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.

Clinical education experiences will serve to develop competent DPT students who:
- Apply behaviors consistent with the American Physical Therapy Association Code of Ethics and American Physical Therapy Association Core Values;
- Demonstrate effective communication during clinical and professional interactions and adapt communication styles based on individual differences;
- Practice in a safe manner that minimizes risk to patient/client, self, and all others;
- Demonstrate cultural competence and recognize psychosocial factors that may impact clinical and interprofessional interactions;
- Execute initiative; implement constructive feedback; contribute to a positive work environment, and utilize appropriate resources for problem-solving during clinical interactions;
- 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;
- Determine appropriate diagnosis, prognosis, plans of care, and discharge criteria for patients with regular outcomes assessment;
- 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!