PROGRAM OVERVIEW
| Physical Therapy Hybrid Program in Lafayette
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About
Mission Statement
It is the mission and primary enterprise of the Program in Physical Therapy to educate thoughtful individuals who are competent, knowledgeable, and ethical professionals, dedicated to improving their community through provision of quality, evidence-based physical therapy services. Our graduates demonstrate a commitment to the professional organization, to life-long learning, and to the education of future physical therapists. Our graduates are scientific clinicians, skilled in critical thinking and capable of integrating theory with clinical practice. The faculty, collectively and individually, embodies and exemplifies each of those attributes we seek to instill in our graduates. As role models of professional behavior and practice, faculty provide public service through direct patient care, including care of underserved populations; and they advance the knowledge of physical therapy through clinical and basic health science research.
- Program Goal #1: Prepare competent, knowledgeable, ethical physical therapists.
- Program Goal #2: Our program enhances our community through service-related activities including and beyond those dedicated to LSU Health Shreveport.
- Program Goal #3: Prepare students/graduates to provide quality, evidence-based PT services.
Program Goal #1: Prepare competent, knowledgeable, ethical physical therapists.
This goal is measured by the following:
- 95% of students enrolled into the DPT program will graduate.
- 100% or our graduates will ultimately pass the NPTE.
- 80% or our graduates will pass the NPTE on the first attempt.
- By survey, 100% of enrolled students and graduates agree that their education prepares them to independently make proper ethical decisions or access proper resources for decision-making, given an ethical dilemma.
- By survey, 100% of the employers of our graduates agree that the graduates’ practice is based on current legal and ethical standards.
Program Goal #2: Our program enhances our community through service-related activities including and beyond those dedicated to LSU Health Shreveport.
Program Goal #3: Prepare students/graduates to provide quality, evidence-based PT services.
This goal is measured by the following:
- 100% of licensed faculty participate in and model evidence-based clinical practice.
- 100% of clinical courses include best practice and integrate contemporary evidence into clinical practice as a curricular thread.
- By survey, 100% of enrolled students and graduates agree that they are competent in using best evidence to inform clinical decision-making.
- 100% of students pass the research series of courses in the curriculum with a grade of C or higher and participate in dissemination of research findings.
Curriculum
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The Physical Therapy Department offers a three year Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree comprised of 9 semesters and a total of 119-122 credit hours. The professional courses leading to the Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree are as follows:
1st year
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7800 Introduction to Professional Formation | 2 |
| PHTH 7801 Foundations of Patient Management | 3 |
| PHTH 7802 Foundational Science Seminar: Anatomy | 2 |
| Total | 7 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7803 Foundational Science Seminar: Physiology and Pathology | 3 |
| PHTH 7841 Health Literacy, Patient Education and Prevention | 2 |
| PHTH 7805 Patient Encounter | 3 |
| Total | 8 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7806 Health, Disease, and Society | 3 |
| PHTH 7807 Mobility Training | 3 |
| PHTH 7808 Musculoskeletal Lower Quarter 1 | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7809 Musculoskeletal Lower Quarter II | 3 |
| PHTH 7810 PTs as Moral Agents and Influencers | 3 |
| PHTH 7811 Exercise and Movement Science | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7812 Treating Impairments of Body Structure / Function | 2 |
| PHTH 7813 Assessing and Treating Activity Limitations | 2 |
| PHTH 7814 Musculoskeletal Upper Quarter I | 3 |
| Total | 7 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7815 Musculoskeletal Upper Quarter II | 3 |
| PHTH 7816 PTs as Coach and Collaborator | 2 |
| PHTH 7817 Participation in Life Roles and Sport | 2 |
| Total | 7 |
2nd year
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7568 Integrated Clinical Experience | 4.5 |
| Total | 4.5 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7818 Healthcare Systems, Policy, and Social Determinants of Health | 2 |
| PHTH 7819 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary 1 | 3 |
| Total | 5 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7820 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary II | 3 |
| PHTH 7821 Leadership of Self, Teams, and Organizations | 2 |
| PHTH 7822 Progression of Care | 2 |
| Total | 7 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7823 Integumentary, Lymphatics, and Limb Loss | 4 |
| PHTH 7824 Managing Complex Patients | 2 |
| Total | 6 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7825 Community Needs Assessment and Program Planning | 2 |
| PHTH 7826 Neuromuscular I | 4 |
| Total | 6 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7827 Neuromuscular II | 4 |
| Total | 4 |
3rd year
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7828 Rehab and Oncology | 2 |
| PHTH 7829 Leadership in Practice Management | 3 |
| PHTH 7830 Comprehensive Exam: Clinical Readiness | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7587 Terminal Clinical Experience I | 7.5 |
| PHTH 7588 Terminal Clinical Experience II | 7.5 |
| Total | 15 |
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHTH 7597 Terminal Clinical Experience I | 7.5 |
| PHTH 7598 Clinical Seminar | 2 |
| Total | 9.5 |
The Program in Physical Therapy at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport 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 318-813-2945 or email edward.mahoney@lsuhs.edu.
