Physical Therapy Clinical Experience II

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The second full-time clinical experience in the clinical education coursework. Focuses on the care of patients/clients in various physical therapy settings. The experience is 12 weeks in length for a minimum of 480 clinical hours. Practice settings may include inpatient, outpatient, subacute, rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, school systems, home health, and others in which physical therapy is commonly practiced. Under the direct supervision of a physical therapist, it is expected that the students will use the knowledge and skills gained in didactic coursework to examine, evaluate, diagnose, develop a prognosis, outline expected outcomes, and design and implement an intervention plan for patients/ clients across the life span with problems encompassing any of the body systems and at any phase of care or rehabilitation. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit up to two times. Grade Mode: S- Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory College Restrictions: 01 College of Allied Health Sciences Student Class Restrictions: Graduate Course Level Restrictions: GS Graduate Department Restrictions: Allied Health: Dept. of Physical Therapy Degree Restrictions: DPT- Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Restrictions: Doctor of Physical Therapy Campus Restrictions: M- Main Campus Schedule Type (Primary): Internship/Practicum Click here for the Schedule of Classes.