PHYSICAL THERAPY

WELCOME TO PHYSICAL THERAPY

 

Ranked #2 in the nation by US News and World Report, the University of Delaware’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program offers a 2.5-year DPT degree and post-graduate education, including six residency and fellowship programs, and two interdisciplinary PhD programs in Biomechanics and Movement Science and Neuroscience. Renowned faculty prepare students to be entry level practitioners capable of pursuing a specialty area or transitioning into graduate studies within the research environment. The Department prepares a diverse workforce of physical therapists capable of top-of-license practice.

 

The mission of the Department is to optimize quality of life and human function by transforming physical therapy.

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM

UD Physical Therapy Clinic safely reopens for learning, treatment: youtube.com/watch?v=h9wiKC0kELk

The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program aims to educate outstanding entry-level physical therapists who provide excellent physical therapy services, integrate scientific inquiry into their clinical practice and have a well-developed sense of professionalism and social responsibility.

UD PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC

 

The Delaware Physical Therapy Clinic is the State’s premier outpatient clinic. Located at the University of Delaware, the clinic provides a unique environment where physical therapists, students, and researchers work together to implement cutting-edge treatment to patients from the University and the surrounding community. We are open to the public!

Clinicians and physical therapy students treat patients during COVID-19, following their new protocol for social distancing and wearing double layers of masks. The PT Clinic hit its 6,000th visit during November 2020.
Fabrizio Sergi, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering, along with is colleagues Jill Higginson, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering / director of the Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research / associate director of Biomedical Engineering, and Darcy Reisman, associate professor of Physical Therapy, in the Human Robotics lab in the Health Sciences Complex at UD's STAR Campus. One of the areas of research the group is studying is the use of wearable robotics to assist stroke patients in gait training as part of their physical therapy. - (Evan Krape / University of Delaware)

OUR RESEARCH

 

The faculty of the Department of Physical Therapy have active research programs, funded both current and past by national (e.g.-National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Foundation for Physical Therapy) and local (e.g.-University of Delaware Research Foundation, UNIDEL) agencies.

PT News

Latest News
  • Danielle Egan, who graduated from UD’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program in 2019, made Ireland her home in 2022. Here, she’s seen outside Muckross House in Killarney, County Kerry. Muckross House is a mansion and Egan is surrounded by greenery.

    Dream Job Abroad

    October 04, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    Danielle Olney Egan graduated from UD's Physical Therapy Program in 2019. She's now working her dream job at a private practice PT clinic in Ireland.
  • September College of Health Sciences For the Record

    October 04, 2024 | Written by CHS Staff
    College of Health Science community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for September.
  • Call for public comments on the reaccreditation of the SLP program

    October 01, 2024 | Written by Colin Heffinger
    The Council on Academic Accreditation seeks public comments in part for its review of the clinical master’s program in speech-language pathology.

EVENTS

The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Delaware is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 302-831-8910 or email pt-admissions@udel.edu. Please visit our Student Outcomes page for information on graduation rate, ultimate licensure exam pass rate, and employment rate over the most recent two years. The University of Delaware also offers credentialed residencies in sports, orthopedics, geriatrics, neurology, and acute care. CAPTE does not provide oversight or accreditation of residency programs. Our residency programs are accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE).