Early Admission Decision application deadline: June 8, 2012
Final application deadline: July 23, 2012
The semester begins: September 4, 2012

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) offers a transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree program with an elective track in aging.

This program consists of core courses and elective courses designed to broaden the student's perspective. Core courses include topics such as evidence-based practice (EBP) principles , EBP interventions, EBP differential diagnosis, radiographic imaging, clinical exercise physiology, and pharmacology.

Aging elective track courses include topics in the psychosocial and biological dimensions of aging as well as the neuropathological changes associated with degenerative disease states such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

The transitional DPT program with elective track in agingis committed to the development of the physical therapist professional that can:

• Develop an evidence-based reflective analysis of patient care.
• Influence local, regional, national and international policy, practice, and education through advocacy, consultation, and practice of physical therapy with individuals, populations, and organizations.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge in autonomous provision of services including screening, examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, intervention, and outcomes assessment activities.
• Work cooperatively with colleagues at all levels of service in the healthcare system.
• Apply ethical theories and legal standards to decision-making regarding healthcare issues.

The transitional DPT program is designed to provide meaningful, obtainable, and affordable post- professional education while meeting APTA competencies that facilitate the development of the 21st century physical therapist practitioner.

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