Table of Contents PAGE 3 — Meet the Faculty
Meet the Faculty
Lisa Hoipkemier, PT, DPT, NCS — Program Director
Dr. Lisa Hoipkemier has been the Program Director for WVC’s Physical Therapist Assistant program since 2020. She has practiced as a PT in a variety of settings from inpatient to acute inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, and in-home early intervention. Dr. Hoipkemier received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Indiana University Purdue University and went on to become a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy. She is currently working toward her EdD degree through St. Augustine University. Doctor Hoipkemier is passionate about the Physical Therapy profession and sharing the thrill of seeing patients achieve their goals with other future professionals. Dr. Whitaker has 13 years of experience as a Physical T herapist working in outpatient, acute care, inpatient rehab, home health care, and skilled nursing facility settings. Dr. Whitaker has taught American Heart Association CPR classes for workplaces & healthcare facilities and has taught PTA Education. She currently teaches Medical Terminology, Health, Kinesiology & Sport, Psychological Aspects of Aging, & Pharmacology. Within the Physical Therapist Program, Dr. Whitaker teaches PTA Clinical Processes, Field Experience for the PTA, Multiple System Rehabilitation, and Clinical Experiences I, II, and III. Dr. Whitaker believes the academic environment must provide students the opportunity to build awareness and appreciation for multiple styles of thinking, and diverse values and social concepts
PAGE 4 — Program Description
PAGE 5 — Program Goals & Outcomes
Kinsey Whitaker, PT, DPT, GCS — Academic Clinical Coordinator of Education
PAGE 6 — Technology
PAGE 7 — Clinicals
PAGE 8 — Career Paths
that will help students to identify, redefine, and fulfill their responsibilities to the clients, patients, profession, and society. Professor Whitaker finds the best part of being a physical therapist is getting to know her patients on a personal level and helping them achieve their goals and maximize independence in their daily life, work, sports, or hobbies. Her favorite part of teaching is getting to know all the students and shaping future Physical Therapist Assistants.
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