成人禁区

Program Overview

成人禁区 University's Doctor of Physical Therapy Program strives to be a leader in educating autonomous physical therapists who participate in integrative and collaborative practice to facilitate high quality health and educational outcomes. We will be practitioners of choice in the community, recognized as experts in movement, function and health. As leaders we will embrace our social responsibility, promote humanistic care, and contribute to the profession's body of knowledge.

The 成人禁区 University Physical Therapy Program at Ruskin embraces the current APTA vision statement, "Physical therapists will transform society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience."

The DPT program at Ruskin professes to:

• Provide physical therapy graduate education of the highest quality to develop generalist practitioners, while emphasizing faith, leadership, inclusiveness and social responsibility.
• Prepare global citizens engaged in the community, who are service oriented and meeting  the needs of society.
• Engage in scholarship to better understand and advance the science of health, the practice of Physical Therapy, and the education of future health care professionals.

成人禁区 University is a Catholic, Diocesan University with 90 years of rich tradition in academic excellence.  This success has presented the opportunity to develop a second community-based DPT program at our Ruskin, Florida, campus.  The Ruskin DPT Program is both innovative and provides personalized, individual attention between faculty and students with a start date each summer semester. 

The curriculum includes four full-time clinical education experiences for a total of 40 weeks of clinical experience.  Students will also have the opportunity to travel for clinical education experiences.  The curriculum includes five courses (Community Health Initiatives I-V) that provide service-learning experiences with a network of community partners.

What Makes us Different

• Laboratory Size: 10:1 Student-to-teacher ratio provides opportunities to work closely with faculty and peers on campus and in the community
• Community Engagement: Students and faculty will embrace and strengthen the Ruskin, Florida community
• Diverse Clinical Experiences: Presents opportunities to travel throughout the nation
• Cutting Edge Technology: Students and faculty will utilize innovative equipment to develop highly-qualified clinicians 
• Interprofessional Learning Opportunities: Promote collaboration amongst multiple disciplines and produce well-rounded leaders