Ronald Milton Rea

Ron Rea PT, DSc, COMPT serves as DPT faculty in the Oregon Institute of Technology/Oregon Health Sciences Institute DPT. He obtained his BS in physical education with teaching credentials and taught high school for three years before completing a master’s in physical therapy from Loma Linda University. He subsequently completed a DSc in Orthopedic Physical Therapy along with the North American Institute of Manual Therapy (NAIOMT) Certification in Orthopedic Manual PT (COMPT). Ron has enjoyed teaching physical therapy, nutrition and public health students for over 30 years and has a wealth of experience teaching diverse student populations and a wide variety of patient diagnoses. Ron is passionate about lifestyle medicine and personally models the six pillars through student and patient interactions on a daily basis.