110 Ortho & Rehab Diag/Treatment (2 units) Winter
Instructor(s): D. Keller Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 200, PHYS THER 201, PHYS THER 202, and concurrent enrollment in PATHOLOGY 135.01 or by consent of program director.
Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in the UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy or consent of instructor. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
Course presents the diagnostic, medical, and surgical principles and techniques which guide decision making and management by the orthopedic surgeon. Contraindications, precautions, and prognosis are discussed to guide the decision making of the physical therapist.
111 Neurology & Rehab Diagnosis and Treatment (2.5 - 3 units) Fall
Instructor(s): L. Lotz Prerequisite(s): Students must be enrolled in the entry-level DPT program.
Restrictions: None Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
Course presents the diagnostic and medical principles which guide clinical decision making and management by the neurologist. Contraindications, precautions, and diagnosis of the different neurological diseases are discussed to guide decision making by the physical therapist.
112A Motor Control Across the Lifespan: Motor Behavior (1.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): E. Pitsch Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 203A, PHYS THER 203B, PHYS THER 200A, PHYS THER 200B
Restrictions: First-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
This required course for first-year DPT students covers motor learning and motor control concepts as applied to functional movement and balance in the normally developed adult, with an introduction into application to pathologic populations.
112B Motor Control Across the Lifespan: Pediatrics (1.5 units) Spring
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 112A
Restrictions: DPT students in their second year. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
Normal human growth and development for pediatrics with an emphasis on the changes in physical, motor, sensory, cognitive, language, self-help, and psychosocial skills and their impact on functional movement. Implications for physical therapy assessments for infants, children, and adolescents with developmental problems.
112C Motor Control Across the Lifespan: Geriatrics (1.5 units) Winter
Instructor(s): J. Bergh Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 200A, PHYS THER 112A, PHYS THER 112B
Restrictions: Third-year students in the DPT program. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
This required course for DPT student will teach clinical reasoning and practical skills required for effective physical therapy evaluation and treatment of older adults. Students will learn about the biopsychosocial changes in the aging adult and their associated clinical consequences especially as applied to changes in functional mobility and balance. This will be accomplished through didactic lecture, small group problem-based learning, web-based learning modules, and laboratory activities.
199 Independent Study (0.5 - 5 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): Staff Prerequisite(s): Approval of the independent study advisor or by consent of program director.
Restrictions: Approval of the independent study advisor or by consent of program director. Activities: Independent Study
Student participates in an independent study project under direction of a faculty member with the approval of the chairperson of the department.
199.01 Special Topics: Exploring a Research-Oriented PT Career (0.5 units) Fall
Course will not be offered in: Fall 2024
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Restricted to DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Discussion, Student - Lecture
It can be hard to know how to get started and translate DPT program research experience into a career. In this elective, we aim to overcome potential barriers that may prevent students from pursuing research-oriented careers as DPTs, including a lack of information; not identifying relevant research opportunities or experiences during or after PT school; and/or not knowing what a potential career trajectory or day-to-day schedule looks like as a PT researcher.
199.02 Special Topics: Health Equity and Humanitarianism (0.5 units) Winter
Course will not be offered in: Winter 2025
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Restricted to third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Workshop, Direct - Project, Student - Lecture
This course supports professional development in social responsibility by increasing an understanding of the role of physical therapy through the lens of health equity and humanitarianism. This course will prepare students for community engagement in settings serving vulnerable populations and displaced persons, providing disaster relief, developing physical therapy education, and delivering community-based rehabilitation.
199.03 Special Topics: Community Clinic (0.5 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): A. Dien Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: DPT students Activities: Direct - Discussion, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
This course supports students in their clinical and community development through participating in a community clinic to serve the needs of under-served patient populations. Access to health services in the San Francisco community is an important pillar in addressing the health disparities within our community. Coupled with the limited hands-on experiences outside of clinical affiliations offered to students, this elective seeks to address both needs.
199.04A Special Topics: Pediatric PT at Alameda County CCS I (0.5 units) Summer
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
This course provides the opportunity to be immersed in the Alameda County California Children's Services program. Students will learn about various pediatric neurological and musculoskeletal diagnoses through research, staff discussion, and direct participation in client evaluation/treatment sessions. In addition, students will assess and treat clients (with the possibility of direct handling), observe specialty clinics, participate in staff in-services, and give a presentation to the CCS staff.
