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The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education ( CAPTE) is the agency recognized by the United States Department of Education for granting accreditation status to entry-level education programs for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. The stated mission of CAPTE includes "establishing and applying standards that ...
The American Physical Therapy Association ( APTA) is an American individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy. The nonprofit association, based in Alexandria, Virginia, seeks to improve the health and quality of life of ...
The DPT degree prepares students to be eligible for the physical therapy license examination in all 50 US states. Along with the license examination, some states do require physical therapists to take a law exam and a criminal background check. As of March 2017, there are 222 accredited Doctor of Physical Therapy programs in the United States. [9]
In Nigeria, Physiotherapy training is a 5-year Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPhysio) or Bachelor of Medical Rehabilitation (BMR) degree programme. [1] A 1-year clinical internship program under the supervision of senior and experienced clinician physiotherapists is required upon graduation from an accredited University before the new graduate can be licensed to practice as a physiotherapist.
The first school of physical therapy was established at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., following the outbreak of World War I. [23] Research catalyzed the physical therapy movement. The first physical therapy research was published in the United States in March 1921 in "The PT Review."
However, with the ongoing support of the American Physical Therapy Association (the accrediting organization for all American PT academic programs), the bachelor's degree in physical therapy was slowly replaced by the Master of Physical Therapy. Physical therapy education is currently transitioning to a clinical doctorate, the Doctor of ...
Touro University Nevada is home to more than 1,300 students [1] in a wide range of degree programs in osteopathic medicine, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, camp administration and education. Many of these programs are the first of their kind in Nevada. The College of Osteopathic Medicine was Nevada ...
American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. The American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, often abbreviated ABPTS, is the organization responsible for certifying clinical specialists in physical therapy in the United States. It is a part of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).