Laurie is a graduate of the Rockhurst PT program and Nick is a graduate of the Creighton PT program (both earned their DPT in 2007). After getting married, they have participated in several short term trips to the Dominican Republic over the last four years with Creighton University, doing physical therapy service work.
During their extended stay, they will work under the Church of the Nazarene, and plan to live and work in a local church in Santiago. In addition to their physical therapy work, they will participate in church ministries with women who have been abused and children without stable homes (1-2 days/wk).
However, the majority of their work (2-4 days/wk) will focus on health development. For example:
- They will collaborate with existing Dominican physical therapists and the local university in hopes to encourage: 1) the development of a continuing education system for therapists; 2) inpatient physical therapy services; 3) wound care services; and 4) helping the local PT community strive for greater practice autonomy and quality of care standards. This will include clinical work alongside therapists and students.
- They will provide physical therapy services for a program working to bring children with severe disabilities out of an orphanage and into homes.
- They may also teach a brief term in Haiti at the only physical therapy program available in the country, a tech level program sponsored by rotating international volunteers.
You can visit Laurie and Nick's web site (http://nickandlaurie.wordpress.com) to learn more about their service work and/or to make donations and provide support. We're proud to count Laurie and Nick as colleagues in our great profession!
Nick Keitzman-Greer, PT, DPT and Laurie Keitzman-Greer, PT, DPT
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