Tom Rafferty

Tom Rafferty earned a BS degree from Springfield College and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Physical Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a retired licensed physical therapist and has over 38 years of clinical and management experience in a wide variety of physical therapy and rehabilitation settings.

Included in Mr. Rafferty’s background are Directorship positions in CARF-Certified Work Hardening/Industrial Rehab Centers, an Orthopedic Rehab Facility, a Family Practice PT Center and Hospital-Based Rehab Centers.

In retirement, Mr. Rafferty authored three continuing education classes for distance education companies:

National Academy of Continuing Education (www.nationalacademy.com)

• Pain Management

• Ergonomics and Injury Prevention

PT Courses.com (www.ptcourses.com)

• Alternative Medicine and Physical Therapy.

Mr. Rafferty also has an inactive blog entitled Ratio Primoris (Reason Foremost) (ratioprimoris.blogspot.com), which was established to respectfully discuss reason in all aspects of human experience.

Mr. Rafferty is a native of Boston, Massachusetts and grew up mainly in Lexington, Massachusetts. He presently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife of 40 years, Tricia. They have three children and three grandchildren.