{"id":5814,"date":"2023-04-12T13:20:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"\/health-sciences\/?post_type=program&#038;p=5814"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:31:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T22:31:49","slug":"clinical-experience","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/health-sciences\/programs\/doctor-of-physical-therapy\/clinical-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/basic-slider\/slide-default-00.jpg\" alt=\"slide-default-00\">\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 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8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0semesters of the curriculum.<\/p>\n<h3>Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-styled\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Semester<\/th>\n<th>Length<\/th>\n<th>Setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>2<sup>nd<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>2 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Clinical setting designed for student to enhance their skills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<sup>th<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>12 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Clinicals designed to have students begin assuming responsibility for whole patient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<sup>th<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>12 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Various clinical settings available; student working toward entry level status<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<sup>th<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>12 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Various clinical settings available; student working toward entry level status<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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 class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/health-sciences\/images\/ice-exam-2015-647287-10.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"ICE Exam 2015\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--red\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">These clinical settings and experiences were selected as they represent the foundational areas of physical therapy practice and will prepare you for the National Physical Therapy Examination and to work in a variety of settings upon graduation.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nOur students gain clinical experience at more than 300 facilities across the country, from California to New York, plus Hawaii and Alaska.  At these facilities our students gain clinical experience in a variety of settings including rehabilitation centers, hospitals, private practices, Indian reservations and more!<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWith the early and lengthy exposure to clinical experience gained as a part of WesternU\u2019s DPT program you will be more than prepared to meet the demands of your career in physical therapy!<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <blockquote><p>I loved the hands on practice with the faculty, classmates, and standardized patients. It not only sharpened my ability to put into practice what I learned, but also strengthened my interpersonal skills.<br \/>\n<small>-Student, DPT 2010<\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"parent":5790,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5814","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/5814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/5814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8540,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/5814\/revisions\/8540"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/5790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}