As a physical therapist, you have the power to improve the health and well-being of people across the life span. This program builds on your bachelor's degree to help you develop the advanced knowledge and skills required for contemporary physical therapy practice.

Earn your DPT at Azusa Pacific University You’ll elevate your career as you master the scientific foundation of human structure and movement. We’ll guide you through a comprehensive, problem-solving approach for patient care, blending evidence and consensus. Graduate as a confident generalist physical therapist, ready for different professional settings. Christian-guided principles fuel your journey, shaping you into a critical thinker, lifelong learner, and service-oriented practitioner. You’ll join a global community of PT professionals, promoting patient care excellence, and care for the whole person.

Kinesiology deals with human motion, its control, and motorial learning in relation to the biomechanical parameters of the locomotor apparatus. Rehabilitation relates to this knowledge in order to restore or improve locomotor functions when a diseases disorder, injuries, or congenital defects appear. The program of doctoral studies in kinesiology and rehabilitation is based mainly on a Master's degree in medicine, physiotherapy, ergotherapy, and other master’s or engineering disciplines. Their scientific knowledge is used in rehabilitation (eg biomedical and clinical technology, biomedical engineering, prosthetics, biocybernetics, robotics, and information technology). The proposed doctoral study program focuses on the objectification of physiological parameters of human motorial disorders, identifying the causes of movement disorders, and the possibility of therapeutic intervention. The methodology of the individual research projects will be adapted to the specific objectives of the work, the equipment of the training workplace, and the research and professional focus of the trainer and the student. Methods of functional magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, electrophysiological methods, spiroergometry, posturography, and more will be used in the measurement methodology. The program is carried out without any specialization.

The Doctor of Physiotherapy* (DPhty) program offers an innovative problem based learning model of physiotherapy education to prepare entry level physiotherapists for their roles and

Help Patients Live to Their Fullest Potential with a Physical Therapy Degree from Saint Francis University Physical therapists are evidence-based healthcare professionals who diagnose and treat individuals of all ages who have conditions that limit movement and ability to perform functional activities in their daily lives. The profession offers diverse career opportunities in a multitude of practice settings, including hospitals and outpatient clinics, sports rehabilitation centers, schools, senior communities, and home-care practices.

The North Central College School of Education and Health Sciences is currently developing a Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. Pending Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education approval, the Program will enroll its first cohort in January 2023 and graduate its first cohort in May 2025.

Our PhD program prepares students—with and without professional degrees—for academic careers in research and teaching. Our faculty collaborate extensively with BU colleagues in biomedical engineering, psychology, public health, and medicine, as well as with local schools and other community programs—offering wealth and diversity of research opportunities.

The Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy (DSc) track is a 65-credit program consisting of three foundational cores: clinical excellence, teaching and learning excellence, and research excellence. Students may choose to fulfil their clinical excellence core by completing the Bellin College Orthopaedic and Manual Physical Therapy (OMPT) Fellowship.

The PhD program in Rehabilitation Sciences at MGH Institute of Health Professions is designed for experienced clinicians in the rehabilitation professions who want to become trained clinical research scientists. Students accepted into the program have demonstrated success in their fields as clinicians and have a strong aptitude for further advanced graduate study and research.

The Doctoral Program in Health and Rehabilitation Science will uniquely position graduates for independent and team investigation of complex health issues and rehabilitation disorders that translate from the laboratory, to the clinic, and community. Graduates will be prepared to lead interdisciplinary teams toward optimizing the health and rehabilitation outcomes of patients through investigations using innovative methods and cutting edge technology.

The Physical Therapy program emphasizes a whole-person approach to the investigation of clinical issues using a Problem-Based Learning format. The students are admitted to the program from a number of different undergraduate fields of study, professional backgrounds, and levels of maturity. Diversity and a variety of life experiences are most valuable in this program. The Problem-Based Learning format encourages teamwork, open discussion, and researching appropriate resources to acquire the essential didactic knowledge. Due to a variety of class sizes, the students receive individual attention and meet with faculty advisors on a regular basis.

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program aspires to be recognized as the program of choice for individuals seeking to become competent, effective, and ethical physical therapy practitioners foundation based on Christian principles and values.

The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program educates students to become competent, compassionate, and ethical practitioners in various healthcare settings. Graduates will be highly dedicated professionals with excellent patient care, communication, critical thinking, patient education and advocacy, management, and research skills.

The Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, in Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences program, is offered through the School of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences (SRCS) at Idaho State University (ISU), including programs Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology.

Graduates of the PhD in Physical Therapy are well prepared to assume leadership roles in academia as faculty members and mentors teaching and inspiring the next generation of physical therapists.