Description
This fourth and last clinical internship scheduled for the beginning of the spring semester in the third year of doctoral studies will last eight weeks. This clinical internship will be designated as a specialty clinical internship in any area of clinical concentration of interest to the DPT student. This clinical internship may be divided into two four-week phases or clinical rotations, each with a different focus or may be completed as one eight-week rotation. The first clinical rotation of a divided rotation may be an extension of clinical practice in areas of identified need for proficiency for the DPT student, i.e., neurorehabilitation, pediatrics, geriatrics, cardiopulmonary physical therapy, or orthopedics. The second clinical rotation of a divided rotation or the entire 8-weeks of a single rotation may be a specialty rotation, i.e., aquatic rehabilitation, wound care, women’s health, sports medicine, vestibular rehabilitation, etc. DPT students may be assigned to a hospital, me