Physical Therapy D.P.T.

The division of physical therapy program, a division within the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, offers a professional doctoral degree in physical therapy (DPT). Physical therapy is a healthcare discipline involved with the study and rehabilitation of movement impairments, such as muscular weakness, impaired coordination, joint stiffness, and pain, which can lead to functional problems affecting self-care, employment, ambulation, etc. Graduates are prepared to promote proper healthcare and quality of living by maximizing human movement following disease or injury or by preventing its loss. The program requires three years of year-round, full-time graduate study (9 semesters including summers). Academic coursework, clinical education, and research activity are completed during the first seven semesters. The final two semesters are devoted to clinical rotations.