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Blog > We are not the first Doctors of Physical Therapy!

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We are not the first Doctors of Physical Therapy!

This ad in the The Washington Times from November 5, 1922 lists the Doctor of Physio-Therapy degree, which can be earned in two or three years.  

A close look at the credentials of Dr. Sherman (bottom right) shows the familiar “D.P.T.”  

The pre-requisite for this program?  A high school diploma.  

The curriculum included obstetrics, minor surgery and salesmanship.  Would today’s equivalent be women’s health, sharp debridement and private practice marketing?

1922 PT school ad clip  

Did you know that to become a Reconstruction Aide in 1918 cost less than $100 and took just one summer?  Click here for more physical therapy history.

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