Clinical Leadership and Community Planning

Catalog description

Through active learning strategies including case scenarios, small group discussions, community immersion experiences and dynamic in-class activities, students learn and apply community health promotion principles practice management skills required in clinical practice in a meaningful way. Students will conduct a needs assessment that informs community-based program planning and evaluation, with an emphasis on preventative strategies such as increasing physical activity, reducing obesity, fall prevention, and minimizing work-related injuries. Student will also learn and apply skills necessary for successful clinic management including human resources, fiscal accountability, billing and payer systems, project management, marketing, and health information technology. By the end of the course, students will be able to design and evaluate community-based health programs and demonstrate the knowledge and adaptability required for effective practice management. The course emphasizes the role of physical therapists as leaders, advocates, and change agents within the community, the profession, and society.