Meet Our Team | Leadership & DPT Education Experts

A Message From Steve

Rehab Essentials began 20 years ago with a simple but powerful idea:

Raise the standard of physical therapy education by offering high-quality, affordable, remote-access programs for working clinicians.

So, we partnered with leading experts, and created a best-in-class post-professional DPT (ppDPT) program that set the bar for accessible, affordable, professional advancement.

Since then, technology has evolved significantly—and so have we. Our programs now span hybrid, flipped classroom, and 100% online distance learning models. What started with physical therapy has grown to include doctoral-level education in Physical Therapy (ppDPT/ entry-level enTandem DPT ^SM) and Occupational Therapy (ppOTD), delivered in collaboration with dozens of universities and educators across the country and around the world.

But one thing hasn’t changed.
Our commitment to you is stronger than ever.
You’re the reason we’re here:
To help you succeed in distance education.

We’ve built an incredible team of expert educators, healthcare professionals, and content creators to develop and deliver exceptional distance learning and hybrid graduate education solutions.

Solutions that create access for more students around the world. Solutions that create better clinicians and practitioners. Solutions that improve the health of communities.

Ultimately, solutions that create and empower opportunities—for universities, organizations, and their students.

Steve Tepper
PT, PhD, FAPTA
President, Board Chair

Our Mission & Values

At Rehab Essentials, we believe education should empower—not exclude. That’s why we build programs that reflect the complexity of life and the clarity of purpose. Grounded in integrity, informed by expertise, and designed for access.

Our mission is to lead, connect, and elevate rehabilitation professionals around the world.

We design and deliver exceptional learning experiences—curated by thought leaders and shaped by the real-world needs of today’s institutions, organizations, and working professionals. Our approach is rigorous, flexible, and intentionally built for learners and leaders who are committed to meaningful impact.

Our commitment is to educate with care, lead with acumen, and create lasting opportunity through the power of distance learning.

We value purposeful change: the kind that opens doors, strengthens communities, and advances the healing professions as a whole. Through globally accessible, expert-led pedagogy, we are expanding what’s possible—and enabling people to reach it.