DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

• Clinical practitioner in acute care hospitals, rehabilitation centers and NGO’s.

• DPT Out Patient clinical specialist.

• Doctor Of Physical Theraphy are basically patient hospital consultant.

• Geriatric specialist doing extended care practices in old homes.

• Rehabilitation expert in Sports Trauma.

• Clinical practice in Hospice.

• Community based rehabilitation expert in special education schools.

• DPT Physical therapist and fitness instructor in fitness centers.

• Ergonomist/work setting expert

• Physical therapist in Industrial or Occupational Environment.

• Lectureship in academic settings.

• Evidence based research officers in Research organizations.

• Policy makers in Local state and federal government.

The Objectives of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program (DPT) is to prepare Physical Therapists who will:

1. Be primary contact person for Physical Therapy care.

2. Serve as responsible members in the professional community and are willing and able to

assume leadership roles in the communities they serve.

3. Advocate evidence based practice and participate in high quality research programs.

4. Practice respecting the social, economic and cultural issues of practice and effectively advocate for changes in policy.

5. Integrate theoretical and practical knowledge and should be creative and adaptive to different working environments.

6. Participate in continuous education for communities, patients, peers, students and others.

Graduates of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program will:

1. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relevant to physical therapy, both in their fundamental context and in their application to the discipline of physical therapy.

2. Understand, correlate and apply theoretical foundations of knowledge to the practice of physical therapy; evaluate and clarify new or evolving theory relevant to physical therapy.

3. Demonstrate the behaviors of the scholarly clinician by developing and utilizing the process

of critical thinking and inquiry, particularly focused on the improvement of the practice of physical therapy and the delivery of health care.

4. Engage evidence based practice through sound clinical decision making, critical self-assessment and commitment to lifelong learning.

5. Demonstrate mastery of entry level professional clinical skills. Provision of these services is based on the best available evidence and includes physical therapy examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, prevention activities, wellness initiatives and appropriate health care utilization.

6. Demonstrate leadership, management, and communication skills to effectively participate in physical therapy practice and the health care team.

7. Incorporate and demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviors to all persons.

8. Demonstrate the professional and social skills to adapt to changing health care environments to effectively provide physical therapy care.