Clinical Internship

Catalog description

This course introduces the student to supervised practice in the clinical setting. There are two components to this course, lecture and clinical. The lecture component covers topics that are relevant to current issues and trends in health care and to the PTA scope of practice. Classroom and online discussion will address legal and ethical standards of practice, presentation skills, effective communication and conflict resolution. The course will also introduce examples of lifelong learning and career development for the PTA. The clinical component of this course provides an opportunity for the student to experience supervised hands on clinical practice. The clinical experience will be both a learning opportunity as new techniques and skills are applied and an opportunity to apply basic skills and knowledge learned during the first year of the PTA program. This course requires 4 weeks of full-time clinical education for a minimum of 36 hours per week with a concurrent online component, lecture 2 hours per week.