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Small enrollment is unique among programs nationally
December 4, 2009
Bruce McClenaghan
Students in the physical therapy program have the opportunity to use technology and treatments proven effective. Students are using supported treadmill therapy to regain a patient’s ability to walk.
The Physical Therapy Program in the Department of Exercise Science at the Arnold School of Public Health has been reaccredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association.
CAPTE noted that the program is meeting its mission based on the academic performance of its students which includes a 92.5 per cent graduation rate and a 100 per cent pass rate on the national board examination. The commission also noted the high percentage of students who do research and disseminate the results of their work.
Currently the program also has a 100 per cent employment rate for its graduates over the past three years.
Dr. Bruce McClenaghan, program director, said that this full ten-year accreditation is acknowledgement of the program’s strength and unique mission in delivering physical therapists to the health care community of the state.
“The rapidly changing health care environment requires that graduates of the physical therapy program not only be prepared to deliver expert clinical care but also possess the skills necessary to obtain new knowledge and clinical skills as they become available,” McClenaghan said.
The Physical Therapy Program at the University is unique nationally in its small enrollment (18 students per year) and its focus on producing clinicians who conduct research and practice using evidence-based techniques.
