Clinical Education

Physical Therapy

  • The DPT program immerses students in the clinic early in the program, allowing students to apply knowledge and skills in real-life environments.
  • The clinical education philosophy of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program at Moravian University is founded on the belief that clinical education allows the student the best opportunity to integrate didactic knowledge and skills necessary to practice as a competent physical therapist within diverse clinical environments. 

As a requirement for graduation, students must successfully complete:

  • Integrated clinical experiences in outpatient clinical settings during the Fall and Spring semesters of year one
  • A 12 week full-time clinical experience with an emphasis on the rehabilitation of patients with musculoskeletal conditions across the lifespan after the completion of the 1st year of study
  • Integrated clinical experiences in varied clinical settings during Fall semester of year two
  • Two terminal full-time clinical experiences for a total of 24 weeks with an emphasis on the rehabilitation of patients with varied conditions across the lifespan after the completion of the 2nd year of study.

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Clinical education experiences will serve to develop competent DPT students who:

  1. Apply behaviors consistent with the American Physical Therapy Association Code of Ethics and American Physical Therapy Association Core Values;
  2. Demonstrate effective communication during clinical and professional interactions and adapt communication styles based on individual differences;
  3. Practice in a safe manner that minimizes risk to patient/client, self, and all others;
  4. Demonstrate cultural competence and recognize psychosocial factors that may impact clinical and interprofessional interactions;
  5. Execute initiative; implement constructive feedback; contribute to a positive work environment, and utilize appropriate resources for problem-solving during clinical interactions;
  6. Apply evidence-based examination and evaluation techniques for patients including but not limited to history taking, systems review, differential diagnosis, and recognizing contraindications for further tests and measures;
  7. Determine appropriate diagnosis, prognosis, plans of care, and discharge criteria for patients with regular outcomes assessment;
  8. Apply and modify evidence-based intervention strategies and educational approaches based on patient response.    

 Over the past few years, Moravian DPT students have completed clinical education experiences with the following clinics:

  • Ability Rehabilitation
    Advent Health Heart of Florida  
    Adventist Health Physical Therapy 
    Alliance Orthopedics 
    ATI
    Big League Performance and Rehab 
    Bridgeway Senior Healthcare 
    Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital & outpatient network (Mainline Health)
    Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 
    Central California Rehabilitation Hospital 
    Colonial Intermediate Unit #20 
    Elite Physical Therapy 
    Fox Rehabilitation 
    Good Shepherd Physical Therapy - Hyland Center and Raker Center (outpatient pediatrics)
    Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital (inpatient)
    Gracedale Nursing Home
    Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute 
    Harrogate Retirement Community
    HiDEF Physical Therapy 
    Integrated Medical Group Physical Therapy
    Ivy Rehab
    Ivy Rehab for Kids
    Jag One
    Kern Medical 
    Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation 
    Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) Hospitals
    LVHN Physical Therapy outpatient clinics 
    Manhattan Sports and Manual Physical Therapy
    Mission Health at Bellevue (Bellevue, WA)
    Nemours Children's Health 
    New York City Board of Education 
    NJ Centers of PT 
    NovaCare at Villanova
    NovaCare Rehabilitation 
    OAA Orthopedic Specialists 
    Pelvio Physical Therapy 
    Performance Ortho
    Phoenix Physical Therapy
    Pivot Physical Therapy 
    Powerback Physical Therapy 
    Priority Physical Therapy
    Professional Physical Therapy 
    PT at St. Luke's outpatient clinics
    PT Solutions
    Rehab 2 Perform 
    Rehab Services at Good Samaritan 
    Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital 
    Robbin's Rehab East & West
    Snoqualmie Hospital 
    SPEAR
    St. Luke's University Hospitals
    Success Rehabilitation 
    TheraFit Rehab 
    Total Performance PT 
    Tower Health System 
    True Sports 
    TRYAbility Neurorecovery Center 
    Universal Institute of Rehabilitation 
    Upper Perk PT & Sports Rehab 
    Upstream Rehab 
    Washington Center for Bleeding Disorders 
    And many, many more!