Julie Lucarelli Gruden

Julie Gruden, PT, MPT, DPT is a senior Physical Therapist with the Cleveland Clinic. She has been employed with the Cleveland Clinic since 2003 and works primarily in an outpatient orthopedic setting and has acute trauma care experience with Hillcrest Hospital. Julie obtained her Masters in Physical Therapy in 2002 from Cleveland State University and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Arcadia University in 2015. Julie is an APTA credentialed clinical instructor and has been a Site Coordinator of Clinical Education (SCCE) since 2007. Julie’s role as a SCCE has led her to coordinate 15 outpatient sites since 2015. She is an APTA Credentialed Clinical Trainer for the Level 1 Clinical Instructor Program. She was awarded the 2017 Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences Educator Award. She has presented at The Ohio State University, Cleveland State University and Youngstown State University on topics related to clinical education. Julie is an active member of Cleveland State University and Kent State University physical therapy and physical therapy assistant program advisory board committees. She has been on the admissions committee for University of Cincinnati physical therapy program and is currently adjunct faculty at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Julie has been an active board member of APTA clinical education special interest group as membership secretary.