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 Assistant Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education
Clinical Instructor
Contact Information:
Amelia Siles, DPT
453 West 10th Ave
Atwell Hall 516
Columbus OH 43210
O - 614-292-9007
F - 614-292-5921
Main office - 292-5922
Siles.3@osu.edu
Education:Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, 1998
Doctorate of Physical Therapy, cum laude
John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1992-1996
Bachelor of Science, Biology, cum laude
Clinical Expertise:-Nine years experience in adult inpatient rehabilitation, primarily with patients status-post stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, and amputation.
-Training patients with incomplete spinal cord injury with body-weight supported treadmill training.
-Clinical Instructor
Teaching Responsibilities:Assistant Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education
Coordinator of Neurologic and Geriatric Clinical Skills Lab
Special Topics in Physical Therapy including amputation and prosthetics, aquatics, pregnancy, and wound care
Professional Activities:American Physical Therapy Association
Neurology Section
Ohio Physical Therapy Association
Involvement in multi-facility, randomized clinical trial of body weight-supported treadmill training vs. conventional training for walking in patients with acute incomplete spinal cord injury, 2002-2004
Design and pilot of project “Detection, Education, and Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders” in schools of a developing country, 2000
DPT Thesis: “Measuring Empowerment in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury”
Sandstrom R, Burgess (Siles) A, Coffel M (1998) Measuring Empowerment of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: Preliminary Results, 1998, Journal of Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement
Scholarly Activity:As the newest member of the faculty and a PT at OSU Medical Center, I have a special interest in how to best utilize the vast resources of The Ohio State Medical Center in the neurology and clinical education aspect of the program. Additionally, I am seeking Certified Specialization in Neurologic PT and hope to focus on an area of research relative to gait and motor control in patients post-stroke. My past scholarly activities have been in the area of service to Creighton University’s International Latin American Concern (ILAC) in Santiago, Dominican Republic. I am very interested in becoming more involved in the international service learning course in Merida, Mexico.
Personal Info:I am a native of Columbus, but have been fortunate to have traveled to experience life and practice physical therapy in other regions of the country and in the Dominican Republic. I am married with two little girls which keep life interesting. I spend my extra time being active with the family, and especially enjoy travel, soccer, camping and dancing salsa.
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