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
Chloe Korade's unique journey in speech-language pathology
16 May 2024
Bilingual, Indigenous MSc/PhD student is helping nurture linguistic diversity.
“Physiotherapy aligns perfectly with my aspiration”
8 May 2024
Prospect of integrating his passion for physical well-being into a career drove Indigenous student Dylan Alexander to choose physical therapy.
SLP student sees bright future advocating for underrepresented patient groups
7 May 2024
Tobi Lawal finds great meaning in encouraging more diverse representation in the field of communication sciences.
Speech-language pathology student highlight: Awatef (Tiff) Kabbara
2 May 2024
Awatef (Tiff) Kabbara wants to empower her patients to have a better quality of life.
Second-year MSc student in physical therapy has a plan to make physical therapy more accessible
1 May 2024
Erin Morgan wants to combine her interests in physical therapy and app technology to make a difference in people’s lives.
Rehab Impact 2022
For our students, faculty, staff and alumni, the past year was marked by resilience and recovery — and further proof that rehabilitation professionals lead with purpose during the most challenging times. Learn more about our research, teaching and community impact in 2021-22.
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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