Department of Basic Medical Sciences

Faculty of Medical Sciences

Jodi-Ann Henry

Physical Therapy is a health profession, concerned with health promotion, prevention of physical disabilities and the rehabilitation of persons disabled by pain, disease or injury. The profession utilizes physical therapeutic measures as opposed to medicine, surgery or radiation. Students pursuing this Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree option in Physical Therapy at The UWI, Mona are taught to use these physical therapeutic measures to help people maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout their life span.

Students like Jodi-Ann Henry are trained to be leaders in the field and to inspire excellence at the workplace. Employment opportunities abound in both the private and public sectors, in the areas of general acute care and rehabilitation hospitals, long term care facilities, home care, sports medicine and ambulatory care clinics.