Prospective Students

The U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy is a quad service program. Students who are interested in becoming commissioned officers in the U.S. Army, Navy or Public Health Service may contact the Regional U.S. Army Health Care Recruiting Counselor in their geographical area. The direct points of contact for the various regions are listed below.

•Northeast - 1st Medical Recruiting Battalion (States: CT, DE, MA, ME, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV, Washington D.C., and Germany)

CPT Frieda S. Priest, PA-C, MPAS

Healthcare Career Counselor

Office: (410)379-0832

Cell:(877)227-1051

FAX: (410)379-6291

e-mail: FRIEDA.PRIEST@usarec.army.mil

US Army Medical Recruiting Station

6810 Deerpath Rd, Ste 400

Elkridge, MD 201075

•Southeast – 2nd Medical Recruiting Battalion (States: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, Puerto Rico)

CPT Retaunda Riley

Cell:(877)682-8357

Office:(404)363-2741

FAX: (404)363-2751

e-mail: Retaunda.riley@usarec.army.mil

US Army Health Care Recruiter

531 Forest Parkway, Ste 210

Forest Park, GA 30297

•Midwest – 3rd Medical Recruiting Battalion (States: IN, KY, MI, MN, ND, OH, SD, WI, Northern IL)

MAJ DeJuana L. Riat, PA-C, MPAS

Office: (502)423-7342

Cell: (877)851-3387

FAX: (502) 423-0955

e-mail: DeJuana.Riat@usarec.army.mil

Army Health Care Recruiting Station

6580 Arrowhead Drive

Fort Knox, KY 40121

•Southcentral – 5th Medical Recruiting Battalion (States: AR, IL (excluding the Chicago area), IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, OK, and TX (excluding far west Texas)

Captain Angela Slitzer, RD, LD

Office: (210) 279-0429

FAX: (210) 295-0506

Toll Free:(877) 571-2237

e-mail: angela.slitzer@usarec.army.mil

U. S. Army Health Care Recruiting Team

1265 Buck Rd, Bldg 2003, Ste 34

Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234

•West - 6th Medical Recruiting Battalion (States: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)

CPT Marji Burniston, MOTR/L

Toll Free: (877) 732-4206

FAX: (702)269-6486

e-mail:Marjorie.Burniston@usarec.army.mil

HQ, 6th MRB

9480 South Eastern Ave

Suite 232

Las Vegas, NV 89123

•Prospective students for the Fall 2010 start must complete the application process and return all materials to their Healthcare Recruiting Counselor for their region not later than 1 DEC 09 in order to be considered.

•The US Air Force has a separate selection process open ONLY to Active Duty Air Force Personnel and USAF ROTC/Academy Cadets.

Prospective Air Force students, please contact Mr. Kevin Smith at the Air Force

Personnel Center: Telephone: (210) 565-2775 DSN: 665-2775

e-mail: afpc.dpamw@randolph.af.mil

Make sure you explore Eligibility Requirements / Prerequisites for information about the program.

•The US Navy has a separate selection process which is open to students interested in becoming active duty Naval Officers in the Medical Service Corps.

Prospective Navy students, should begin the application process by (1) contacting the Regional U.S. Army Health care Recruiting Counselor in their geographical area to begin the PT program application process, (2) contacting the regional Navy Medical Recruiter in their geographical area to begin the application process for accessioning into the Navy, and (3) contact CDR Michael Rosenthal, Navy PT Specialty Leader, at: e-mail: Michael.rosenthal@navsoc.socom.mil

Make sure you explore Eligibility Requirements / Prerequisites for information about the program.

Top 10 Reasons why our program is your best choice for physical therapy education:

•Top-ranked PT program! You will attend one of the top-ranked physical therapy programs in the United States. The U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy has a national reputation for excellence. The program was ranked fifth among all U.S. physical therapy schools by U.S. News & World Report in 2004.

•You will receive a free education. Tuition and fees are paid by the uniformed services. In addition, we pay YOU! You will be paid to go to school! Students receive an average starting salary of approximately $41,000 per year while in school. You will also receive complete medical and dental coverage (FREE!!!). You start accruing 30 days of paid vacation per year beginning on the first day of the program. You will serve as a commissioned officer and physical therapist in the uniformed services upon graduation. You will incur an 81 month active duty service obligation upon beginning our program. The 27 months that you spend in our program will count toward your active duty obligation. Those of you who serve in the Air Force will incur a five year active duty service obligation from the time of graduation.

•Guaranteed job placement! You are guaranteed job placement after graduation, and are trained by the organization that you will work for.

•Stipends! Depending on your military service affiliation, you may receive additional stipends for books and research costs!

•Outstanding faculty-to-student ratio! You will enjoy one of the best faculty- to-student ratios found in any physical therapy school (9 full-time faculty for a maximum of 24 students per class). All nine of the core faculty members have doctoral degrees, and all 7 physical therapists on faculty are recognized as board-certified clinical specialists by the American Physical Therapy Association.

•Exceptional publication record! The majority of students publish their original research studies in highly regarded peer-reviewed journals, such as Physical Therapy, Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Spine, Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology, and Military Medicine, and present their research at state and national professional society meetings.

•Practice in a direct access setting! As a military therapist, you will practice in a direct access environment with more autonomy than in any civilian physical therapy setting. For example, you will be able to see patients without physician referral, to order x-ray and other imaging studies, and to prescribe from a limited list of medications.

•Excellent post-professional training opportunities! Therapists who elect to stay in the military upon completing their service obligations will have the opportunity to apply for fully-funded post-professional programs, such as advanced graduate degree (PhD, DScPT) and APTA-credentialed clinical residency programs in orthopedics and sportsmedicine.

•Competitive retirement package! Therapists who elect to make a career of the military will receive the best retirement package available for 20 years of employment!