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intervention skills, including assessing the effectiveness of plans and modifying accordingly. Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior coursework. PTH610 Professional Seminar 1 credit This intensive seminar focuses on issues relevant to students about to enter the profession of physical therapy as entry-level clinicians. Areas covered include professional development, social responsibility, job search skills, preparation for the NPTE, and the current climate in the delivery of physical therapy services. Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior coursework. PTH624 Management of Patients with Multisystem Involvement II 4 credits This is a case-based, capstone practice course designed to integrate information learned in all previous physical therapy courses and apply this knowledge to management of increasingly complex clinical problems involving multi-systems impairments (cardiovascular/pulmonary, integumentary, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, as well as gastrointestinal/genitourinary). Evidence-based principles will be applied to evaluation methods and interventions. Critical thinking skills and clinical decision making will be emphasized. Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior coursework. PTH628 Special Topics* Other Electives - TBD 2 credits-elective This course is designed to explore more in depth a variety of special interest topics within the field of physical therapy practice. Topics may vary based upon student interest and will provide modules of advanced treatment techniques. The course will include lectures and hands on lab experience. Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior coursework. PTH630 Sports Injury Management & Prevention 2 credits-elective This course provides students information and knowledge concerning prevention, mechanisms, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injury. Emphasis will be on sports evaluations, treatments and prevention of injury by incorporating principles related to cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, strength training, muscular endurance, plyometrics, speed, and agility training. Topics include neurology, orthopedics, sports physical therapy, and alternative medicine/ complimentary therapies. Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior coursework. PTH646 Orthotics and Prosthetics 2 credits This course provides a study of orthotic/prosthetic utilization in physical therapy practice. The course will introduce concepts of materials, design, fabrication and technology of orthotic/prosthetic devices. The course will emphasize the principles of gait analysis, types of amputation, wearing/fitting of orthotics/prosthetics and the psychological considerations of the patient with an orthotic/prosthetic device. Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior coursework. PTH730 Evidence-Based Practice II 2 credits-online The purpose of this class is to apply the principles of evidence based practice regarding the selection of suitable examination techniques, determining a specific prognosis and identifying appropriate physical therapy treatments. This course will consist of identifying relevant research articles to each student’s clinical interest, critically analyzing the identified articles and completion of a systematic review of the literature that is to be submitted to a peer review journal for possible publication. Students will sequentially develop sections of the systematic review in each module throughout the course. Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior coursework.
Professional Year III Term VIII PTH701 Clinical Internship I – (Full-time) (P/F) 5 credits This is the second full-time clinical experience (10 weeks) under the supervision and guidance of licensed physical therapists in facilities throughout the U.S. Students apply skills and knowledge acquired during the didactic phase of the curriculum and in previous clinical experiences 358