Basic Clinical Education

Catalog description

This is a full-time eight-week clinical experience occurring in the summer trimester of the second year of the DPT program. It occurs in a variety of physical therapy practice settings under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Students are provided with an opportunity to apply the didactic material from prior trimesters, including clinical reasoning, evaluation, application of treatment techniques, documentation, and communication skills. Successful completion of this clinical education experience is required to continue with the physical therapy curriculum. Scheduled hours are determined by the clinical site in coordination with the Director of Clinical Education (DCE). Generally, the physical therapy student will complete an equivalent to 35-40 hour per week for 8 weeks. Students should expect to be at this clinical experience 5 days per week. The specific schedule is at the discretion of the clinical site.