changes. Continuing education is a prerequisite to being a good therapist. And what better way to maintain your education than to go to a structured class to study what Daemen teaches in these courses."

Brown says he found the Daemen College doctorate in physical therapy program "outstanding, and I can speak on behalf of all students who are proud of the program. I was impressed with Mike Brogan and the whole staff, and the quality of the speakers and presenters brought in for this. They understood that we were all working 40 hours a week, and they made it so easy and palatable. This changes the way we treat patients and the way we think about our profession."

That kind of enthusiasm is mirrored by Heather Bak, who graduated as an entry-level DPT and is now a physical therapist at Scott Therapy in Clearwater, Florida. Says Ms. Bak, "Graduating from Daemen with a physical therapy degree has been the greatest challenge of my life, but I wouldn't have traded my Daemen education for anything. Daemen is known by physical therapists from around the country as an intense program that produces students and clinicians who are top-rate." Ms. Bak says one of the best attributes of the program is the dedicated faculty. "Not too many schools can boast a faculty that is willing to spend as much one-on-one time with a student as is necessary to help the student understand difficult concepts. Or faculty that will stay until 10:00 at night, before a lab practical, to be sure that students understand the concepts…."