What education do physiotherapists have?
Physiotherapists are university educated professionals. The physiotherapy programme at most universities in Canada has recently converted to a professional master’s degree requiring two years of university, after having already completed a four year undergraduate programme with the relevant prerequisite courses. In Canada there are physiotherapy programmes at Dalhousie, McGill University, University of Ottawa, Queen’s University, University of Toronto, McMaster, University of Western Ontario, University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan, University of Alberta, and University of British Colombia. During the course of their university programme, students do internships in clinical settings, just like physicians do, in order to gain clinical skills. After successfully completing a master’s degree, prospective physiotherapists must pass a national exam, with both written and practical components, in order to qualify to practice as a physiotherapist.
Physiotherapists are university educated professionals. The physiotherapy programme at most universities in Canada has recently converted to a professional master’s degree requiring two years of university, after having already completed a four year undergraduate programme with the relevant prerequisite courses. In Canada there are physiotherapy programmes at Dalhousie, McGill University, University of Ottawa, Queen’s University, University of Toronto, McMaster, University of Western Ontario, University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan, University of Alberta, and University of British Colombia. Of interest, there is a school of physiotherapy for visually impaired students in England. During the course of their university programme, students do internships in clinical settings, just like physicians do, in order to gain clinical skills. After successfully completing a master’s degree, prospective physiotherapists must pass a national exam, with both written and practical component