199.04B Special Topics: Pediatric PT at Alameda County CCS II (0.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 199.04A
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Project, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Project
This course provides the opportunity to be immersed in the Alameda County California Children's Services program. Students will learn about various pediatric neurological and musculoskeletal diagnoses through research, staff discussion, and direct participation in client evaluation/treatment sessions. In addition, students will assess and treat clients (with the possibility of direct handling), observe specialty clinics, participate in staff in-services, and give a presentation to the CCS staff.
199.05 Special Topics: Integrating Core, Hip, and Pelvic Floor (1 units) Fall
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Seminar, Direct - Lab-Skills, Direct - Discussion, Student - Lecture, Student - Seminar
This elective offers DPT students the opportunity to further study the pelvic floor and its interconnections with the spine and lower extremities. This is very important for understanding spine and lower extremity orthopedic conditions as well as how incontinence and pelvic pain are not always merely local problems.
199.06 Special Topics: Physical Therapy in Adaptive Sports (1.5 units) Fall
Course will not be offered in: Fall 2024
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
DPT students and physical therapists must understand the relevance and value of adaptive sports participation as it relates to patient-centered goals. Through this elective, DPT students will have the opportunity to learn more about adaptive sports, gain experience working directly with athletes, and integrate their education through working with adaptive athletes from across the lifespan presenting with various orthopedic and/or neurological conditions.
199.07 Special Topics: Introduction to Pelvic Floor PT (1 units) Summer
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Seminar, Direct - Lab-Skills, Direct - Project, Direct - Discussion, Student - Lecture, Student - Seminar
This elective was designed to provide an entry level introduction to pelvic floor anatomy and skills necessary to evaluate and treat patients with vaginal anatomy and common pelvic floor diagnosis. Presentation of evidence-based evaluation and treatment techniques will be emphasized.
199.08 Special Topics: Running Biomechanics (1 units) Fall
Instructor(s): R. Souza Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Restricted to DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
Students have the opportunity to be part of an evidence-based approach to evaluating and treating running injuries through a comprehensive biomechanics evaluation. This course will consist of three parts: 1) observing UCSF RunSafe running assessments; 2) reading, analyzing and presenting recent literature in a journal club format; and 3) processing, analyzing and presenting video-based running biomechanics data.
199.09 Special Topics: Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (1.5 units) Summer
Instructor(s): J. LaBrec Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
This course will provide increased exposure to the principles of strength and conditioning to prepare students to treat the high-level athlete in the clinic. This course will also help them obtain the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification, a recognized credential in the performance and rehabilitation setting that signifies increased knowledge and advanced study in performance.
199.10 Special Topics: Introduction to Ultrasound Anatomy (1 units) Fall
Course will not be offered in: Fall 2024
Instructor(s): M. Norris Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 200A, PHYS THER 200B, PHYS THER 200C
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
This course will provide a review of gross anatomy relevant to the rehab sciences, along with an introduction to ultrasound, and how it can be used as a diagnostic and procedural tool in a clinical setting.
199.11 Special Topics: Anatomy Ambassadors (0.5 units) Summer
Instructor(s): A. Fitzsimmons, J. Kinder Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 200A, PHYS THER 200B, PHYS THER 200C, PHYS THER 205
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Workshop, Student - Workshop
This elective provides third-year DPT students the opportunity to develop practical teaching and tutoring skills in anatomy content under the supervision of the course director.
199.12 Special Topics: Peer-to-Peer (PTP) Weekly Champions (1 units) Summer
Instructor(s): A. Fitzsimmons Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 200A, PHYS THER 200B, PHYS THER 200C, PHYS THER 205
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Seminar, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Seminar, Student - Lab-Skills
This elective provides third-year DPT students the opportunity to develop practical teaching skills that combine observation, evaluation, and practice of teaching in anatomy under the supervision of the course director.
199.13 Special Topics: Peer-to-Peer (PTP) Program Leads (1.5 units) Summer
Instructor(s): A. Fitzsimmons Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 200A, PHYS THER 200B, PHYS THER 200C, PHYS THER 205
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Seminar, Direct - Workshop, Direct - Lab-Skills, Direct - Project, Student - Seminar
This elective provides third-year DPT students the opportunity to develop leadership and practical teaching skills that combine observation, evaluation, and practice of teaching in anatomy under the supervision of the course director. Best practices in learner-centered teaching, curriculum models, and instructional design will be explored.
