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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous courses in the DPT curriculum Clinical Internship I is a full-time six week clinical internship experience. Students may be placed in inpatient hospital or rehabilitation settings, outpatient clinics, and/or skilled nursing facilities. Patients with orthopedic, musculoskeletal, neurological, and/or cardiopulmonary diagnosis may be encountered. Under direct supervision, and with the clinical instructor's assistance, the student will integrate all prior academic work. Students will apply basic physical therapy examination techniques and initiate treatment activities with non-complicated patients. Students will practice in accordance with the American Physical Therapy Association Code of Ethics and Guide to Physical Therapist Practice; the practice act of the state in which they are assigned; and according to the policies and procedures of the individual facility where they are assigned.(A laboratory fee of $30 assessed.)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous courses in the DPT curriculum Clinical Internship II targets a variety of clinical experiences based upon facility availability. Student assignments are individualized and based on the students? areas of clinical interest, academic performance, and prior clinical education experiences and clinical performance. Patients with orthopedic, musculoskeletal, neurological, and/or cardiopulmonary diagnosis may be encountered. Experiences in these settings will provide the student with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom to any patient referred to physical therapy. Under the direct supervision of a clinical instructor, the student will begin to advance their hands-on clinical skills and further develop their critical thinking abilities. Students will practice in accordance with the practice act of the state in which they are practicing and according to the policies and procedures of the individual facility where they are assigned. (A laboratory fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous courses in the DPT curriculum Clinical Internship III targets a variety of clinical experiences based upon facility placement and patient population. Student assignments are individualized and based on the students? areas of clinical interest, academic performance, and prior clinical education experiences and clinical performance. Students may be placed in inpatient hospital or rehabilitation settings, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, school or home care settings and/or other specialty practices. Patients with orthopedic, musculoskeletal, neurological, and/or cardiopulmonary diagnosis may be encountered. Experiences in these settings will provide the student with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired thus far in the academic portion of the curriculum to any patient referred to physical therapy. The actual procedures and sequence of experiences will vary from student to student and will be determined by the nature of the patients available and the type of clinical setting. Under the direct supervision of a clinical instructor, the student will begin to advance their hands-on clinical skills and further develop their critical thinking abilities. Students will practice in accordance with the American Physical Therapy Association Code of Ethics and Guide to Physical Therapist Practice; the practice act of the state in which they are practicing; and according to the policies and procedures of the individual facility where they are assigned.(A laboratory fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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0.00 - 12.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Successful completion of previous courses in the DPT curriculum. This course focuses on differential diagnosis and advanced clinical reasoning in physical therapy practice. Emphasis is on recognition of real and potential patient problems as a basis for screening and appropriate treatment and referral. Content includes systems review using case presentations of differential findings in relation to musculoskeletal pathologies. Other major topics include wound care, women's health, pharmacology, and psychology of pain. This is a capstone course, preparing students for practice in direct access environments.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous courses in the DPT curriculum This course includes two modules that provide study of the special needs and requirements for the provision of physical therapy to the pediatric and geriatric populations. Discussion of third party payers, unique service locations (e.g. schools, nursing home), and the laws pertaining to these populations is included. Consultation and site visits for evaluation and treatment planning of specific patients are components of this course.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous courses in the DPT curriculum. This course is an in-depth study related to examination and intervention of disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system with emphasis on the axial skeleton including temporomandibular joints. Course includes concepts of functional spinal units, interrelationship of group lesions on normal and dysfunctional biomechanics, therapeutic intervention outcomes, and current theories of spinal mechanics. Lab sessions focus on specialized examination and intervention skills, including spinal joint mobilization techniques. Students will gain skills related to the responsibilities and roles of physical therapists in addressing health-related issues within the community, particularly occupational health. Consultation with local industry with completion of an ergonomic analysis is a component of this course.(A laboratory fee of $25 assessed.)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous courses in the DPT curriculum This course includes current motor control and motor learning principles as applied to individuals with neurological disorders. Facilitation of improved motor function is a primary goal of this course. Students will learn the theories, philosophies of a variety of treatment strategies and be able to discuss and integrate the appropriate use of each strategy. This course will require the student to utilize information learned from previous and current course material to apply to clinical patient simulated scenarios. The application of critical thinking skills will be emphasized. (A laboratory fee of $25 will be assessed.)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous courses in the DPT curriculum. This course addresses exercise physiology principles as relate to normal and clinically compromised populations. Emphasis is evaluation and treatment skills for cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Exercise prescription for special populations is addressed. (A laboratory fee of $25 will be assessed.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous courses in the DPT curriculum This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge required for dealing successfully with the day-to-day demands physical therapists face or will face as they pursue their careers. The management and leadership principles presented are universal and applicable to multiple physical therapy practitioner settings. Key management and leadership concepts are related to physical therapy practice at both the organizational and clinical departmental level.
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