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Online news - 27 May 2009
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First doctorate in physiotherapy awarded

The first doctorate in physiotherapy (DPT) in the UK has been awarded to Nicola Petty, principal lecturer from the University of Brighton, joining doctors in occupational therapy (DOccT) and podiatry (DP) who have also completed the programme.

These named professional doctorate programmes for allied health professionals follow the emergence of professional doctorate programmes for nurses in the 1990s.

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