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Employment is expected to increase must faster than average and
there will be 71% more Physical Therapy jobs available by 2006. A
27% employment increase is anticipated through 2014.
U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics
"One of the Best Jobs to have in 2006"
U.S.News & World Report.
The University
of Dayton- Integrates didactic, hands-on, and clinical
experiences that cluminate in a practitioner ready for today's state
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The Wall Street Journal's executive career site
CareerJournal.com and Harris Interactive, released July11, physical
therapists have one of the eight "Best Careers", based
on factors like intellectual stimulation, job security, client
interaction, and level of freedom. |
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The
physical therapist professional education program at the University of
Dayton aims to graduate knowledgeable, service-oriented, self-assured,
adaptable, reflective practitioners who, by virtue of critical and
integrative thinking, lifelong learning, and ethical values, render
independent judgments concerning patient/client needs that are supported
by evidence; promote the health of the client; and enhance the
professional, contextual,
and collaborative foundations for practice. The program faculty and
graduates will contribute to society and the profession through
practice, teaching, administration, and the discovery and application of
new knowledge about physical therapy. The program will offer an
education with structured and varied experiences of sufficient
excellence and breadth that allows for the acquisition and application
of essential knowledge, skills, and behaviors that can be applied to the
practice of physical therapy. |
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The three-year (8 semester) Physical Therapy Program at the
University of Dayton integrates didactic, hands-on, and clinical
experiences that culminate in a practitioner ready for today's
state of practice and beyond. The didactic portion of the
curriculum is enhanced by 38 weeks of full-time clinical
training that is divided into four different clinical rotations
providing immediate real-world reinforcement for classroom and
lab instruction. A primary method of curriculum delivery is
problem-based learning (PBL). This case focused, small group
learning format facilitates the student's ability to identify,
utilize, and manage learning resources and contributes to a
smooth transition from the classroom to the clinic.
Problem-based learning integrates knowledge and skills from
various disciplines to facilitate the development of a
reflective practitioner in a manner that emphasizes professional
decision-making and the use of critical analysis in problem
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Profession |
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Physical Therapy refers to the evaluation and
treatment of a person by physical measures and the use of
therapeutic exercises and rehabilitative procedures, with or
without assistive devices, for the purposes of preventing,
correcting, or alleviating disability. Physical therapy includes
the establishment and modification of physical therapy programs,
treatment planning, instruction, and consultative services.
Physical measures may include: manual therapy, heat, cold,
light, water, electricity, sound, and the performance of
neuromuscular function as an aid to such treatment. (Definition
from the Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and
Athletic Trainers Board) .
According to the
American Physical Therapy Association(APTA)
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vision for the future of the profession is that by 2020,
physical therapy will be provided by physical therapists who are
doctors of physical therapy, recognized by consumers and other
health care professionals as practitioners of choice to whom
consumers have direct access for the diagnosis of, interventions
for, and prevention of impairments, functional limitations, and
disabilities related to movement, function, and health. |
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Faculty |
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The University of Dayton
DPT hold qualifications that exceed national norms.
Compared to the national average (61%), six of the seven (86%)
Core faculty hold terminal Doctoral Degrees and five are
certified clinical specialists. Our faculty have many years of
experience teaching in higher physical therapy education and a
rich history of clinical experience, research, and scholarship. |
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