Rehabilitation Services is a multidisciplinary team of allied health professionals consisting of Physical, Occupational and Recreational Therapists and their support staff. There are currently 63 full time employees and 11 part time employees within the department. The department prides itself on providing coordinated and integrated rehabilitation care to individuals with disabilities or impairments in order to maximize function and overall quality of life. In addition, the department creates a climate that emphasizes the importance of clinical research to advance the knowledge base of rehabilitation professionals while increasing patient outcomes. Rehabilitation Services aims to facilitate the education of therapy students by directly participating in classroom lectures at the School of Allied Health Sciences and by providing clinical training to students from across the country.

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Sharon Zeringue, Pat McNeel, Kathleen Zipprian (standing L > R) and Karen Chapman (seated Left) congratulate Terry Jackson on her retirement from UTMB and present her with a wooden rocker as a small token of appreciation of her 28 years of dedicated service. Terry graduated from the School of Allied Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy program in 1980 and began her career with UTMB working in child psychiatry, shortly after graduation. She has continued her work in mental health, which has included working with the Department of Psychiatry as a licensed chemical dependency counselor and staff therapist’ support for the Partnerships Project though the SAHS, Occupational Therapy Program. She is currently a program manager for Rehabilitation Services.  Terry is looking forward to her “R&R” to pursue her interests and passion in gardening, quilting and nature studies.