| 1. Pre-PHYSICAL THERAPY Track (PPT) |
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For people with health problems resulting from injury or disease, the physical therapist assists in the recovery process to make them stronger, relieve their pain, and help them to regain use of an affected limb or to relearn such activities of daily living as walking, dressing, or bathing. Physical therapists also seek to keep people well and safe from injury. They do this by teaching the importance of fitness and showing people how to avoid hurting their bodies at work or play. The Pre-Physical Therapy track is a program developed in conjunction with the Physical Therapy Program of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation of the U.M. School of Medicine. The Pre-Physical Therapy track is designed to prepare students for graduate work at many schools in physical therapy or occupational therapy at the Master's level. Beginning in May 2001 there was a change in the UM degree from a 7 semester Masters in P.T. program to a 9 semester Doctor of Physical Therapy. The Health Science Program also offers two honors programs that allow early entry into a cooperative arrangement with the Division of Physical Therapy to attend the University of Miami from the freshman year through the doctoral degree and become licensed physical therapists. |
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