The mission of the Physical Therapy Program is to prepare doctors of physical therapy, grounded in evidence-based practice, who are health care practitioners of choice for individuals with conditions affecting movement and function.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to
- function independently managing patients with a wide variety of simple or complex conditions;
- perform skilled physical therapist examinations, interventions, and clinical reasoning proficiently and consistently;
- apply best available scientific evidence, clinical judgment, and patient preferences in physical therapy patient management;
- manage a full-time physical therapist’s caseload to achieve resource-efficient and patient-effective outcomes;
- exhibit care, compassion, and empathy in delivering physical therapy services sensitive to individual, cultural, and social differences; and
- implement a self-directed plan for professional development and lifelong learning.