CLINICAL INTERNSHIP VII
Learning experiences in a clinical setting under the direct guidance of a physical therapist (Clinical Instructor). Ability to perform physical therapy examinations of body structures and functions, and other evaluations, interventions, and outcomes assessed by evaluative tools, such as the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI).
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: PHY THER 679 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills by applying clinical decision-making solutions while on their clinical experiences and assessing the appropriateness of their solutions. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply concrete coursework (didactic) knowledge in an unfamiliar clinical environment and self-assess as well as receive assessment and feedback from the Clinical Instructor. Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate information received from the patient examination and establish a diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention with minimal to no assistance from the Clinical Instructor (CI) in simple to somewhat complex cases. Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate information received from the patient examination and establish a diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention with complex tasks with minimal to no guidance from the CI. Audience: Graduate 5. Display professional behaviors commonly seen in a practicing physical therapist. Audience: Graduate 6. Adapt psychomotor skills to any clinical situation and value feedback given from the CI regarding strategies to improve this. Audience: Graduate 7. Internalize and verify values of professional behavior demonstrated by the CI and other clinicians. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills by applying clinical decision-making solutions while on their clinical experiences and assessing the appropriateness of their solutions. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply concrete coursework (didactic) knowledge in an unfamiliar clinical environment and self-assess as well as receive assessment and feedback from the Clinical Instructor. Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate information received from the patient examination and establish a diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention with minimal to no assistance from the Clinical Instructor (CI) in simple to somewhat complex cases. Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate information received from the patient examination and establish a diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention with complex tasks with minimal to no guidance from the CI. Audience: Graduate 5. Display professional behaviors commonly seen in a practicing physical therapist. Audience: Graduate 6. Adapt psychomotor skills to any clinical situation and value feedback given from the CI regarding strategies to improve this. Audience: Graduate 7. Internalize and verify values of professional behavior demonstrated by the CI and other clinicians. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027