199.14 Special Topics: Group Exercise for Neurologic Populations (0.5 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): E. Pitsch, L. Lotz, J. LaBrec Prerequisite(s): PT 710
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
The purpose of this course is to provide practical experience in developing and leading a group exercise class with an emphasis on balance and functional mobility.
199.15 Special Topics: Physical Therapy in the ICU (0.5 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Project, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
Students have the opportunity to be part of a continuing quality improvement initiative in the ICU at UCSF, as well as learn new practice patterns in Critical Care that UCSF is involved in teaching to Medical Centers across the United States. This course gives some exposure and opportunities to students to learn the practical aspects and challenges of working in the ICU.
199.16 Special Topics: Spanish Medical Terminology (0.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): T. Jaramillo, S. Pak Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students Activities: Student - Lecture, Synchronous - Discussion, Synchronous - Lecture
The purpose of this course is to provide physical therapy students with the resources to improve their ability to communicate with Hispanic/Latinx patients in the Spanish language. Course material will focus on Spanish medical terminology specific to physical therapy and will include content on how to provide care that incorporates cultural humility/awareness.
199.17 Special Topics: Young People with Eating Disorders (1 units) Fall
Instructor(s): J. Kinder Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Project, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Lecture
The UCSF Eating Disorders Program's inpatient service provides holistic care for adolescents and young adults with eating disorders with support from a diverse group of care providers. Learners will attend morning medical rounds, interdisciplinary didactic lectures, work collaboratively on case studies, and teach evidence-based approaches to care for these complex patients.
199.18A Special Topics: Acute Care in Tertiary Care I (0.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): PT 700
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Independent Study, Direct - Discussion, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
Students will participate in a continuing quality improvement initiative on a rehabilitation department service at UCSF and learn rehabilitation sciences related management with patient populations across the Medical Center. Students will shadow a PT instructor, interact with patients and staff, collaborate on chart reviews, and identify a research question or case.
199.18B Special Topics: Acute Care in Tertiary Care II (0.5 units) Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 199.18A
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students. Activities: Direct - Project, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
Students will participate in a continuing quality improvement initiative on a rehabilitation department service at UCSF and learn rehabilitation sciences related management with patient populations across the Medical Center. Students will provide patient care, collaborate on chart reviews, and complete a quality improvement project or case report.
199.19 Special Topics: Clinical Informatics and EHR Data (0.5 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): S. Pak Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Project, Student - Lecture
Learners will apply the basic concepts of clinical informatics and data analytics to conduct a retrospective clinical review using EHR data for a PT faculty practice quality improvement initiative.
199.20 Special Topics: Teen Fit (0.5 units) Fall, Winter
Instructor(s): A. Dien Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Restricted to DPT students Activities: Direct - Seminar, Direct - Discussion, Student - Seminar
Teen Fit is a DPT student-run service project that provides physical therapy based movement and health education to under-represented youth. DPT students teach health education courses to 7th grade students.
199.21 Special Topics: Chronic Pelvic Pain Diagnoses (1 units) Winter
Instructor(s): L. Keyan Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 199.05 or PHYS THER 199.07 or other specialized pelvic health assessment experience.
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Direct - Project, Direct - Discussion, Student - Lecture
This elective offers DPT students the opportunity to apply their knowledge of pelvic health assessment and treatment strategies/techniques related to chronic pelvic pain diagnoses.
199.22 Special Topics: Philosophy of Physical Therapy (1 units) Fall
Instructor(s): A. Hansen Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Second-year and third-year DPT students Activities: Student - Seminar, Student - Project, Synchronous - Seminar
What is physical therapy? How, exactly, does a physical therapist relate to their patients? How confident should a clinician be in the existing scientific literature on therapeutic interventions? Students in physical therapy have an opportunity to engage with philosophical literature in the ontology, ethics, and epistemology of clinical practice in this seminar-style course.
200A Neuromusculoskeletal Anatomy I (4 units) Summer
Instructor(s): J. Kinder, A. Fitzsimmons, A. Scheid Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy. An upper division course in human anatomy or comparative anatomy.
Restrictions: None Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
PT 200 A, B and C each focus on different anatomic regions. Dissection and functional anatomy of the neuromusculoskeletal system from a developmental and biomechanical perspective, with vascular and lymphatic systems related in a 3-dimensional perspective. Principles and relationships reinforced through lecture, dissection laboratories, studies of presections, and weekly integrative clinical seminars.
