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Frances Ekstam
Frances Ekstam (January 6, 1914 – January 18, 2005), a native of Des Moines, Iowa, was founder of the physical therapy program at Indiana University School of Medicine. Early life Frances Clark was born to Charles A. and Edith (Sims) Clark on January 6, 1914, in Des Moines, Iowa. She married Harold C. Ekstam on June 13, 1942. A Methodist, and member of the Woman's Rotary in Indianapolis, she lived most of her professional life in Indiana. Education Ekstam earned a Bachelor of Physical Education in 1933 from Chicago Normal School. She earned a Bachelor of Education in 1935 from Illinois State Normal University. She earned a certificate in physical therapy from Harvard Medical School in 1944 in part thanks to a scholarship from the United States Department of Public Welfare. She earned a Master of Science in 1960 from Indiana University (IU). Career From 1936–1942, Ekstam was a teacher in Dowagiac Public Schools in Michigan. From 1945–1946, she was a staff physical t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, Iowa, Polk County with parts extending into Warren County, Iowa, Warren County. It is named after the Des Moines River, likely derived from the French "Rivière des Moines" meaning "River of the Monks." The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. Its population was 214,133 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Des Moines metropolitan area, covering six counties, is the Metropolitan statistical area, 81st largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with about 750,000 residents, and is the largest metropolitan area entirely in Iowa. Des Moines is a major center of the United States insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group and Wellmark Blue Cross B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Physiotherapists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
