The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Trine University, by providing high-quality, professionally focused physical therapy education, enables its graduates and faculty to make a positive impact on the healthcare needs of their communities through service, leadership, and scholarship.
Goal 1: Students will be prepared for entry-level physical therapist practice in a variety of settings, to make a positive impact on the healthcare needs of their communities through service, leadership, and scholarship.
Goal 2: Graduates of the Trine University Doctor of Physical Therapy program will be engaged in ethical, competent, and professional physical therapy practice.
Goal 3: Faculty of the Trine University Doctor of Physical Therapy program will advance the profession through service, leadership, or scholarship.
Goal 4: Faculty of the Trine University Doctor of Physical Therapy program will provide high-quality, professionally focused, physical therapy education, through the utilization of best educational practices, and the promotion of evidence-based physical therapy practice.
Goal 5: The Doctor of Physical Therapy program will utilize feedback from program stakeholders to establish a focus project for program improvement with a timeline.
Goal 6: The Doctor of Physical Therapy program will demonstrate a commitment to the physical therapy profession by facilitating collaborative activities for continuous professional growth in its communities.
Goal 7: The Doctor of Physical Therapy program will support core faculty clinical specialization and clinical currency in the subjects that they teach.
Goal 8: The Doctor of Physical Therapy program will publish a newsletter to communicate program updates and relevant physical therapy information to the community and program stakeholders.
The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Trine University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org.