理疗专业的学生正在和一个孩子一起工作
  • 项目类型
    博士学位
  • 学校
    圣吉安娜健康科学学院

Combine your professional skills with your passion for helping others. Be a leader in serving and advocating for the populations that need you.

你会学到什么

You’ll focus on three critical areas of PT leadership — evidence-based practice, 教育, 以及学术活动. You’ll learn the practice of treatment and rehabilitation in a hands-on setting, 并参与研究, 教育, and preventative care necessary to meet current and future health care challenges. 

Application to the Doctor of 物理治疗 program is through the 物理治疗师集中应用服务 (PTCAS).

查看更多信息 program details and application and admission requirements.

获得宝贵的临床经验

Take part in enriching four full-time clinical 教育 placements completed in diverse settings across the US and spaced throughout the 教育al program. This exposes you to a wide variety of practical clinical settings.

三年内完成

Students enrolled full-time can earn the Doctor of 物理治疗 degree in three years. A bachelor’s degree must be completed before starting the program.

Develop Your Understanding of How to Work with Populations in Need

You’ll help manage a pro bono clinic on campus and provide physical therapy services under faculty guidance. This provides opportunities for you to practice skills and serve the needs of the people in the region. 你也可以选择参加一个 international service-learning experience in Guatemala.

集中精力提高你的学位

您可以添加一个可选的业务或 生物伦理学 concentration to the program, allowing you to focus more deeply on a subject of your choice. 的 business concentration is designed to enhance your business acumen to better meet the demands of modern healthcare practice. 的 生物伦理学 concentration strengthens your ethical decision-making abilities while keeping the dignity of the human person as the central focus.

尽早确定你的位置

Incoming freshmen with exceptional high school academic achievements and official admission to the University of Mary can apply for 早期的保证 到物理治疗项目. Also, students with 60 completed credits in their bachelor’s degree can seek admission through the 优先录取 过程.

程序信息

Please visit our catalog for admission requirements and a full list of our courses.

认证评估

职业生涯 & 结果

就业趋势

U.S. 劳工统计局 projects that physical therapist employment will grow by 15% through 2032. 的 demand for physical therapy is expected to rise due to an aging population that is staying active later in life. This increases the need for rehabilitation from chronic disease and disability.

的职业道路

  • 物理治疗师
  • 研究员 
  • 教育家
  • 诊所主任
  • 政策主张 

的 Doctor of 物理治疗 program within University of Mary's 圣吉安娜健康科学学院 embodies the moral courage of its namesake.

特色教师

乔迪·埃克特,PT, DPT, EdD

委员会认证骨科临床专家, 物理治疗博士主席, 物理治疗副教授

I've served as faculty in the University of Mary DPT program since 2007. In fall 2021, I transitioned from the DCE role into the role of program director. 我是俾斯麦人,我丈夫, 罗伯, 和我 feel blessed to be raising our two children (Emerson and Bobby) here in this community. 最初, I got my BA in Exercise Science from Concordia College in 2001 and then worked my way through a master's degree in PT and then two doctorates in PT and 教育al leadership. 在我空闲的时候, 我喜欢和家人在户外滑雪, 徒步旅行, 一起散步. 我也喜欢跑步、骑自行车和阅读. I'm an avid sports fan of any sport my kids are currently playing.

劳伦·埃梅尔,DPT

Director of Clinical Education, 物理治疗副教授, Fellow in Catholic Studies

I grew up in a small, rural community in Stearns County, Minnesota. 我受到了圣. 本尼迪克特修道院, most especially through attending a Catholic grade school. 作为一名物理治疗师, I have worked primarily in the areas of pediatrics and acute care physical therapy. From very early on in my career, I desired to work with students as a clinical instructor. My desire for additional mentorship resulted in a call to the University of Mary. 我的丈夫, 尼克, 和我, 和我们的六个孩子一起喜欢旅行, 烹饪, 以及围坐在餐桌旁的时间.

马特·舒马赫,PT, DPT, MTC

委员会认证的骨科临床专家, Doctor of 物理治疗 入学s Committee Representative, 物理治疗助理教授

I am a North Dakota native and grew up in Hazelton, ND. I attended the University of Mary and graduated with my 博士学位 in 物理治疗 in 2016. I am married to my wife, Tasha, who is a University of Mary graduate in Occupational 的rapy. 我们有两个儿子,诺亚和科恩. 专业, 我和妻子周游了全国, working in various orthopedic settings while also completing/in the 过程 of completing many post-doctorate certifications. 在我空闲的时候, 我喜欢骑自行车保持活跃, 运行, and 徒步旅行 while spending time with my family and friends.

在物理治疗中迈出下一步