Doctor of Physical Therapy
Clinical Education
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at UWM has clinical education contracts with nearly 400 clinical sites throughout the United States.
It should be noted that the number and types of affiliations vary on a yearly basis depending on the level of affiliation (1st, 2nd, or 3rdinternship) and the staffing patterns at a particular clinical site.
Types of settings:
- Hospitals: acute care, sub-acute, ICU/critical care
- Out-patient clinics or offices
- Rehabilitation facilities
- Skilled nursing facilities (SNF): long term/extended care and acute
- Home care
- Schools: preschool, primary and secondary
- Hospices
- Corporate or industrial health centers
- Industrial, workplace or other occupational environments
- Athletic facilities: collegiate, amateur and professional
- Fitness centers and sports training facilities
Clinical education experiences are planned to reflect the above variety of practice settings and experiences.
The clinical education program offers collaborative learning experiences to engage students, instructors, practitioners, administrators and faculty.
Below, we have provided links to the forms and information that are utilized in our clinical education program. We hope that you will find this information helpful. If you are not yet a clinical education site for the UWM PT program, but would like to become a site affiliated with our program, please complete the “New Sites Development Form” and email it to pt-program@uwm.edu.
Contacts:
Ann Dietrich
Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Clinical Education
(414) 229-2822
dietrica@uwm.edu
Karen Abu-Lughod
University Services Program Associate
(414) 229-3360
Physical Therapy Clinical Education Program Curriculum
Handbooks
Courses
HMS 680 Fieldwork I: Introduction to Physical Therapy Clinical Practice
- Syllabus
- Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI)
- Professional Behaviors Self Assessment
- Reflective Journal Instructions
- Student PT Evaluation: Clinical Site and Clinical Instructor
- Pre-Clinical Student Self Assessment Form
- Weekly Planning Form
HMS 681 Fieldwork II: Basic Skills
- Syllabus
- Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI)
- Professional Behaviors Self Assessment
- Reflective Journal Instructions
- Student PT Evaluation: Clinical Site and Clinical Instructor
- Pre-Clinical Student Self Assessment Form
- Weekly Planning Form
HMS 880 PT Clinical Internship I
- Syllabus
- Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI)
- Professional Behaviors Self Assessment
- Reflective Journal Instructions
- Student PT Evaluation: Clinical Site and Clinical Instructor
- Pre-Clinical Student Self Assessment Form
- Weekly Planning Form
HMS 881 PT Clinical Internship II
- Syllabus
- Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI)
- Professional Behaviors Self Assessment
- Reflective Journal Instructions
- Student PT Evaluation: Clinical Site and Clinical Instructor
- Pre-Clinical Student Self Assessment Form
- Weekly Planning Form
HMS 882 PT Clinical Internship III
- Syllabus
- Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI)
- Professional Behaviors Self Assessment
- Reflective Journal Instructions
- Student PT Evaluation: Clinical Site and Clinical Instructor
- Pre-Clinical Student Self Assessment Form
- Weekly Planning Form
Forms and General Information
Clinical Evaluation / Tools (All Blank Forms)
- Clinical Performance Instrument pdf
- Physical Therapy Student Evaluation: Clinical Experience and Clinical Instruction
2.0 CPI Instructions for Student and CI
- PT CPI Web 2 0 Instructions for a CI and Student
- Getting Started in PT CPI Web for Students 2010 (Power Point)
AdHoc Faculty Information (Instructions for AdHoc Requests)
- AdHoc Faculty
Related Links
- American Physical Therapy Assocation (APTA)
- Code of Ethics
- Core Values
- Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association (WPTA)
- Wisconsin PT Practice Act
Student Compliance Requirements
UWM requires the following of all DPT students:
- TB skin test or chest x-ray completed annually
- Titers indicating immunity to:
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- Varicella
- Mumps
- Rubella
- Rubeola
- Vaccines for:
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- Tetanus/Diphtheria within last ten years
- Hepatitis B (or signed statement of declination)
- Physical Exam - annual
- Current health insurance
- Current liability insurance coverage
- Current CPR certificate--basic life support level for adults and children
- Annual infection control training (including blood pathogen)
- Annual HIPAA training
- Screening of student in EPL and OIG websites
- Caregiver Background Check and Criminal History--one completed for all students upon enrollment in the DPT program.