200B Neuromusculoskeletal Anatomy II (0.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): J. Kinder, A. Fitzsimmons Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy. An upper division course in human anatomy or comparative anatomy.
Restrictions: None Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
PT 200 A, B and C each focus on different anatomic regions. Dissection and functional anatomy of the neuromusculoskeletal system from a developmental and biomechanical perspective, with vascular and lymphatic systems related in a 3-dimensional perspective. Principles and relationships reinforced through lecture.
200C Neuromusculoskeletal Anatomy III (0.5 units) Winter
Instructor(s): J. Kinder Prerequisite(s): Upper division human anatomy and human physiology or consent of instructor.
Restrictions: None Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Science, Student - Lecture
PT 200 A, B and C each focus on different anatomic regions. Dissection and functional anatomy of the neuromusculoskeletal system from a developmental and biomechanical perspective, with vascular and lymphatic systems related in a 3-dimensional perspective. Principles and relationships reinforced through lecture.
201 Physical Therapy Assessment: Principles and Practice (3 units) Summer
Instructor(s): S. Temple Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in DPT program
Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in the DPT program or by consent or program director. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Direct - Discussion, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Lecture
This course includes the principles of measurement, instrumentation, administration and interpretation of standardized and clinical evaluation techniques used in clinical physical therapy. Techniques include goniometric measurement of joint angles and manual muscle testing for strength. Course content includes principles of documentation, bed mobility, transfers, basic gait training, legal regulations and ethical practice. Course content is presented through lecture and laboratory activities.
202 Therapeutic Modalities (1.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): J. LaBrec Prerequisite(s): Admitted to the professional program in physical therapy and have taken coursework in exercise physiology, kinesiology and physics.
Restrictions: None. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
In lecture and lab settings, physiological, theoretical, and administrative principles are applied to the application of therapeutic modalities to prevent disability, maintain positive health, and restore function.
204A Pathophysiology for Physical Therapists I (3 units) Fall
Instructor(s): J. Kinder, A. Lui, V. Cong Prerequisite(s): Students must possess foundational understanding of muscle, nerve, and joint structure and function, thoroughly grasp basic kinesiology concepts, and be able to demonstrate and apply basic anatomy and physiology principles. Students must have successfully completed courses in Neuromusculoskeletal Anatomy (PHYS THER 200A).
Restrictions: Enrollment in the DPT program. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
Pathophysiology for Physical Therapists is a two-part course, A & B (each covering different body systems), for a total of six quarter-units. Three units of the course are taught during the fall and three in the winter. Students will be introduced to the physiological and pathophysiological principles and mechanisms that underlie the normal and abnormal functions of the body and develop an understanding of disease pathophysiology. Didactic lectures are supplemented with small group learning.
204B Pathophysiology for Physical Therapists II (2.5 units) Winter
Instructor(s): J. Kinder, A. Lui, V. Cong Prerequisite(s): Students must possess foundational understanding of muscle, nerve, and joint structure and function, thoroughly grasp basic kinesiology concepts, and be able to demonstrate and apply basic anatomy and physiology principles. Students must have successfully completed courses in Neuromusculoskeletal Anatomy (PHYS THER 200A).
Restrictions: Enrollment in the DPT program. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Discussion, Student - Lecture
Pathophysiology for Physical Therapists is a two-part course, A & B (each covering a different body system), for a total of six quarter-units. Three units of the course are taught during the fall and three in the winter. Students will be introduced to the physiological and pathophysiological principles and mechanisms that underlie the normal and abnormal functions of the body and develop an understanding of disease pathophysiology. Didactic lectures are supplemented with small group learning.
205 Functional Anatomy Review (2 units) Spring
Instructor(s): J. Kinder Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 200 or equivalent.
Restrictions: None. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Science, Student - Lecture
Students are expected to review Acland Videos prior to class and to work in small groups to complete the assigned dissection of the cadaver. Using the dissected cadavers (and prosected materials), the student is expected to relate the structures to clinical kinesiology, clinical courses, biomechanics, pathological states, and clinical education experiences.
207 Medical Screening for Physical Therapists (4 units) Winter
Instructor(s): A. Scheid Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the DPT or DPTSc course or approval of instructor.
