CLINICAL MEDICINE II
Advances potential to manage patients with simple and complex medical or psychosocial comorbidities. Examine pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management of diseases and systemic conditions. Emphasis on placed on the biopsychosocial model. Refine clinical decision-making skills to distinguish conditions within the scope of physical therapy practice and differentiate situations requiring interdisciplinary collaboration.
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: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe common pathological processes (e.g., cardiovascular, pulmonary, psychological, nephrologic/urologic, neurologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, rheumatologic, or multi-system) and their impact on patient management, especially in developing a physical therapist differential diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care. Audience: Graduate 2. Integrate related knowledge during simulated clinical experiences. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze, integrate and evaluate facts and principles related to a specific patient problem. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate effective clinical decision-making by applying evidence-based clinical reasoning frameworks to fulfill the professional role of a physical therapist in inpatient and outpatient care settings. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate commitment to learning. Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate a growth mindset and concern for the welfare of others. Audience: Graduate 7. Integrate the information presented. Audience: Graduate 8. Propose solutions involving systematic planning and a defined value system to solve problems and consistently revise judgments. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe common pathological processes (e.g., cardiovascular, pulmonary, psychological, nephrologic/urologic, neurologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, rheumatologic, or multi-system) and their impact on patient management, especially in developing a physical therapist differential diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care. Audience: Graduate 2. Integrate related knowledge during simulated clinical experiences. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze, integrate and evaluate facts and principles related to a specific patient problem. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate effective clinical decision-making by applying evidence-based clinical reasoning frameworks to fulfill the professional role of a physical therapist in inpatient and outpatient care settings. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate commitment to learning. Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate a growth mindset and concern for the welfare of others. Audience: Graduate 7. Integrate the information presented. Audience: Graduate 8. Propose solutions involving systematic planning and a defined value system to solve problems and consistently revise judgments. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027