Honouring Black History Month
Black History Month is a time for us to come together as a community to honour the contributions, achievements, and lived experiences of Black Canadians and newcomers to Canada.
Learn moreThe University of Alberta is home to North America’s only freestanding Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. Learn more about admission to our world-class graduate and professional programs:
Physical Therapy
Physical therapists (or physiotherapists) keep people of all ages moving and active in their daily lives.
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Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists help people get back to meaningful everyday activities.
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Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-language pathologists work with language, speech, voice, fluency, cognitive and other disorders.
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Rehabilitation Science
Rehabilitation scientists conduct research designed to help people engage fully in their lives.
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Rehabilitation Medicine News
Rehab Impact 2022
For our students, faculty, staff and alumni, the past year was marked by resilience and recovery — and further proof that rehabilitation professionals lead with purpose during the most challenging times.
U of A study sheds new light on how GABA affects nervous system
December 19, 2022
Discovery throws into doubt long-held belief about how our sensory nerves are controlled.
Health Sciences recognizes International Day for Persons with Disabilities
December 01, 2022
This International Day for Persons with Disabilities (December 3rd), we recognize disabled University of Alberta researchers, teachers, and learners in the College of Health Sciences whose work is making a meaningful impact in their community and beyond.
Comfort food cookbook catalogues a way Edmonton coped with COVID
November 25, 2022
A new cookbook led by Rehab Med grads is launching in December capturing the stories of how Edmontonians redefined comfort through food during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rehab Impact 2022
For our students, faculty, staff and alumni, the past year was marked by resilience and recovery — and further proof that rehabilitation professionals lead with purpose during the most challenging times. Learn more about our research, teaching and community impact in 2021-22.
Intersections in Rehabilitation
Virtual Speaker Series
This Virtual Speaker Series will bring perspectives stemming from Critical Race Theory to inform clinical practice, teaching and research in rehabilitation sciences. Specifically, the Speaker Series will provide Critical Theoretical frames and research to understand racism, equity, and social-justice in the context of rehabilitation sciences in Canada. Critical perspectives are needed to transform and reframe our understanding of health outcomes for all Canadians.
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Research Areas of Excellence
Brain and Mind
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing diseases and disorders of the brain and nervous system.
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Living Well
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing long-term impacts related to chronic health conditions.
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Early Years
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and promoting health and wellness in children and their families.
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Research Chairs
Our research chairs are on the leading edge of rehabilitation research in musculoskeletal recovery, spinal cord injury, stuttering, and the neuroscience of literacy.
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