The University of Alberta is home to North America’s only freestanding Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. Learn more about admission to our world-class graduate and professional programs:
Physical Therapy
Physical therapists (or physiotherapists) keep people of all ages moving and active in their daily lives.
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Occupational therapists help people get back to meaningful everyday activities.
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Speech-language pathologists work with language, speech, voice, fluency, cognitive and other disorders.
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Rehabilitation scientists conduct research designed to help people engage fully in their lives.
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Rehabilitation Medicine News
Dismissed and Disbelieved, Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards
14 January 2025
Doug Gross, chair of the department of physical therapy at the University of Alberta, has studied how hard it is for Long COVID patients to find medical care. He says patients often talk about “disbelief from not only the health care system...but more broadly in their social sphere: family members, employers, supervisors at work.”
Dementia missing incidents research could boost safety measures
8 January 2025
Project is the first of its kind to analyze large sets of Canadian data with the aim of creating more effective tools and strategies to prevent people with dementia from going missing.
Maxi-mum understanding of EDI, therapeutic relationships in physical therapy
8 January 2025
We contacted Maxi Miciak to learn more about her and her current research.
Rehabilitation medicine student researches new treatments for spinal cord injuries
9 December 2024
Donor supports grant experiential learning opportunities that push medical knowledge forward.
U of A researcher focuses on driving meaningful, large-scale change to help people reach their full potential
3 December 2024
Shu-Ping Chen promotes mental health on university campuses and fosters social inclusion for underserved populations.
Intersections in Rehabilitation
Virtual Speaker Series
This Virtual Speaker Series will bring perspectives stemming from Critical Race Theory to inform clinical practice, teaching and research in rehabilitation sciences. Specifically, the Speaker Series will provide Critical Theoretical frames and research to understand racism, equity, and social-justice in the context of rehabilitation sciences in Canada. Critical perspectives are needed to transform and reframe our understanding of health outcomes for all Canadians.
Meet our Researchers
Research Areas of Excellence
Brain and Mind
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing diseases and disorders of the brain and nervous system.
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Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing long-term impacts related to chronic health conditions.
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Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and promoting health and wellness in children and their families.
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Our research chairs are on the leading edge of rehabilitation research in musculoskeletal recovery, spinal cord injury, stuttering, and the neuroscience of literacy.
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