{"id":103722,"date":"2025-08-27T18:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=103722"},"modified":"2025-08-27T18:22:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:22:40","slug":"uri-kinesiology-internship-reestablished-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/uri-kinesiology-internship-reestablished-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 kinesiology internship reestablished in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Aug. 27, 2025 \u2013 Each undergraduate kinesiology student in the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Health Sciences<\/a> gains a hands-on learning experience during a one-semester internship in their junior or senior year. Though most of the internships<\/a> take place in the Northeast United States, some take place abroad \u2014 including one based on the other side of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such was the case for 溏心vlog免费B站 senior Bella DeVivo, of Bethel, Maine, who will earn a bachelor\u2019s degree in kinesiology this December. DeVivo conducted an internship with a private physiotherapy clinic based in Perth, Australia from February to May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI learned so many things from this life-changing experience,\u201d said DeVivo. \u201cI learned manual and exercise therapy techniques for multiple injuries, such as ACL rehabilitation, Achilles tendon tears, chronic low back pain, chronic migraines, arthritis pain rehabilitation and prevention, and more. I also learned strength and conditioning techniques, the benefits of dry needling, electrotherapy, and reformer and mat Pilates used for rehabilitation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bella DeVivo spent a day at Caversham Wildlife Park in Perth, where she got to feed baby kangaroos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

溏心vlog免费B站 began sending kinesiology students to Australia in 2014. The program was put on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Offered for the first time since 2019, students studying in Australia gain a supervised field experience while becoming immersed in the Australian culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited that internships in Australia have restarted and have plans to expand opportunities to additional cities, further enriching the student experience,\u201d said Matthew Delmonico, professor and chair of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kinesiology Department. \u201cA kinesiology internship in Australia provides vital professional training and rich cultural exposure through work in diverse settings, which broadens our students’ global perspectives and enhances their adaptability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeVivo\u2019s experience went beyond observing clinicians working with clients physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI learned how to better communicate with clients, schedule appointments, and how insurance policies work in Australia for physiotherapy services,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Sydney Opera House was one of the many attractions Bella DeVivo visited during her semester in Australia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Perhaps her greatest takeaway from the experience was studying and living so far away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLiving away from everyone I knew forced me to be more independent and adaptable,\u201d said DeVivo. \u201cI became comfortable traveling alone and mastered public transportation in a city that was new to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because Australia was such a great experience for DeVivo, she\u2019s decided to pursue a doctorate in physiotherapy at Curtin University in Perth after she graduates from 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While a physiotherapist and a physical therapist perform similar functions, the term physiotherapist is used more commonly outside of the United States. According to DeVivo, physiotherapists focus more on manual therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about the kinesiology internship opportunity in Australia, contact Michelle Carrara, director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Education Abroad and Student Mobility Programs, at michelle_carrara@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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