Restrictions: None. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Direct - Project, Student - Lecture, Student - Lab-Skills, Student - Project
This required course for DPT students will cover the basic techniques for medical history taking, physical examination for medical diagnoses that frequently lead to a physical therapy referral with special emphasis on recognizing the red flags that require a physician referral.
209A Evidence-Based Practice I: Intro to a Systematic Review (2 units) Summer
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): All DPT 1 and DPT 2 coursework
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
Introduction to the principles of evidence-based practice, critical review of evidence, systematic review, formulating a research question, and synthesizing data.
209B Evidence-Based Practice II: Developing a Systematic Review (1 units) Fall
Instructor(s): C. Nesbit Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 209A
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
Students will continue to build on systematic review skills learned in PT 209A, including establishing the gap in the literature, developing their research question, and developing the methods for their systematic review and data synthesis.
210 Radiology for Physical Therapists (2 units) Spring
Instructor(s): R. Souza Prerequisite(s): Students must be enrolled in the UCSF/SFSU Program in Physical Therapy or the UCSF PhD in Rehabilitation Science.
Restrictions: Enrollment in DPT program. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
The purpose of this class is to develop skills in looking at musculoskeletal images. These skills are beneficial to the therapist to better understand the structures involved with any given pathology. In addition, these skills are necessary when patients bring their radiographs and images to their PT visit. Patients frequently want to be sure the therapist understands the severity of the musculoskeletal problem and considers this when designing intervention.
211 Pharmacology for Physical Therapists (2 units) Fall
Instructor(s): S. Youmans Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of first year in Physical Therapy program.
Restrictions: Enrollment in DPT program Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
This a survey course on pharmacological topics that are relevant to rehabilitation and physical therapy and covers topics such as principles, indications and adverse reactions to medications commonly used to manage neuromusculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary conditions. Effects of exercise on drug metabolism and drug interactions are also presented.
213 Neurological Pathokinesiology II (2 units) Summer
Instructor(s): E. Pitsch Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the DPT or DPTSc program or consent of instructor.
Restrictions: None. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
The course will apply the scientific principles of neuroplasticity and motor control to the advanced assessment and management of movement dysfunction and promotion of wellness in people with neurological disorders.
214 Administration and Organization in Physical Therapy (3 units) Summer
Instructor(s): S. Pak Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of first year in the Physical Therapy program.
Restrictions: Enrollment in DPT program. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
Specific administrative and planning skills required for physical therapy practice in various settings. Topics addressed include: quality assurance, documentation, personnel and fiscal management, planning, contracting, health services administration, health care team, professional and medical-legal issues.
215A Compassion, Accountability, Responsibility, & Excellence I (0.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): K. Kennedy, A. Hansen Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in the Physical Therapy program. Activities: Direct - Discussion
This course includes content and assessments that encourage students to fully understand and consider the environmental and personal contextual factors influencing their role as health care providers. Specifically, students will be introduced to the concept of professionalism using a Professionalism Framework with five key domains, including: Accountability; Compassion and Humility; Professional Excellence; Social Responsibility; and Working Relationships.
215B Compassion, Accountability, Responsibility, & Excellence II (0.5 units) Spring
Instructor(s): K. Kennedy, A. Hansen Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 215A
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in the Physical Therapy program. Activities: Direct - Discussion
This course includes content and assessments that encourage students to fully understand and consider the environmental and personal contextual factors influencing their role as health care providers. Specifically, students will be introduced to the concept of professionalism using a Professionalism Framework with five key domains, including: Accountability; Compassion and Humility; Professional Excellence; Social Responsibility; and Working Relationships.
216A Compassion, Accountability, Responsibility, & Excellence III (0.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): K. Kennedy, A. Hansen Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 215A, PHYS THER 215B
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in DPT Program. Activities: Direct - Discussion
This course includes content and assessments that encourage students to fully understand and consider the environmental and personal contextual factors influencing their role as health care providers. Specifically, students will be introduced to the concept of professionalism using a Professionalism Framework with five key domains, including: Accountability; Compassion and Humility; Professional Excellence; Social Responsibility; and Working Relationships.
