Students integrate principles of health promotion, wellness, and fitness. Topics relating to injury prevention, nutrition, fitness testing, exercise prescription, physically active lifestyles in healthy and chronically ill populations are the focus of this course. Learners are introduced to mindful and behavioral practices to implement as physical therapists. The ability to adapt the exercise program to various healthy and chronically ill populations using proper clinical procedures and culturally competent practices is emphasized.
The second of two courses in the Evidence Based Practice series reinforces concepts learned in DPT 7311 (Evidence Based Practice I) through application to current literature. Students are fostered to become intelligent consumers of research through critical review and analysis of the scientific literature in small group journal clubs. A focus is on translation of research findings into clinical practice for integrating current best evidence into individual practice patterns.
This course culminates the student's clinical and professional development by integrating academic knowledge, clinical experiences, and evidence-based principles. The creation of a professional portfolio and a professional development plan will be one of the tools to prepare the students in becoming an entry-level practitioner and a lifelong learner.
This course provides an entry-level approach to providing physical therapy services to pediatric patients/clients in a variety of settings. The patient/client management model is applied to multiple pediatric diagnoses and conditions. Abnormal development, therapeutic play, family-centered care, advocacy, and assistive technologies are covered as essential components of pediatric physical therapy. Ethical, legal, and legislative issues affecting this population are addressed.
Students integrate orthotics, prosthetics, and braces typically encountered in physical therapy into practice management of patients with multiple movement disorders across the lifespan. Functional and surgical anatomy of upper and lower limb amputations and conditions requiring lower quarter orthotic and prosthetic intervention are presented. Lab activities emphasize gait analysis, movement analysis, residual limb management, orthotic and prosthetic management, amputee rehabilitation, and gait training.
This course provides information on current issues that impact healthcare delivery for the aging adult population. Theory of normal aging processes, sociocultural, environmental factors, psychosocial issues, and systemic changes are discussed concerning health promotion, prevention and wellness, optimal daily function, and quality of life. Interprofessional collaboration, the role of the physical therapist in the community, and family resources are addressed. Learners apply the patient/client management model to the specific needs of the aging adult population. Lab activities focus on management skills for the aged adult patient.
Students will further develop their clinical reasoning, differential diagnoses, physical therapy examinations, and effective care plans for medically complex patients. The learner will be challenged to integrate the findings of laboratory tests, diagnostic testing, medical treatment, and procedures, as well as information gained from the patient, their families, other members of the health care team, and current evidence into the clinical decision-making process. Students will examine the physical therapy implications of the medically complex patient across all continuums of care. Students will design patient-centered individual and community-based interventions for effective disease management across the lifespan.
This course provides an overview of practice management fundamentals and applies principles to various aspects of leadership and personal development, strategic planning, and business operations. Students gain knowledge in health care management, leadership, strategic planning, human resources, finance, organizational structures, and fiscal management related to physical therapy practice.
This course assists students in completing licensure examination preparation and exam simulation to validate comprehension and curricular content.
This course is a full-time eight-week clinical experience that takes place in a community-based physical therapy setting. The student develops examination, evaluation, and intervention skills supervised by a licensed physical therapist. The student utilizes interpersonal communication, professional socialization, and critical thinking skills with patients/clients, family members, and health care staff. This is a beginner-level course and is the first in a series of three courses.
This course is a full-time eight-week clinical experience that takes place in a community-based physical therapy setting. The student progresses examination, evaluation, and intervention skills supervised by a licensed physical therapist. The student utilizes interpersonal communication, professional socialization, and critical thinking skills with patients/clients, family members, and health care staff. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based patient management and clinical reasoning skills as an adult learner and a medical professional. This is an intermediate level course and is the second in a series of three courses.
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.