Amir Shamsi Ardekani

Grad Research Assistantship, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Occupational Therapy

Grad Teaching Assistantship, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy

Personal Website: https://www.pinelab.ca/members/amir_shamsi

Contact Overview Publications

Contact

Grad Research Assistantship, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Occupational Therapy

Email: amir.shamsi@ualberta.ca

Grad Teaching Assistantship, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy

Email: amir.shamsi@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Education Physiotherapy Pathway Programs

About

Education

MSc Rehabilitation Science Student - University of Alberta, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine

BSc Physiotherapy - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Rehabilitation

Activities

Vice-President Interdisciplinary at Rehabilitation Medicine Students' Association, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine

Master of Rehabilitation Science Representative at Graduate Students' Association, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine

Research

My Master's research explores the experiences of underrepresented students who have participated in a pathway program as they pursue admission to physiotherapy school. The literature defines pathway programs as pre-admission strategies which are designed to provide students with equitable access and essential skills for professional programs such as physiotherapy (Parsons et al, 2022). These initiatives, which have only recently gained attention in rehabilitation, can include academic preparation, mentorship, summer camps, early clinical exposure, shadowing, and financial support.

However, literature is scarce within Canadian rehabilitation concerning the impact, structure, execution, accessibility, and, imporatntly, the student perceptions and experiences of these programs. My research aims to fill this gap by exploring student experiences to build a compelling evidence base demonstrating the benefits of supporting such diversity initiatives. Furthermore, I aim to provide a framework for professional bodies and academic institutions to guide the development of effective pathway programs, using the successful and challenging experiences of past participants.

Featured Publications

Dry needling as an adjunct treatment to multimodal rehabilitation protocol following rotator cuff repair surgery: a preliminary, randomized sham-controlled trial

Faeze Naseri, Mehdi Dadgoo, Mohammadreza Pourahmadi, Morteza Nakhaei Amroodi, Shirin Azizi, Amirhossein Shamsi

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 2024 December; 10.1186/s12998-024-00555-y

Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Logbook for Clinical Education of Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students

Maryam A. Saba, Nastaran Ghotbi, Movahed Haghjoo, Amirhossein Shamsi, Rasool Bagheri

2024 January; 10.18502/jmr.v18i2.15976

Investigating the Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Exercises on Strength and Cross Section Area of Hamstring Muscles and Tendons: A Case Report

Ardalan Ramezani Parsa, Zahra Poursaleh Begi, Ali Amiri, Nastaran Bahadorani, Amirhossein Shamsi

2024 January; 10.18502/jmr.v18i1.14738

Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Seyedeh Saeideh Babazadeh-Zavieh, Siamak Bashardoust Tajali, Seyed Mohammad Jafar Haeri, Amirhossein Shamsi

Complementary Medicine Research. 2023 January; 10.1159/000528133

Online Balint Groups in Iran during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Dehkordi, Mansoureh Kiani, Shamsi, Amirhossein, Shakhi, Shahin

2023 January; 10.1521/pdps.2023.51.4.397

The Relationship Between Urinary Incontinence and Anthropometric Indices in Obese Women

Seyedeh Saeideh Babbazadeh-Zavieh, Behnoosh Vasaghi-Gharamaleki, Afsaneh Nikjooy, Seyed Mohammad Jafar Haeri, Amirhossein Shamsi Ardekani

2020 January; 10.32598/JMR.13.3.171

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