Megan Frazee, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Manual Physical Therapy Certification
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
Dr. Frazee grew up on a dairy farm in Pawnee County, Nebraska. She attended Kansas State University and then earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from UNMC. Dr. Frazee has experience in a variety of settings, including acute care and sub-acute rehab, with the majority of her career spent in outpatient. She is Board Certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists, and maintains an active clinical practice at Nebraska Medicine.
Dr. Frazee primarily teaches in the musculoskeletal related courses, including guest lectures related to chronic pain. Megan also serves as the Residency Director for UNMC’s Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency program, where she enjoys coordinating the residency curriculum to help advance the next generation of orthopedic specialists. She serves as the faculty advisor for the PT student organization, SUN-APTA, as well as the Nebraska Student Special Interest Group (NSSIG), and she regularly volunteers at UNMC’s pro-bono clinic.
- DPT, Division of Physical Therapy Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2009
- BS, Kinesiology, Kansas State University, 2006
- FAAOMPT (Fellow of the Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists): AAOMPT, 2015-present
- OCS (Orthopedic Certified Specialist): American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, 2014-present
- MTC (Manual Therapy Certification), Evidence in Motion LLC, 2014-present
- The use of interactive educational activities in developing clinical reasoning.
- The most effective timing of feedback within an e-learning module.
- Utilization of patient reported outcome measures in outpatient physical therapy.
- The effects of residency training.