What is the tDPT with clinical concentration program?
The certificate program will meet the needs of practicing physical therapists by enhancing knowledge in important areas within areas of clinical specialization using an evidence-based practice approach and the APTA descriptions of specialty practice. The curriculum was designed to enable students to select specific practice patterns that have been designated in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice by the APTA and are APTA areas of board certification as a clinical specialist: orthopedics, neurology, cardiovascular and pulmonary, geriatric, and pediatric physical therapy. To earn a certificate, students must complete all of the courses within one of the clinical specializations (18 credit hours). The curriculum will include the following essential elements of the practice patterns identified by the APTA: foundational/background review of anatomy/kinesiology, histology, and pathology; patient client –management elements of examination and plan of care including intervention and patie
