Faculty of Physiotherapy of Pontevedra

Faculty of Physiotherapy of Pontevedra

Facultad de Fisioterapia de Pontevedra
Faculty façade
Type	Public Faculty
Established	1993
Parent institution	University of Vigo
Affiliation	Pontevedra Campus
Students	224 [1]
Location	Pontevedra , Spain 42°26′27.9″N8°38′10.8″W / 42.441083°N 8.636333°W / 42.441083; -8.636333
Campus	A Xunqueira campus
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The Faculty of Physiotherapy of Pontevedra is a university faculty founded in 1998 in the Spanish city of Pontevedra, based on the campus of A Xunqueira, in the north of the city.

The faculty belongs to the Pontevedra Campus, integrated in the Galician University System and dependent on the University of Vigo. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Physiotherapy and Health Sciences.

History

The introduction of physiotherapy studies in Pontevedra was authorised in 1993 by Decree 192/1993, of 29 July, article 20, which integrated them into the newly created Faculty of Social Sciences of the city. ^[2]

However, the establishment of the physiotherapy programme on the Pontevedra university campus was finally effective in October 1995, when teaching began at the Faculty of Social Sciences. ^[3]

In 1998, the Regional Ministry of Education created the University School of Physiotherapy of Pontevedra by Decree 346/1998 of 20 November, in its article 7, separating the teaching of physiotherapy from the Faculty of Social Sciences in which it was housed until then. ^[4] The courses were temporarily held at the School of Forestry Engineers until 2000, when the new building ^[3] designed by the architect José Ramón Rúa Rodríguez was inaugurated on the A Xunqueira campus, which was to become its definitive headquarters. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2009 a new degree programme was approved and in 2011 the University School of Physiotherapy became the Faculty of Physiotherapy by Decree 14/2011 of 3 February, as stated in its second article. ^[7]

Programmes

The Faculty of Physiotherapy in Pontevedra offers Bachelor's and master's degree courses in the field of physiotherapy.

• Bachelor's degree in physiotherapy
• Master in Therapeutic Practice in Physiotherapy, ^[8] for which 20 places are available. ^{[9] [10]}

The faculty is very close to the Sculpture Island park.

Activities

The Faculty has agreements with various private centres and with the Galician Health Service for clinical training. It also has agreements with several European countries to host Erasmus students, as well as with 6 Spanish universities and specific agreements with Latin American universities. ^[5]

Culture

The patron saint of the faculty is Saint Achilles and the faculty celebrates his feast day in April. ^[11]

Popular students

• Teresa Portela Rivas ^[12]
• Susana Rodríguez Gacio ^{[13] [12]}

Gallery

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  Entrance to the faculty
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  East façade
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  North-west façade
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  Southwest lateral façade
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  Facade from the Family Park

References

1. "Fisioterapia, mucho más que masajes y una salida casi segura". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 26 February 2012.
2. "DECRETO 192/1993, do 29 de xullo, polo que se axustan titulacións impartidas na Comunidade Autónoma, se concede autorización de novos estudios e se crean máis centros no sistema universitario de Galicia". Diario Oficial de Galicia (in Galician). 17 August 1993.
3. "La escuela de Fisioterapia cumple diez años en el campus de Pontevedra". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 10 June 2006.
4. "DECRETO 346/1998, do 20 de novembro, polo que se crean centros e se concede autorización para implantar estudios conducentes ás titulacións que se citan, no sistema universitario de Galicia". Diario Oficial de Galicia (in Galician). 4 December 1998.
5. "Fisioterapia, mucho más que masajes y una salida casi segura". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 26 February 2012.
6. "Buenas instalaciones y sinergias para paliar la falta de espacio". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 12 January 2016.
7. "DECRETO 14/2011, do 3 de febreiro, polo que se suprime, se crea e se modifica a denominación de centros universitarios na Universidade de Vigo". Diario Oficial de Galicia (in Galician). 14 February 2011.
8. "Fisioterapia ampliará la formación de sus titulados en Pontevedra con su primer máster". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 22 April 2022.
9. "Mercedes Soto, decana en funciones de la Facultade de Fisioterapia del campus de Pontevedra". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 24 June 2022.
10. "Un máster en Fisioterapia, único título que estrenará el campus de Pontevedra". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 28 August 2022.
11. "Fisioterapia celebra su patrón, San Aquiles". Pontevedra Viva (in Spanish). 9 April 2015.
12. "Susana y Teresa se hacen inmortales en Fisioterapia". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 16 November 2021.
13. "Susana Rodríguez Gacio, Gallega del Año de febrero". El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 27 February 2014.

See also

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