{"id":4892,"date":"2021-09-15T11:42:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T16:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/?post_type=program&#038;p=4892"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:08:11","slug":"clinical-education","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/clinical-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tClinical Education\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>The Doctor of Physical Therapy program has clinical education contracts with nearly 400 clinical sites throughout the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number and types of affiliations vary each year depending on the level of affiliation (1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, or 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;clinical experience) and the staffing patterns at the clinical site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-types-of-clinical-settings\">Types of clinical settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hospitals (acute care, sub-acute, ICU\/critical care)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out-patient clinics or offices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rehabilitation facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skilled nursing facilities (SNF) (long term\/extended care and acute)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schools (preschool, primary and secondary)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corporate or industrial health centers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industrial, workplace or other occupational environments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Athletic facilities (collegiate, amateur and professional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fitness centers and sports training facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinical education experiences are planned to reflect a variety of practice settings and experiences. The clinical education program offers collaborative learning experiences to engage students, instructors, practitioners, administrators and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program includes 3 formal clinical experiences. You participate in 1 formal full-time clinical education experience that is integrated into the didactic portion of the curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first occurs during the Winterim session between your second fall and spring semesters. This clinical experience lasts six weeks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two 12-week full-time clinicals occur at the conclusion of the didactic curriculum. Students may complete an <em>optional<\/em> specialty clinical in spring of year three.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students can choose to participate in a clinical practice\u00a0elective (12 weeks) in a specialty setting (e.g., high-level athletics or women\u2019s health). Participation in this internship elective would delay graduation by one semester and the student would incur additional tuition costs. The student may also incur travel and living expenses, depending on the location of the internship.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The clinical education curriculum is designed to provide a broad clinical preparation, including experience in various practice settings (acute, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient), with different populations (neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary), and includes an additional experience at one end of the life spectrum (pediatric or geriatric).  The goal at UWM is for students to graduate as entry-level physical therapists who are generalist clinicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-new-clinical-education-sites\">New Clinical Education Sites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external\">If you would like to become a clinical education site affiliated with the UWM Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stephanie Schrader, PT, DPT<\/strong><br>Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education<br><a href=\"mailto:schrades@uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schrades@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-clinical-education-curriculum\">Clinical Education Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-courses\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/courses\/pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Courses<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PT 880: Clinical Practice I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PT 980 PT Clinical Practice II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PT 981 PT Clinical Practice III <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PT 982: Clinical Practice Elective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"secondary\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 content-area\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/\">Doctor of Physical Therapy<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/mission-vision-values\/\" >Mission, Vision &amp; Values<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/timeline-to-completion\/\" >Timeline to Completion<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/627\/2022\/08\/2025-dpt-student-financial-fact-sheet2-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Financial Fact Sheet (PDF)<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/clinical-education\/\" >Clinical Education<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/get-involved\/\" >Get Involved<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/professional-organizations\/\" >Professional Organizations<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/graduation\/\" >Graduation<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/orthopedic-residency\/\" >Orthopedic Residency<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/community\/physical-therapy-services-uwm-accesspt\/\" >Physical Therapy Services &#8211; UWM AccessPT<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/dr-physical-therapy\/faqs\/\" >FAQs<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sce\/program_area\/health-professions-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Professions &amp; Sciences Continuing Education<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/nav>\n        \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-my-40\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                <p>Phone:\u00a0414-229-3360<br>Fax:\u00a0414-229-3366<br><br>For admissions questions, email\u00a0<br><a href=\"mailto:pt-program@uwm.edu\">pt-program@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Wendy E. Huddleston, PT, PhD<\/strong><br>Program Director<br><a href=\"mailto:huddlest@uwm.edu\">huddlest@uwm.edu<\/a><br>414-251-9336<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"author":14355,"parent":183,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uwm_academics_program_template":"subpage","_uwm_academics_program_navigation":[],"uwm_academics_program_card_image_id":0,"uwm_academics_program_banner_image_id":0,"uwm_academics_program_sort_title":"","uwm_academics_program_external_url":"","uwm_academics_program_jump_details_btn":true,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_programs_archive_page":false,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_programs_block":false,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_department_page":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"program_group":[],"program_tag":[],"program_type":[],"program_format":[],"program_department":[],"class_list":["post-4892","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>School of Rehabilitation Sciences &amp; 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