Many students have expressed interest in learning about careers in allied-health professions. Students most frequently inquire about physician-assistant, pharmacy, optometry, and physical-therapy programs. Students seeking admission into one of these professional programs should look carefully at the specific educational requirements of each individual school because they may vary. According to the American Physical Therapy Association, there were 226 accredited physical-therapist education programs in 2015. Of the accredited programs, 48 offered master’s degrees and 178 offered doctoral degrees. Only master’s- and doctoral-degree programs are accredited, in accordance with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. In the future, a doctoral degree might be the required entry-level degree. Master’s-degree programs typically last two years, and doctoral programs last three years.
Physical-therapist education programs start with basic science courses such as biology, chemistry, and physics and then introduce specialized courses, including biomechanics, neuroanatomy, human growth and development, manifestations of disease, examination techniques, and therapeutic procedures. Besides getting classroom and laboratory instruction, students receive supervised clinical experience. Among the undergraduate courses that are useful when one applies to a physical-therapist education program are anatomy, biology, chemistry, social science, mathematics, and physics. Before granting admission, many programs require volunteer experience in the physical-therapy department of a hospital or clinic. For high-school students, volunteering with the school athletic trainer is a good way to gain experience.
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