Enlisted student physical therapist adjusting infrared lamp in preparation for treatment of patient's left shoulder, Fort Huachuca Station Hospital, Arizona. [U.S. Army Photo]
World War II was raging and there was a continuing need to quickly increase the number of trained physical therapists to meet the demands of war. The success of Emma Vogel’s 1941 War Emergency Training Course of WW II led to the launch of several more across the country, among them the Special Women’s Medical Service Corps Program for African-Americans at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, which was set up in 1943. The physical therapists who came out of that program were subsequently posted to the 944-bed station hospital there or to other smaller hospitals overseas.