Exercise Physiology Community Engagement
As part of their core requirements, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University exercise physiology undergraduate students provide outreach to local hospitals, clinics, high schools and exercise facilities to gain hands-on experience. These include HeartWorks, a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵHealth O'Bleness Hospital, as well as WellWorks, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University's fitness and nutrition center.
Graduate students in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University's exercise physiology-clinical program complete practicum experiences each semester at HeartWorks and other locations such as local hospitals, rehabilitation and exercise settings. Then the students complete a 600-hour internship in their final semester of the program at facilities nationwide, including Michigan Heart Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic's Cardiac Rehabilitation program, McConnell Heart Health Center (Columbus, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ), Miami Valley Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation (Dayton, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ), HealthWorks Fitness Center (El Dorado, Ark.), and many others.