Education Opportunities
Dance Medicine Practicum
This interdisciplinary program is designed to upgrade the knowledge and practical application in the prevention and rehabilitation of dance injuries. Sign up to earn your certificate in Dance Rehabilitation Training from WSDPT. Click here for more information about Dance Medicine Practicum.
Volunteering at WSDPT
The volunteer aide program is open to individuals interested in going to and/or applying to graduate program in physical therapy. Volunteers are required to complete a minimum of 50 hours of service and usually complete their assignment within 6 weeks.
Clinical Affiliations
WSDPT accepts 2 students per year their final clinical affiliation. Clinical affiliations should be no less than 8 weeks and no more than 10 weeks in length.
Students are accepted according to the following criteria:
- Superior academic record
- Completion of a prior orthopedic affiliation
- Experience in the field of dance including but not limited to: dance technique, dance kinesiology, movement analysis and dance medicine.
Students interested in the program should submit the following:
- Cover letter
- Professional/Academic Resume
- Dance Resume
- Letter of Recommendation
Clinical affiliations are organized approximately a year in advance. Materials are collected from January 1st through February 28th for the following year. Telephone interviews are scheduled in March with notification by the end of April.
If you are interested in any of the above educational opportunities at Westside Dance Physical Therapy, please forward all information to:
Andrea Zujko, DPT, COMT
Senior Physical Therapist
Westside Dance Physical Therapy
53 Columbus Ave
New York, NY 10023
Andrea@westsidedancept.com
Ph: (212) 541 – 8450
Fax: (212) 541 – 8582
