Program Learning Outcomes

The doctorate of physical therapy (D.P.T.) graduate will (selected outcomes):

1. use best evidence to support clinical decision-making to address patient participation, activity, body structure and function, prevention, and education needs and goals; 
2. demonstrate entry-level knowledge for managing patients across the life span and the continuum of care; 
3. demonstrate entry-level skills including selecting, performing, documenting, and interpreting appropriate tests, measures, interventions, and practice patterns; 
4. demonstrate responsible practice guided by ethical, legal, and regulatory principles; 
5. demonstrate the ability to analyze movement and use movement analysis for decision-making and intervention; 
6. adapt to the individual needs of patients, clients, families/caregivers, and consumers of service;
   
7. recognize and interpret the legal and regulatory tenets that impact service delivery at national, state, and practice-specific levels; 
8. reflect and self-evaluate as a basis for lifelong learning;
   
9. participate and present (as appropriate) evidence-based reports and scientific findings at professional meetings;
   
10. use evidence-based practice principles and processes to answer clinical questions and maintain currency with the literature; and 
11. determine one's strengths and limitations through self-assessment that leads to applied professional development strategies.