Stacia Torborg PT ’21 | Pacific University School of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training | 2021 Physical Therapy Community Service Award

Stacia Torborg PT ’21 has received a 2021 Physical Therapy Community Service Award from the Pacific University School of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training. This award recognizes students who have a demonstrated a history of service either within the Pacific University community or in the greater community.

“Stacia Torborg offered six weeks in the summer of 2019 to support the Mazamas in their facilitation of their Basic Climbing Education program,” said nominators. “She also served as a volunteer lab assistant at Shriner’s Hospital for 30 hours in the summer of 2019 as an interventionist for a study of HABIT-ILE summer camp intensive therapy for children with cerebral palsy.” 

She is among four May 2021 graduates receiving Physical Therapy Community Service Awards. Others include Melissa Williams PT ’21, Tiffany Kugiya PT ’21, and Jenna Matsuura PT ’21.

Torborg is from Portland, Ore., and served as a physical therapy peer tutor.

“Tutoring gives me an opportunity to deepen my understanding and broaden my perspectives on difficult content, while helping my peers,” she said.

The doctor of physical therapy program prepares well-rounded candidates for certification and licensure as healthcare professionals who can deliver person-centered care. Pacific offers a curriculum that is balanced in the areas of orthopedic, neurologic, and general physical therapy with attention to the needs of pediatric patients, geriatric patients, and other special populations.