Clinical Integration of Physical Therapy Concepts.

Catalog description

Semester course; 2 lecture hours. 2 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Uses a problem-based learning approach to challenge students to integrate knowledge and current literature to support clinical decisions related to patient case studies. Students will be asked to appraise examination findings to develop a PT evaluation, including diagnosis and prognosis, and design a treatment plan of care inclusive of implementation and progression. Students will facilitate group discussion related to the case scenarios to foster intraprofessional collaboration. As a capstone course, topics are selected annually to be comprehensive of the curriculum with a focus on increased medical complexity to advance student understanding for progression toward entry-level practitioner.