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PHYSICAL THERAPY
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Physical Therapy
STAR Health Sciences Complex
For Appointment Scheduling and Patient Questions:
UD Physical Therapy Clinic
(302) 831-8893
For Graduate Admissions Questions:
302-831-8910
pt-admissions@udel.edu

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.

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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!

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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.

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PT News

Latest News
  • Michele Lobo, associate professor of physical therapy, speaks at a podium at a workshop while people look on.

    Strenghtening UD's innovation culture

    November 18, 2024 | Written by Karen Roberts
    Small business owners, entrepreneurs and academic researchers recently gathered at the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus for a special workshop to learn ways to successfully compete for federal funding to move health science innovations from the lab to consumers.

  • New Alzheimer's insights

    November 12, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    UD researchers Christopher Martens, associate professor of kinesiology and applied physiology and director of the Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging, and Curtis Johnson, associate professor of biomedical engineering and leader of the neuroimaging biomarker core within DECCAR, have been awarded $3.9 million from the National Institute on Aging to explore links between aging arteries, the brain, and cognitive decline.

  • A champion for stroke patients

    November 08, 2024 | Written by Beth Miller
    Senior kinesiology and applied physiology major Logan Schlag spent the summer conducting research. He studied locomotor learning after stroke with Prof. Darcy Reisman, chair of UD’s Physical Therapy Department.
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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).

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Tower at STAR: 100 Discovery Blvd, Newark, DE 19713<br> Health Sciences Complex: 540 S. College Ave, Newark, DE 19713   chs-info@udel.edu Phone: 302-831-1060