Advanced Clinical Ed II

Catalog description

This full time, eight-week clinical experience occurring under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist, in a variety of physical therapy practice settings, provides students with an opportunity to enhance the clinical skills gained during previous clinical experiences and to integrate knowledge gained from the entire didactic curriculum. Additional learning experiences provided may be collaboration in interprofessional practice, participation in continuum of care, administration, and supervision of physical therapist assistants and other support personnel. Upon completion of this experience, the student is expected to function at or near the minimum entry-level competence of physical therapists. Scheduled hours are determined by 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.