PT 650 | Integrated Clinical Experience I

This course consists of integrated clinical experiences designed to provide students opportunities to apply pedagogical knowledge and skills to patients under mentorship and guidance of third year students, in the on-site clinic environment. Students observe, assist, and perform components of physical therapy evaluation, interventions, documentation, and exchange feedback in consultation with student mentors. The companion seminar introduces foundational elements of physical therapy documentation, standards of practice, adult learning, fundamentals of patient and caregiver education, professional behaviors, clinical teaching, and communication skills. Selection of full-time clinical internships is facilitated through exploration of factors influencing clinical education and strategies for progressive clinical and professional skills development.