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Ibrahim Altubasi, PT, PhD Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences The University of Jordan Amman 11942 Jordan

Objective To acquire a challenging opportunity in the field of physical therapy that would enable me to utilize my clinical and educational experience.

Experience  Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 09/2012-Now  Contracted Outpatient Physical Therapist, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 08/2012-09/2012  Contracted Inpatient Acute Care Physical therapist, WEST Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh PA, USA. 07/2012-08/2012  Casual Physical Therapist Acute Rehab, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian and Montefiore hospitals, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 5/20118/2011  PRN Outpatient Physical Therapist, Allegheny Chesapeake Physical Therapy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 4/2011-8/2012  Research Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2008-2011  Teaching Assistant, Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 20072011  Helping the professors in teaching musculoskeletal physical therapy and human anatomy courses.  Helping the professors in teaching the Evidence Based Practice courses, along with correcting and grading the assignments and exams. 

Teaching Assistant, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 2003-2005

 Helping the professors in teaching the practical and clinical parts of the physical therapy courses.  Serve as a liaison between patients and physical therapy students.  Physical Therapist, working at the University of Jordan Hospital in the Inpatient and Outpatient clinic. 2003-2005

Education  PhD degree in Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 2012  Minor degree in Quantitative Research Methodology. University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 2008  M.S. in Rehabilitation Sciences with concentration in Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 2006  B.S. in Physical Therapy, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 2003

Skills:  Manual Therapy Techniques for the spine and pelvis.  The application of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) for muscle strengthening  Computer: Statistical Package (SPSS), and (SAS)  Languages: Fluent in both spoken and written Arabic and English.

Awards  Rehabilitation Institute Research Day 2011 Best Rehabilitation Research in the pre doctoral student category for the abstract “Is quadriceps muscle strength a determinant of function in elderly?”

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 Honorable Mention in research by pre doctoral student in the IRRDay2008 for abstract “Knee Joint Laxity, as Measured by Stress Radiographs, does not alter the Relationship between Strength and Function in Patients with Knee OA”  Scholarship from the University of Jordan for academic achievements.

Certificate  Ohio State Physical Therapy License, USA  Pennsylvania State Physical therapy License, USA  New York State Physical Therapy License, USA  Certified CPR and first aid  Jordan Physical therapy License

Publications Abstracts  Knee Joint Laxity, as Measured by Stress Radiographs, does not alter the Relationship between Strength and Function in Patients with Knee OA. Ibrahim M. Altubasi, Paulo EP Teixeira, Sara R. Piva, G. Kelley Fitzgerald Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 8. num. 9 2008

Grants  Age related changes in the cross sectional area of the quadriceps muscle in the Jordanian population, from the deanship of Academic Research, the University of Jordan (9,000 JD). 12/2013

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