09/08/2026
3rd year student Kaleigh Dixon was recently featured by the APTA Pelvic Health Academy. This article reflects on her experience receiving the NABPT CAPP Pelvic Health Scholarship and completing the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy’s Level 1 course. Read more from Kaleigh below!
“I wrote about how the experience strengthened my interest in pelvic health and allowed me to begin translating what I had learned in the classroom into hands-on clinical skills. Pelvic health is especially meaningful to me because these conditions can have such a significant impact on a person’s confidence, independence, and quality of life, yet they are often normalized or simply not talked about. As a Black woman entering the physical therapy profession, I am also passionate about increasing representation within specialized areas like pelvic health and helping more patients see themselves reflected in the clinicians who care for them. This experience gave me more than additional clinical training; it gave me a clearer sense of direction for the kind of physical therapist I hope to become. I’m excited to continue building on that foundation during my final clinical rotation in pelvic health and outpatient orthopedics. I’m incredibly grateful to NABPT and the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy for the opportunity and excited that the article is being shared!”