216B Compassion, Accountability, Responsibility, & Excellence IV (0.5 units) Spring
Instructor(s): K. Kennedy, A. Hansen Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 215A, PHYS THER 215B, PHYS THER 216A
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in the DPT Program. Activities: Direct - Discussion
This course develops content and assessments that encourage students to fully understand and consider the environmental and personal contextual factors influencing their role as health care providers. Specifically, students will continue practicing professionalism using a Professionalism Framework with five key domains, including: Accountability; Compassion and Humility; Professional Excellence; Social Responsibility; and Working Relationships.
218A Therapeutic Exercise: Beginning Exercise Prescription (1.5 units) Spring
Instructor(s): A. Lui Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the DPT program.
Restrictions: First-year DPT students. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture, Asynchronous - Independent Study
This is a required course for DPT students. Through independent assignments, lecture, in class discussion and demonstration, and laboratory activities, students will utilize their knowledge of anatomy, physiology and kinesiology and expand their clinical reasoning skills to design effective exercise programs for patient populations with varying diagnoses, impairments, and comorbidities.
218B Therapeutic Exercise: Intermediate Exercise Prescription (1.5 units) Summer
Instructor(s): A. Lui Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 218A
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
Through didactic lecture, review of current literature, ILMs, small group problem based learning, and lab activities, students will further their understanding of muscle structure/function and integrate principles of nerve, tendon, and muscle biology and kinesiology to design and modify evidence based exercise programs for populations with varying diagnoses, impairments, and comorbidities. Students will also learn teaching methods to maximize patient adherence to exercise programs.
218C Therapeutic Exercise: Advanced Prescription & Manual Therapy (1.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): L. Fecteau, A. Lui, A. Long Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 218A, PHYS THER 218B
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
Students will further their understanding of muscle structure and function and integrate principles of nerve, tendon, and muscle biology and kinesiology to design and modify both evidence-based exercise programs and manual therapy interventions for basic case presentations. Students will also synthesize evaluation findings into a problem-based intervention list using the movement analysis model to include therapeutic exercise and manual therapy in isolation and in combination.
218D Therapeutic Exercise: Exercise for Special Populations (1.5 units) Winter
Instructor(s): L. Fecteau Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 218A, PHYS THER 218B, PHYS THER 218C
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
Students will further their understanding of integrating advanced exercise prescription principles of nerve, tendon, and muscle biology/kinesiology to design and modify evidence-based exercise programs for populations with varying diagnoses, impairments, comorbidities. They'll synthesize evaluation findings into a problem-based plan of care including therapeutic exercise and manual therapy. These concepts will be adapted to a variety of special populations in the physical therapy environment.
219A Pain Science for the Physical Therapist I (1 units) Spring
Instructor(s): V. Ann Prerequisite(s): Admitted to the professional program in physical therapy and have successfully completed coursework in physiology and anatomy
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the DPT program. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
This is a required course for DPT students. Through didactic lectures, in-class discussions, and assigned reading, the students will apply their knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and therapeutic treatments while expanding their clinical reasoning skills to enable them to educate and discuss the science of nociception, persistent pain, and current scientific opinion on pain management.
219B Pain Science for the Physical Therapist II (1 units) Summer
Instructor(s): V. Ann Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 219A, Admitted to the professional program in physical therapy and have successfully completed coursework in physiology and anatomy
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the DPT program. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture
This course is the 2nd of two courses in the PT 219 series, designed to fulfill the growing educational needs for pain science in health care. Through didactic lectures, in-class discussions, and assigned reading, the students will apply their knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and therapeutic treatments while expanding their clinical reasoning skills to enable them to educate and discuss the science of nociception, persistent pain, and current scientific opinion on pain management.
251A Research Design I: Introduction to Scientific Inquiry (3 units) Summer
Instructor(s): V. Cheuy Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in Graduate Program in Physical Therapy or consent of instructor.
Restrictions: None. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
This course explores the underlying theoretical concepts that guide the design of clinical research studies. Students will be introduced to the scientific method and to a variety of research methods and designs. Students will 1) learn research designs that will be applicable to their future physical therapy practice, 2) develop a research question and design an appropriate study for that question, and 3) learn to critically appraise and become proficient consumers of research literature.
251B Research Design II: Appraisal of Scientific Literature (1 units) Fall
Instructor(s): V. Cheuy Prerequisite(s): PHYS THER 251A
Restrictions: None. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
This course explores the underlying theoretical concepts that guide the design of clinical research studies. Students will be introduced to the scientific method and to a variety of research methods and designs. Students will: 1.) learn research designs that will be applicable to their future physical therapy practice; 2.) develop a research question and design an appropriate study for that question, and 3.) learn to critically appraise and become proficient consumers of research literature.
