Diversity in the Classroom

The faculty of the Physical Therapy Division places high priority on creating a multicultural environment that honors and respects the beliefs, individual styles, attitudes, and behaviors of patients, students, faculty, and staff associated with the program.

The Physical Therapy faculty believes strongly that a diverse environment fosters tolerance and understanding of others and fosters, nurtures and stimulates the exchange of ideas that leads to the expansion of knowledge and understanding.

The Physical Therapy faculty also believes in supporting diversity in the classroom by offering financial assistance to students and faculty who come from diverse backgrounds.

Scholarships in Physical Therapy
The APTA's Minority Scholarship is awarded annually to minority physical therapist and physical therapist assistant students and to faculty pursuing a post-professional doctoral degree who demonstrate academic excellence, potential for professional excellence as a physical therapist, and contribution to the areas of minority affairs and services.

For more information about the APTA Minority Scholarship, click here.

The Starks Scholarship was established by John and Narcissia Starks to support achievements by minority students. John Starks was a member of the OSU Class of 1956 and worked as a physical therapist at Dodd Hall for many years. For more information on this scholarship, please contact the PT Division at (614) 292-5922 or porter.11@osu.edu)

University Fellowships
The Ohio State University Graduate School awards a variety of fellowships to graduate students entering or already enrolled in graduate programs throughout the University, including first-year recruitment fellowships, dissertation-year fellowships (the Presidential Fellowship), and several fellowships that support specific areas of study, students, or special circumstances.