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Become a Physical Therapist. Help patients gain mobility and quality of life.Accelerated Program | Residential | Full-Time
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Our DPT Program
Hear from students, faculty, and the program director about our “why” and what makes us unique.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Accelerated Program
Graduate an entire semester sooner than most PT schools. Start working with patients sooner. Earn your Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in only 8 semesters (about 2.5 years). Even though our program is accelerated, you still will have more clinical hours than the national average.
Pro-Bono Community Rehabilitation Clinic
Have the opportunity to care for and serve real patients as you work alongside experienced physical therapists and faculty in our University’s pro-bono PT clinic, the Community Rehabilitation Center. Our clinic serves members of Utah County who can’t afford physical therapy treatment. Implement what you are learning for those in need.
2 Start Dates
Enroll in May or August/September to start our program when it works best for you.
Practicing Faculty
Learn from practicing physical therapists. We believe in having faculty that continue working in their clinic to stay up-to-date on skills and best practices. By continuing to work in the field, our faculty bring real experiences into the classroom to better train the next generation of physical therapists.
International Service-Learning Opportunities
Serve in Africa or Guatemala. Spend time in the local clinics, hospitals and villages. Each year during the summer semester break, students can choose to travel with faculty and University administration to provide humanitarian work and experience third-world clinical environments.
Curriculum
Our curriculum is designed to help you prepare to be the best physical therapist possible. We prepare you so you can make a difference for patients and advance the field.
Physical Therapy Specialities
Clinical Rotations and Internships
Interprofessionalism
Alongside taking courses in professionalism, you’ll also practice interprofessionalism, where you’ll learn how to integrate patient care across healthcare professions. Every semester you’ll be involved in IPE (interprofessional practice education) where you work with a variety of other healthcare providers.
Evidence-Based Practice
IMPORTANT DATES
Summer 2021
Firm Application Deadline: April 1, 2021
Semester Start: May 3, 2021
Fall 2021
Application Deadline: May 17, 2021
Semester Start: August 30, 2021
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Submitted PTCAS application
- Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution prior to matriculation into the program. The program only considers U.S. coursework
- Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA with a minimum 3.00 GPA for prerequisite courses
- GRE scores:
- Minimum Verbal and Quantitative reasoning % score: 35%
- Minimum Analytical writing scaled score: 3.0
- 100 volunteer hours or work experience with a licensed physical therapist (two different settings is highly recommended)
- Minimum of 3 references: 2 licensed physical therapists with 1 additional academic or professional reference
- US residency
Faculty
Steven G. Wilkinson
PT, PhD
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Department Chair and Program Director
Paul Stoneman
PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, SCS
Associate Program Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Joel Tenbrink
PT, PhD, ATC
Assistant Program Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Miriam Cortez-Cooper
PT, PhD
Assistant Program Director
Michael Bartholomew
PT, DPT, GCS
Director of Clinical Education, Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Kaiwi Chung-Hoon
PT, PhD
Professor and Director of Research, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Coleby Clawson
PT, DPT, CSCS
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Hina Garg
PT, PhD
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Crystal Miskin
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Ann M. Hoffman
PT, DScPT, PCS
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Christa Young
PT, PhD, NCS
Assistant Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Kelsey Kushlan
PT, DPT
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Jeff Lau
PT, DPT, PhD, CMPT
Dean of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences
F. David Paulson
PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Megan Pratt
PT, DPT, ATC
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Rhodri L. Purcell
PT, MPT, EdD, OCS, CSCS
Tim Stevenson
PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Director of Clinical Education, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Will Sykes
PT, DPT
Assistant Director of Clinical Education, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Misti Timpson
PT, DPT, PhD, NCS
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Dana Tischler
PT, DPT, MS, PCS
Mark Walker
PT, PhD
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Jonathan Wright
PT, DPT, CSRS
Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy
UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (8060 165th Avenue NE Ste 100, Redmond, WA 98052-3981), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the US Department of Education.
PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
The entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 801-375-5125 or email dptprogram@rm.edu. To file a complaint with CAPTE visit https://www.capteonline.org/complaints