Dr. Patrick Kitzman, CHET Core Faculty Member, Receives Outstanding Advocacy Award

"Patrick Kitzman, PT, PHD, associate dean for research in the UK College of Health Sciences, will receive the Outstanding Advocacy in Neurologic Physical Therapy Award from the American Physical Therapy Association at the APTA’s annual conference in 2020. This prestigious honor is given to those in the field of physical therapy who have made an extraordinary impact on advocacy for neurologic physical therapy. 'I am humbled to receive this award. But, when you do advocacy work, it’s a group effort,” he said. “It takes all of us to make a change. It’s my pleasure to represent all the wonderful people I work with. This award encompasses the core of what my entire team does every day.'" Patrick Kitzman , PhD, MSPT, is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Health Sciences, and a Core Faculty Member in the Center for Health Equity Transformation. Dr. Kitzman’s research focus is on care transitions and community resource development for individuals with neurological conditions such as stroke, brain injury, and spinal cord injury living in under-resourced rural communities. He is also involved with examining health disparities related to these at-risk populations. Congratulations Dr. Kitzman! https://www.uky.edu/chs/college-information/news/2019-11-22/patrick-kitzman-receive-apta%E2%80%99s-outstanding-advocacy-neurologic?fbclid=IwAR0g8u0RD-7gsmuzauw288-Kw0fFZYJvLpu9OZRv4TEx2DBIdr-he_Z05yc