The PTDOS Story
PT Day of Service started with a simple question “What if?”
In February of 2012 while serving as a health volunteer in Peru, PT Day of Service (PTDOS) Co-Founder, Efosa Guobadia, had this bold and inspirational idea “What if, on the same day, clinicians, students and associated staff of the Physical Therapy profession volunteered in different communities around the world?” Efosa then sought out his colleague, Josh D’Angelo (PTDOS Co-Founder), who describes his immediate response to this initiative. “I had a visceral response, one that told me this is something we not only should do, but something we need to do; a chance for the profession to show what we can do when we all work together.”
Click here to read the full background on PTDOS the Co-Founders themselves.
Since its inception PTDOS has grown exponential with service projects occurring each year in countries all over the world, and in all 50 states across the United States. To our knowledge, PTDOS is the first global Day of Service coordinated by a whole profession. It gives us the chance to lead and serve at the same time.
Alongside the growth of PTDOS has been the development our parent non-profit organization, Move Together. Move Together’s mission is to increase access to quality rehabilitation medicine around the corner and around the world. Move Together aims to achieve this by increasing the quality and quantity of physical therapy clinics worldwide, empowering clinicians, and catalyzing servant leaders. PT Day of Service directly contributes to Move Togethers goals by empowering leaders with a platform to serve, providing mentorship to those interested in creating sustainable service projects in their area, and providing the opportunity to financially contribute through sponsorships.
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Our story of PTDOS now lives within the experiences of our participants and ambassador’s service projects and the impact upon those whom they serve. Check out some amazing past PT Day of Service projects below.
Mayangone, Myanmar
Myanmar Physiotherapy Development Foundation joined PTDOS for the third time to promote physical activity, evidence based and ethical physiotherapy services.
South Carolina, USA
GroupHab offered a wellness clinic with balance and fitness screening, posture and stretching clinic, chair yoga, and education for their community in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
Leogane, Haiti
Faculté des Sciences de Réhabilitation de Leogane held a pro-bono clinic for PTDOS 2018. It was a full day of physiotherapy assessment and treatment for the people of Leogane, Haiti.
The PTDOS Team
PT Day of Service is brought to you by a team of physical therapists, physical therapy assistants and students from around the world. This is a 100% volunteer organization made up of individuals passionate about providing sustainable service projects from their local and global community!
Director and Assistant Director
Alyssa Breslin, PT, DPT
Sacramento, CA
Director, PT Day of Service
Physical Therapist, Mercy General Hospital
Aimee Winston, PT, DPT, OCS
Northridge, CA
Assistant Director, PT Day of Service
PTDOS Core Team
Kimberly Narro, PT, DPT
Houston, TX
Director of Domestic Communications
Physical Therapist, TIRR Memorial Hermann
Tatiana Paz, SPT
Franklin, TN
Director of International Communications
MailChimp Master
Community Connection Champion
DPT Student, Duke University
Gail Bachman, PT, DPT
San Diego, CA
Webmaster and Social Media Assistant
Director of Clinical Education, San Diego Mesa College - PTA Program
Emmanuela Ngozi, PT
Lagos, Nigeria
Social Media Maestro
Physiotherpaist, Bioviva Holistic Spa and Pain management Clinic
Ahmed Khaled, SPT
Asyut, Egypt
Social Media Maestro
Deraya University Minyia
Michael Kolade Sunmoni, SPT
Lagos, Nigeria
International Communications
University of Lagos
Jahziel Casas, PTRP
Bacoor, Phillippines
International Communications
Physical Therapist, Unihealth Paranaque Hospital and Medical Center
Folami Ajayi, PT
Lagos, Nigeria
Visual Virtuoso
Physical Therapist
PTDOS Co-Founders
Josh D’Angelo, PT, DPT, OCS
Washington, DC
Co-Founder, PT Day of Service
Co-Founder, Move Together
Co-Founder and CEO, MovementX
Efosa Guobadia, PT, DPT
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Co-Founder, PT Day of Service
Co-Founder and CEO, Move Together
Founder and CEO, FFITT Health