Physical Therapy
Coping – ability to perform in stressful environments or under deadlines • Maintain professional demeanor in all situations • Accept constructive feedback • Prioritize multiple commitments • Recognize problems and apply stress management techniques Hearing – auditory ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs • Monitor alarms and emergency signals • Respond to a timer Interpersonal – ability to interact with groups from a variety of backgrounds • Establish rapport with patients, clients, and colleagues • Recognize psychosocial impact of dysfunction/disability • Demonstrate respect for the needs of the patient and family • Demonstrate respect for diversity Motor Skill – gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to provide safe and effective physical therapy • Calibrate and operate equipment • Maneuver in patients’ rooms and treatment spaces • Guard patients and perform facilitation techniques during gait training • Perform physical therapy assessment and treatment activities such as ROM, MMT, debridement, or use of physical agents Tactile – ability to use touch to monitor and assess health needs • Palpate • Apply resistance during examinations or interventions Visual – visual ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs • Observe patients’ responses • Monitor vital signs • Read medical records • Observe integumentary integrity
Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum Gannon offers an entry level Doctor of Physical Therapy degree after the completion of 112 credits of study. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) is a classification system focusing on human functioning that is used as a conceptual framework to link all elements of the curriculum. The study of normal structure and function is followed by specific case-based patient/client problems and pathologies organized around body systems. Elements of the patient/client management model including examination, evaluation, physical therapy differential diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcomes are integrated into each of the clinical science courses. Evidence-based practice is explicitly taught and integrated in all clinical decision making during classroom activities and during clinical experiences.
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Threaded throughout the three years are formalized service-learning experiences where students discover the perils of community service and social responsibility. Concepts between and within each course are cumulative, and continued enrollment depends upon mastery and use of previous concepts. Practical clinical experiences are integrated into the academic program at the completion of major areas of study. The Director of Clinical Education assigns students to clinical sites, based on student needs and learning goals. In addition to sites in the Florida areas, the program offers clinical experiences at sites throughout the United States and Canada.
Curriculum Requirements The DPT degree program requires one hundred and twelve (112) credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree and must be completed as a full time program. The curriculum below is the major didactic courses, although lab material may be a large component of the content as indicated in the course descriptions.
Class of 2020 Curriculum Plan First Year – Summer GGDPT 800 Gross Human Anatomy 5 GGDPT 810 Health Care System and Policy I 2 GGDPT 815 Essentials of Physical Therapy Practice 2 GGDPT 806 Movement Physiology 2 Total: 11 First Year – Fall GGDPT 814 Evidence Based Practice I 2 GGDPT 801 Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology I 4 GGDPT 818 Foundations in Human Movement 5 GGDPT 819 Foundations in Human Movement Lab 1 GGDPT 803 Neuroscience 4 Total: 16 First Year – Spring GGDPT 821 Examination, Evaluation and Intervention for Musculoskeletal Movement Dysfunction of the Lower Extremities GGDPT 823 Examination, Evaluation and Intervention for Musculoskeletal Movement Dysfunction of the Lower Extremities Lab GGDPT 828 Examination, Evaluation and Intervention for Musculoskeletal Movement Dysfunction of the Upper Extremities GGDPT 829 Examination, Evaluation and Intervention for Musculoskeletal Movement Dysfunction of the Upper Extremities Lab GGDPT 825 Examination, Evaluation and Intervention for Musculoskeletal Movement of the Spine GGDPT 827 Examination, Evaluation and Intervention for Musculoskeletal Movement of the Spine Lab
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