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Leesa DiBartola, Ed.D., PT, CHES
Assistant Professor
Academic Coordinator for Clinical Education
Department of Physical Therapy
Education:
EdD, University of Pittsburgh
MPT, Chatham College
MEd, University of Pittsburgh
BS, University of Pittsburgh |
Courses Taught:
Principles of Practice I: Introduction to Physical Therapy
Principles of Practice II: Social and Cultural Issues
Principles of Practice III: Ethical, Moral and Legal Issues
Principles of Practice IV: Patient Care and Education
Clinical Education I
Clinical Education II
Clinical Education V
Areas of Academic Specialty:
Patient-provider relationship, Professionalism, Ethics, Social Health Issues, Health Education, Clinical Education
Grants:
(most recent 5)
Research Area: Patient-provider relationship, Professionalism, Medical education, PT education
Continuing Education:
APTA Academic Administrators Meeting, 2008
Mayo Clinic: Professionalism at Academic Medical Centers, 2007
APTA Combined Sections Meeting, 2007
APTA Academic Administrators Meeting, 2007
APTA CSM Annual Meeting, 2005
APTA National Clinical Education Conference, 2004
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education Accreditation Workshop, 2004
Society of Public Health Educators, 2004
Publications:
(most recent 6)
Miknevich MA, DiBartola LM, Gibbs-McElvy S, Corey V, Ward J. Using Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education Core Competencies to Guide Education Initiatives in a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program, Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education, 2007.
DiBartola LM. The LSI Challenge:Teaching about Teaching by Learning about Learning, Journal of Allied Health, 35 (4): Winter 2006.
“Hodges MG, Miknevich MA, DiBartola LM, Mustovic E. Can ethics be taught? Developing a creative curriculum for a PM&R residency program. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; 84(3) 2005.
DiBartola LM. Listening to patients and responding with care: A model for teaching communication skills. The Joint Commission on Quality Improvement Journal, 27 (6) 315-23, 2001.
DiBartola LM, Miller MK, Turley CL. Do learning style and learning environment affect learning outcomes? Journal of Allied Health, 30 (2) 112-5, 2001.
DiBartola LM, Moore BB, Pawlson LG. Teaching managed care: The world wide web as an educational resource. Academic Medicine, 75 (3), 2000.
Professional Presentations:
DiBartola LM. A Model for Professionalism: Integrating the APTA Generic Abilities and Core Values into the Physical Therapist Education Experience. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, 2007.
APTA – CMS Annual Meeting, Assessing Professional Behaviors of Physical Therapy Students During the Clinical Education Experience, Feb 2005.
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh , Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Education, Ethics, Communication, and Professionalism, 2003, 2004, 2005.
Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, Giving Feedback to Student: A Workshop for Faculty Educators, 2001.
The Picker Institute Annual Symposium, Listening to Patients and Responding with Care, 2000.
Awards and Accomplishments:
C. Everett Koop National Health Education Award, 1994. Pittsburgh Health Education Center Award for Excellence in Health Education, 1992.
Professional Narrative:
Dr. DiBartola has held faculty positions at Harvard Medical School, The George Washington University School of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Chatham College, Colorado State University, and Carnegie-Mellon University. She was the Director of Education for the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care, and the Director of Education for Psychosocial Onclology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. She is a certified health education specialist, as well as a licensed physical therapist.
Phone: 412.396.5542
E-mail: dibartolal@duq.edu |
