Course of study will be long (119 hours) and challenging. But the rewards will make the journey one well-worth taking. When you walk to the podium and receive your doctorate degree, you and your fellow healthcare professionals will know you have mastered each of the following skills.
Student Goal and Objectives
At the conclusion of the DPT program, the student will be able to:
Goal
Students are prepared for initial practice in physical
therapy and for life-long learning.
Objectives
- Provide quality patient-centered health care
grounded in legal and professional standards and ethical principles.
- Incorporate sound clinical reasoning and problem
solving to deliver safe, high-quality patient/client management consistent with
current best practice to a diverse population across the lifespan in a variety
of settings.
- Practice with cultural humility and social
responsibility consistent with the professional core values of the APTA.
- Maximize delivery of care through competent
decision making within inter and intra professional collaboration,
consultation, and referral to others to optimize patient outcomes.
- Pursue life-long learning for professional
development.