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School comparison - January 9, 2003 8:05:00 AM
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Brody
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Does anyone know enough to compare the physical therapy programs at UMDNJ and Slippery Rock University? The tuitions are similar for me so I was looking to dig deeper about each program. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Re: School comparison - January 11, 2003 8:39:00 PM
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PTstudent13
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check out the faculty credentials...
if they have specialized certifications and diversity among the faculty thats great..also look for recognition in terms of published research..you might wanna speak to a student there
hope that helps
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Re: School comparison - January 31, 2003 6:31:00 AM
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Sam Betts
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Dear Brody,
I am a graduated PT, but also work part time teaching clinical/ specialty lectures at a local university.
The credentials of the instructors are important, but because many are PhD trained, they are far from the clinical arena and have less skill technically regarding clinical reasoning, as a step towards becoming a master clinician. Because so much is jammed in to the short period of time you have, finding a few exceptioal lecturers at a school makes the world of difference in your overall experience and sets you up with a mentor to inspire some genius in you.
I have a masters and two doctoral degrees, from resdidency programs after graduating.All are clinical degrees. Those teachers that have residency training do have a lot of clinical skill.
Check the teachers credentials online if able and see if any of them are actively practicing. A PhD means nothing regarding clinical skill, but a PhD instructor will be good educators of basic theory. They may have some clinical contribution if are well published regarding new clinical approaches and ideas that challenge the old ideas!
An idea: see if you can call several PT's at private practices located nearby the university. Get an honest unbiased opinion about the instructors. Most of them may have come from that university or maybe teach there. At the least, they'll know alot more than what you'll find online.
Good luck. PT is a great profession, but requires continued lifetime learning, perhaps some level of obsession.
Sam
[This message has been edited by Sam Betts (edited January 31, 2003).]
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Re: School comparison - January 31, 2003 6:44:00 AM
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Andrew M. Ball PT PhD
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Consider also the tradition of the school. Slippery Rock has had an accredited program since the mid-1990's and is one of the first to have offered the DPT. Many of the faculty once at Slippery Rock, Jan Richardson, PT, Ph.D., OCS past APTA-president Bob Richardson, and the nothing short of amazing Eric Hegadus, PT, DPT (post-professional) are no longer at Slippery-Rock, but instead down at Duke. I've no idea of the quality of the faculty who replaced them, but I've also no knowledge of any of the faculty at UMDNJ either.
Drew
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