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Physical Therapy Programs in California - CA
By an allied health world contributing writer
Published: February 2nd, 2010
Before pursuing graduate school in physical therapy, you should load your bachelor’s degree with classes that will help you at the next level, including physics, social science, math and statistics, chemistry, anatomy and biology. It would also help your application if you volunteer some time in a physical therapy office of a California physical therapy schools as well as online options available. Some physical therapy programs will grant you admission before you have finished earning your bachelor’s degree, provided you meet their other requirements. Some require you to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and to submit recommendations from professors or people who can vouch for your professional demeanor. This is why volunteering in a physical therapy setting can only help you. Additionally, some schools require you to have volunteered for a minimum number of hours.
Schools for physical therapists must be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), which is part of the American Physical Therapy Association. The BLS identified 212 programs in 2009, of which 200 award doctorates and 12 master’s degrees.
The coursework involved in earning a PT degree includes exercise physiology, neuroscience, biomechanics, pathology, cellular histology, anatomy, biology and clinical reasoning. Additionally, you might learn medical screening, diagnostic process, practice management and outcomes assessment. You will attend classroom lectures, spend time in a laboratory and work in a clinical setting under supervision.
Through campus based and online programs, aspiring Physical Therapists in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco, California may be able to prepare themselves for the possibility of employment in some of the largest hospitals and healthcare facilities in the state including Laguna Honda Hospital, Community Regional Medical Center, L.A. County & USC Medical Center, and Huntington Hospital.Online / Distance Programs
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