Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Physical Therapy 425 Course of Study For students holding a master’s, entry-level master’s, or doctoral degree in physical therapy: Requirements Semester Hours Required PT core courses............................................................35 Elective courses..............................................................................9 Dissertation................................................................................... 16 Students may transfer up to 6 credits from an accredited postprofessional or advanced degree program (doctoral level only). Final determination of acceptable transfer credits will be at the discretion of the program director. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Therapy Course Descriptions Note: Listed after each entry are semester credits. *Required core course PHT 7010—Professional Issues in Physical Therapy and Health Care Current issues facing the physical therapy profession. Students participate in group discussions and complete a written project on a selected topic. (3 credits)* PHT 7020—Legal Issues in Health Care Students explore more global and controversial bioethical topics in the health care arena. Legal and ethical issues related to topics including animal and human research, genetic engineering, cloning, alternative medicine, life support, organ donation, and telemedicine are analyzed. Students will participate in group discussions, conduct interviews of local legal authorities, and complete written assignments on highly controversial health care practices. (3 credits)* PHT 7030—Health Care Policy and Health Care Reform Covers global issues of health care reform, examining the theories, methodologies of reform, the impact of each on physical therapy, and how practitioners can effect change. (4 credits)* PHT 7040—Bioethics and Ethical Issues in Health Care Health care professionals are required to act morally and ethically. This course is designed to expand the student’s basic understanding of ethics, promoting ethical awareness and enabling the student to derive better health care decisions that reduce risk of potential ethical consequence. By being exposed to bioethics and controversial ethical issues typically encountered in current health care practice, students can practice making difficult decisions. Students will synthesize and implement strategies for applying morals, values, and ethics systematically in the various settings in which health care is delivered. Considering the perspectives of all stakeholders and the role of the health care provider, patient advocate, professional, and consumer of medical care, students will gain workable knowledge of contemporary ethical issues and appreciate that ethics permeate the majority of decisions made in health care. (3 credits)* PHT 7112—Measurement Issues in Physical Therapy Research The course is designed for the health professionals to gain an overview of measurement theory and methods. It will focus on problems and challenges of validity and reliability of measurement, and emphasize development, testing, and refinement of norms and criteria-referenced data collection instruments. It will help the student in the development of an analytical view of measurement issues. (3 credits)* PHT 7113—Advanced Methods and Design The focus of this course is to introduce the research design and analysis that is involved in advanced and multivariate statistical methods. Topics include multiple and logistic regression, multivariate analysis of variance, factor analysis, discriminate analysis, and time series analysis. Single subject design and research synthesis will also be introduced. Emphasis is on understanding and applying statistical concepts and techniques to research data as well as developing the ability to critically analyze research methods used in the scientific literature. (3 credits) PHT 7114—Essentials of Clinical Trials in Physical Therapy Clinical trials play a pivotal role in evidence-based medicine. This course will provide an introduction to the scientific, statistical, and ethical aspects of clinical trials research. All aspects of the development of a study protocol will be addressed, including criteria for the selection of participants, treatments, multicenter collaboration, clinical trial registration, randomization procedures, implementation across facilities, use of electronic medical records, data analysis, and study interpretation. The ethical issues that arise at each phase will be explored. Specific requirements from related professional and federal funding agencies will also be discussed. (3 credits)
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