2023-2024 Graduate Catalog


DPT 7933 Physical Therapy Practice III

This course is a full-time fifteen-week clinical experience that takes place in a community-based physical therapy setting. The student advances to entry-level patient management skills, including examination, evaluation, and intervention, supervised by a licensed physical therapist. The student refines interpersonal communication, professional socialization, and critical thinking skills with patients/clients, family members, and health care staff. Students develop evidence-based patient management and clinical reasoning skills as an adult learner and a medical professional. This is an advanced level course and is the third in a series of three courses.

Credits

15