Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center recognizes Mike Ray, PT, MS, OCS, and David Ellis, PT, MPT, OCS, ATC, both Physical Therapists at the Fort Sanders Sevier Therapy Center in Seymour, for becoming board-certified physical therapy clinical specialists in Orthopedics. Ray and Ellis are two out of only sixty-six physical therapists in the state of Tennessee who achieved the Orthopedic board certification for 2009.
Ray, who is the supervisor of the Seymour clinic, received his Physical Therapy degree from UT Chattanooga, and received his Masters in Bio-mechanics at UT Knoxville in 2006. He has worked for Fort Sanders Sevier since 1997.
David Ellis (left) and Mike Ray (right)
Ellis received his Master’s of Physical Therapy from ETSU in 2001, and has been employed with Fort Sanders Sevier since then. He has been a certified athletic trainer since 1996.
To obtain board certification, candidates must submit evidence of required clinical practice in a specialty area. In addition, candidates must successfully complete a rigorous written examination, demonstrating specialized knowledge and advanced clinical proficiency in a specialty area of physical therapist practice.
Kay Funderburg, Fort Sanders Sevier Therapy Services Manager commented, “Mike Ray and David Ellis’ achievement of this certification demonstrates their commitment to their profession and their continued commitment to provide excellent care to their patients.”
The American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has awarded specialist certification to 1,001 physical therapists this year nation-wide. Since 1985, 9,409 physical therapists have achieved board certification in one of eight specialty areas. The APTA House of Delegates established specialist certification as a mechanism to formally recognize physical therapists who have demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and skills.
Fort Sanders Sevier Therapy Services is proud to offer outpatient therapy services at the Seymour clinic located at 127 W. Macon Lane in Seymour, and adjacent to the Medical Center at 709 Middle Creek Road in Sevierville. For more information about either clinic or to schedule an appointment call 865.429.6584.
Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center is a 79-bed acute care hospital and a 54-bed nursing home that has been serving the health care needs of Sevier County residents and visitors since 1965. A member of Covenant Health, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center provides the right care, right here.
