October 2012.pdf - Health Sciences - Curtin University

CELEBRATING60 YEARS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AT CURTIN10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AT BENTLEY CAMPUS2The School of Physiotherapycelebrated two special milestoneson Friday 27 July; 60 years ofphysiotherapy in WesternAustralia and the 10thanniversary of the transition ofthe course from Shenton Park toCurtin’s main campus in Bentley.Over 100 people came togetherto celebrate the doublecelebration, including the formerHead of the School ofPhysiotherapy and Curtin Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Professor,Lance Twomey.He said that the School wasproud of the fact that they hadbeen educating high qualityphysiotherapists in WesternAustralia for over 60 years.Professor Twomey thencommenced a walk downmemory lane, with reminiscencesof his many years in a number ofroles at both Shenton Park andCurtin University.78 year old Adjunct AssociateProfessor Max Zusman, amember of the third intake intothe physiotherapy degree in1953, which was then offered atthe Western Australian Instituteof Technology, and AssociateProfessor Di Hopper, the longestserving current staff member,then shared their own memorieswith the group.“Curtin University School ofPhysiotherapy, and itspredecessor at Shenton Park,have been leading the way inphysiotherapy education andresearch for six decades,” -Professor Keith Hill.Shenton Park StaffHead of the School, ProfessorKeith Hill, welcomed all guestsincluding current staff, formerstaff and alumni of thephysiotherapy courses offered atCurtin.“We are known both nationally and internationally for producinghigh-quality graduates at both an undergraduate and postgraduatelevel and we are delighted that many of our alumni go on to work andmake a real difference in the physiotherapy arena around the globe.”- Professor Keith HillMake tomorrow better.2Physiotherapy.curtin.edu.au© Curtin University, School of Physiotherapy Quarterly Newsletter October Edition 2012