20+
Years of partnership with universities and health professions programsAbout Strelis: Advancing health professions education since 2004.
Discover the story, evolution, and vision behind Strelis™.
Better education for tomorrow’s healthcare practitioners.
Strelis, formerly Rehab Essentials, started with a commitment to expand access to high-quality health professions education. Today, we continue to educate with care, lead with acumen, and create lasting opportunity through expert partnership, innovative learning, and actionable intelligence.
Our trusted university partners.
60+
Health professions education partners9,000+
Students impacted annuallyOur story.
Twenty years ago, Steve Tepper founded Rehab Essentials to make high-quality physical therapy education more accessible. What began with a post-professional DPT program expanded into new delivery models, disciplines, and partnerships with universities around the world. Today, Strelis brings together expertise, solutions, and learning intelligence in one connected portfolio that helps universities modernize health professions education.
2004: The vision
20 years ago, Steve Tepper set out with a clear vision: raising the standards of clinical education. Rehab Essentials was born.
2005: First cohorts
We partnered with experts to create a best-in-class ppDPT program that set the bar for clinical advancement.
2008-2021: Model expansion
Our programs evolved to span hybrid, flipped classroom, and 100% online distance learning.
2022-2025: University trust
As trust grew, dozens of universities partnered with us to scale rigorous programs across clinical disciplines.
2026: Meet Strelis
Strelis builds on this legacy foundation to modernize health professions education. And we are just getting started.
Strelis’ core principles.
Trusted
We build partnerships grounded in academic credibility, transparency, and results.
Collaborative
We support institutions without managing or replacing the educators who know them best.
Practical
We deliver modular, clinical solutions designed for real institutional environments.
Modern
We integrate practical, forward-facing innovation into established academic programs.
Approachable
We remain warm, human, and adaptable in every institutional engagement.
About Strelis.
Our mission
We partner with universities to modernize health professions education — combining expertise, infrastructure, and intelligence to improve learner outcomes, strengthen programs, and expand access to the healthcare workforce of tomorrow.
Our vision
To become the foundation for modern health professions education, ensuring universities have the expertise, infrastructure, and intelligence to improve learner outcomes and scale while maintaining academic excellence.
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