• Prepares graduates for professional careers as Doctors of Physical Therapy (DPT).
• Prepares graduates to work with patients across the lifespan and in a variety of settings.
• Prepares graduates to become evidence-based practitioners and consumers of research.
• Curricular threads: content imbedded in courses through the curriculum to prepare graduates who are:
  • Ethical
  • Culturally competent
  • Evidence-based
  • Patient-centered
• Foundational science background including full cadaver dissection in the new, state-of-the art, gross anatomy laboratory at SDSU that is dedicated for DPT student use.
• Preparation for clinical affiliation using the SDSU Sharp Healthcare Human Patient Simulation Center.
• Experiences at an injury clinic to prepare graduates for musculoskeletal conditions commonly examined and treated in outpatient settings.

 

**The SDSU DPT Student team took first place at the 2015 CAPTA DPT Student Academic Bowl!