400A Grand Rounds (0 - 1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): E. Armstrong Prerequisite(s): Completion of physical therapy program courses, to date
Restrictions: Restricted to 1st Year students in the DPT program only. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
This course is designed to facilitate interdisciplinary communication and interaction between doctoral students in physical therapy and professionals in other health care disciplines and the larger community on topics of mutual interest, and to assist students in developing habits of community engagement and lifelong learning. Students are encouraged to pursue educational opportunities that will help them expand their professional network and their knowledge in a practice niche.
400B Grand Rounds (0 - 1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): E. Armstrong Prerequisite(s): Completion of physical therapy program courses, to date
Restrictions: 2nd-Year Physical Therapy DPT students only. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
This course is designed to facilitate interdisciplinary communication and interaction between doctoral students in physical therapy and professionals in other health care disciplines and the larger community on topics of mutual interest, and to assist students in developing habits of community engagement and lifelong learning. Students are encouraged to pursue educational opportunities that will help them expand their professional network and their knowledge in a practice niche.
400C Grand Rounds (0 - 1 units) Fall, Winter
Instructor(s): E. Armstrong Prerequisite(s): Completion of physical therapy program courses, to date
Restrictions: 3rd-Year Physical Therapy DPT students only. Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture
This course is designed to facilitate interdisciplinary communication and interaction between doctoral students in physical therapy and professionals in other health care disciplines and the larger community on topics of mutual interest, and to assist students in developing habits of community engagement and lifelong learning. Students are encouraged to pursue educational opportunities that will help them expand their professional network and their knowledge in a practice niche.
410 Integrated Clinical Experience (1 units) Fall
Instructor(s): S. Baxter, L. Hayes Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Enrollment in graduate program in physical therapy and satisfactory completion of academic coursework Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
Students assume the role of student clinicians in physical therapy. Students are expected to follow all facility policies, professional codes of conduct, and individual guidelines provided by their clinical instructors (CIs). This integrated clinical experience gives students the opportunity to work with patients under close supervision of licensed physical therapist clinical instructors.
418 Terminal Clinical Experience (16 units) Fall, Spring, Summer
Course will not be offered in: Fall 2024
Instructor(s): L. Hayes, T. Jaramillo Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in graduate program in Physical Therapy. Completion of PT 801, and 802 with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in coursework to date.
Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in DPT Program Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
In a clinical setting, students treat patients and work with experienced clinicians who provide mentoring and consultation for case reviews, physical therapy techniques and review of specialty areas.
419A Research Seminar I (0.5 units) Spring
Instructor(s): J. Bath Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the DPT program, 2nd year standing.
Restrictions: DPT students are required to participate in both their 2nd and 3rd years. Activities: Direct - Seminar, Student - Seminar
Each part of the PT 419A,B,C course series consists of three components: overview of a research topic, lecture and seminar series, and small group learning activities. Students will gain an understanding of the basic methodologies which are used in research in that topic, and will integrate the material presented with other coursework in the curriculum. At the end of the series, students will be able to understand and relate the relevance of research to the field of physical therapy.
419B Research Seminar II (0.5 units) Summer
Instructor(s): J. Bath Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the DPT program, 2nd year standing.
Restrictions: DPT students are required to participate in both their 2nd and 3rd years. Activities: Direct - Seminar, Student - Seminar
Each part of the PT 419A,B,C course series consists of three components: overview of a research topic, lecture and seminar series, and small group learning activities. Students will gain an understanding of the basic methodologies which are used in research in that topic, and will integrate the material presented with other coursework in the curriculum. At the end of the series, students will be able to understand and relate the relevance of research to the field of physical therapy.
419C Research Seminar III (0.5 units) Fall
Instructor(s): J. Bath Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the DPT program, 3rd year standing.
Restrictions: DPT students are required to participate in both their 2nd and 3rd years. Activities: Direct - Seminar, Student - Seminar
Each part of the PT 419A,B,C course series consists of three components: overview of a research topic, lecture and seminar series, and small group learning activities. Students will gain an understanding of the basic methodologies which are used in research in that topic, and will integrate the material presented with other coursework in the curriculum. At the end of the series, students will be able to understand and relate the relevance of research to the field of physical therapy.