Clinical Education Program Outline Curriculum Administration Physical Therapy Application Bulletin Statement of Philosophy Physiotherapy is a unique and essential health care service directed towards the attainment and maintenance of the health of the members of any society. The Division of Physical Therapy of the School of Medical Rehabilitation has as its primary purpose the preparation of candidates as Physiotherapists, with a focus on the well being and welfare of the citizens they would serve. Education is a continuing process whereby the assimilation of appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes is guided towards producing a permanent change of behaviour in the students.
Education is an evolving process resulting in an increased ability to think, to reason and to judge.
Our curriculum provides a systematized body of knowledge through which the innate abilities of a selected learner may be developed by instruction, demonstration, interpretation, study, investigation, guided experience and example. The Faculty assume the responsibility for providing the educational programme. This responsibility includes directing, stimulating and motivating the student by planned instruction in an environment where learning is the accepted and expected behaviour. The Faculty, within the constraints of the available resources, will be well prepared and utilize opportunities for professional growth. To provide opportunities for students to integrate the skills and knowledge acquired during the academic block to the clinical setting.