PHTR 700 - Advanced Clinical Education I

Credit(s): 3
Minimum of 280 hours
This full-time eight-week clinical experience, occurring in the summer trimester of the third year of the DPT program, takes place in a variety of physical therapy practice settings under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Students are provided with an opportunity to integrate the comprehensive didactic material of professional coursework, from the prior 8 trimesters, as well as utilizing advanced assessment and treatment techniques, documentation and clinical reasoning.

Scheduled hours are determined by clinical site in coordination with the Director of Clinical Education (DCE). Generally, the physical therapy student will complete an equivalent to 35-40 hour per week for 8 weeks. Students should expect to be at this clinical experience 5 days per week. The specific schedule is at the discretion of the clinical site.