Nigeria Physiotherapy Network

Dr. Abiodun Akinwuntan, an assistant professor in the School of Allied Health Sciences’ Department of Physical  Therapy at the Medical College of Georgia, has been appointed to the  Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Simulation and Measurement of  Vehicle and Operator Performance.

The  Transportation Research Board is a division of the National Research Council, a  private nonprofit institution that provides expertise in science and technology  to the government, public and scientific and engineering communities. The  council is jointly administered by the National Academy of Sciences, the  National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine.

Dr. Akinwuntan researches  high-fidelity driving simulation for neurologically impaired patients.

Dr.  Akinwuntan joined MCG in 2005. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy  at the University of Lagos in Nigeria  and his master’s and doctoral degrees in neuromotor rehabilitation at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. He completed post-doctoral training in education at the University of East London. He is a  member of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy, the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria and the Health Professions Council of the United Kingdom

Source: MCG News

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