CLINICAL MEDICINE I

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Physical Therapy program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss life-span pathological processes and their impact on patient management, especially in developing a physical therapist differential diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply key pharmacology concepts to physical therapy clinical practice. Audience: Graduate 3. Apply key diagnostic imaging concepts to physical therapy clinical practice. Audience: Graduate 4. Apply key clinical laboratory test concepts to physical therapy clinical practice. Audience: Graduate 5. Discriminate appropriate strategies for communicating with patients, family members, caregivers, practitioners, interprofessional team members, consumers, payers, and policymakers. Audience: Graduate 6. Explain health care delivery models including, but not limited to, patient referral, direct access, primary care, and other models applied in physical therapy practice. Audience: Graduate 7. Consider multiple sources of information to provide evidence-based recommendations and care. Audience: Graduate 8. Demonstrate commitment to learning. Audience: Graduate 9. Demonstrate a growth mindset and concern for the welfare of others. Audience: Graduate 10. Integrate the information presented. Audience: Graduate 11. Propose solutions involving systematic planning and a defined value system to solve problems and consistently revise judgments. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss life-span pathological processes and their impact on patient management, especially in developing a physical therapist differential diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply key pharmacology concepts to physical therapy clinical practice. Audience: Graduate 3. Apply key diagnostic imaging concepts to physical therapy clinical practice. Audience: Graduate 4. Apply key clinical laboratory test concepts to physical therapy clinical practice. Audience: Graduate 5. Discriminate appropriate strategies for communicating with patients, family members, caregivers, practitioners, interprofessional team members, consumers, payers, and policymakers. Audience: Graduate 6. Explain health care delivery models including, but not limited to, patient referral, direct access, primary care, and other models applied in physical therapy practice. Audience: Graduate 7. Consider multiple sources of information to provide evidence-based recommendations and care. Audience: Graduate 8. Demonstrate commitment to learning. Audience: Graduate 9. Demonstrate a growth mindset and concern for the welfare of others. Audience: Graduate 10. Integrate the information presented. Audience: Graduate 11. Propose solutions involving systematic planning and a defined value system to solve problems and consistently revise judgments. Audience: Graduate