The professional education experience is extensive in depth and breadth and supports advanced clinical practice in varied settings. The program is designed to prepare graduates as leaders in the profession of physical therapy who bridge theory and practice in a dynamic health care environment. Special attention is placed on developing an appreciation of the uniqueness of the individual and recognition of how this uniqueness influences health and wellness of diverse populations. Emphasis is placed on collaborating with other health care professionals and contributing for the benefit of the community as advocates for the public welfare. In this process, graduates are challenged to integrate Jesuit values with future personal and professional pursuits.
Graduates practice independently, ethically, and legally as primary care providers.
As professionals, the physical therapy graduates are decision-makers and critical thinkers who have a clear understanding of the value of being lifelong learners and contributors to the body of knowledge of physical therapy. The faculty of the Department of Physical Therapy at Regis University believe that the physical therapy profession integrates knowledge from the sciences and humanities to develop, enhance, maintain, and restore movement function and prevent dysfunction. A physical therapist is an applied scientist who manages patient care, advances knowledge within the profession, prepares future professionals, and interacts collegially with other health care providers. As an autonomous health care provider, the physical therapist acts as a primary entry point into the health care system for purposes of evaluation, diagnosis, intervention, referral, and development of physical therapy services. The physical therapist takes into consideration diversity of all members of society when planning service provision.