{"id":3098,"date":"2020-01-07T11:25:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T19:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/?page_id=3098"},"modified":"2024-01-22T10:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T18:12:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/dpt-or\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the DPT &#8211; Oregon Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/health-sciences\/110223_dpt_or_marketingpics_016.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"A group of people sitting in a chair with a doctor.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Health Sciences<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/dpt-or\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Doctor of Physical Therapy &#8211; Oregon<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/dpt-or\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctor of Physical Therapy &#8211; Oregon<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/dpt-or\/about\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">About the DPT \u2013 Oregon Program<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/faculty-staff\/dpt-oregon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DPT-Oregon Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/dpt-or\/curriculum\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Curriculum<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h4>WesternU Oregon DPTE Purpose Statement<\/h4>\n<p>Educate and develop service-oriented leaders in the profession of Physical Therapy who will provide humanistic care in rural, underserved, and\/or vulnerable communities of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest<\/p>\n<h4>WesternU Oregon DPTE Mission Statement<\/h4>\n<p>In the humanistic tradition, we cultivate clinical excellence and leadership in physical therapy professionals through education, research, community service, innovation, and evidence-based practice.<\/p>\n<h4>WesternU Oregon DPTE Vision Statement<\/h4>\n<p>WesternU Oregon DPTE will be the leader in advancing healthcare access in rural, underserved, and vulnerable communities to optimize movement and improve the human experience for all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div 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Statement<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">The WesternU Oregon DPTE values:<br \/>\r\nTeamwork and Collaboration<br \/>\r\nHumanism<br \/>\r\nRespect and Inclusion<br \/>\r\nInnovative Solutions<br \/>\r\nVirtue and Integrity<br \/>\r\nExcellence in Leadership<br \/>\r\nService<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <app-accordion class=\"px-24 lg:w-4\/5 mx-auto\">\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', 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professional organizations, institution, and local community.<\/li>\n<li>We strive to maintain clinical excellence in contemporary practice as demonstrated by serving as clinicians and consultants in our communities.<\/li>\n<li>We embrace innovation and collaboration in education, clinical practice concepts, scholarship, and healthcare.<\/li>\n<li>We are focused on the total student experience by providing authentic learning opportunities and curricula optimized to the learners of today<\/li>\n<li>We promote humanistic values of caring, respect, empathy, and trust through intentional interactions across diverse cultural groups and among healthcare professionals.<\/li>\n<li>We endeavor to cultivate a diversity of graduates united as experts in optimizing movement that transform lives across the lifespan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" 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Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education. The association publishes\u00a0<em>Physical Therapy<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy<\/em>. The APTA also organizes the National Student Conclave, a national meeting for students of physical therapy.\u00a0<a title=\"The American Physical Therapy Association\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.apta.org<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"headline t3-mce-headline\">Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The federation aims to facilitate reasonable uniformity in physical therapy practices and also administers the National Physical Therapy Examination. 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