Clinical Education III

Catalog description

This third clinical education experience is an 8-week clinical experience that allows the students to advance their knowledge and skills in preparation as entry-level physical therapists. By the end of the experience, the student should be able to deliver quality care more independently when treating familiar patients but still require guidance and/or supervision with complex patients. Students must also be consistent and efficient in clinical performance while performing multiple tasks in the clinical environment. The student is evaluated at the midterm and in the final week of the experience using the Clinical Internship Evaluation Tool (CIET). Reflective journaling, a professional service contribution, and completion of the CIET self-assessment at mid-term and final are required. This course entails 320 hours of supervised clinical practice by a licensed physical therapist.