Course Outcome

Goal 1: Is a national leader, training physiotherapy for evidence-based, collaborative clinical practice.

• Course Outcome 1a: Is nationally recognized.
• Course Outcome 1b: Attracts the highest quality students and ensure a diverse student body.
• Course Outcome 1c: Maintains a high graduation rate
• Course Outcomes1d: Has graduates who pursue continuing education, including residencies, fellowships, and advanced clinical training.

Goal 2: Prepares academic doctoral students for leadership roles in advanced clinical practice, basic, clinical and translational research, and academic programs in health care.

• Course Outcome 2a: Has graduates who find employment in advanced clinical practice, academic institutions, and/or research.
• Course Outcome 2b: Has graduates who maintain an active publishing and presentation record.
• Course Outcome 2c: Has graduates who participate in professional organizations.

Goal 3: Promotes faculty and student engagement in basic science, clinical, and translational research and supports dissemination of new knowledge.

• Course Outcome 3a: Maintains and/or increases extramural funding research program.
• Course Outcome 3b: Conducts scholarly activity and disseminates results at local, state, national, and international levels.

Goal 4: Models best practice in patient care, provides clinical education for students and continuing education for practicing rehabilitation specialists, and encourages evidence-based practice in the profession.

• Performs quality assessment of clinical competency to ensure best clinical practice.
• Attracts, hires, and retains trained clinical educators with clinical specialty/certifications and previous experience working with students and patient populations.
• Promotes professional development of staff and students.
• Sponsors CME-approved continuing medical education programs for practicing physical therapists and other healthcare practitioners.

Goal 5: Promotes the physical therapy profession, and provides healthcare education, outreach, and clinical care to the general population, including the underserved.

• Expands and supports students’ and faculty members’ activities in community-based, cross-disciplinary university-community partnerships.
• Develops outreach activities for students and faculty to address areas of community need.