Clinical Education Curriculum

The following documents and links will provide students with information about each clinical education experience they will have in the DPT program at St. Ambrose:

First-year students

DPT 580: Two-week clinical in the inpatient setting

• Syllabus (course description, objectives, calendar)
• Skills List

DPT 582A or B: Three-week clinical with a Generalist CI

• Syllabus (A) (course description, objectives, calendar)
• Syllabus (B) (course description, objectives, calendar)
• Skills List

Second-year students

DPT 680: Two-week clinical in the student's choice of setting

• Syllabus (course description, objectives, calendar)
• Skills List

DPT 780: Two-week clinical in the student's choice of setting

• Syllabus (course description, objectives, calendar)

Third-year students

DPT 781*: Eight-week internship: OP Ortho, Neuro Rehab, or Acute

• Syllabus (course description, objectives, calendar)

DPT 782*: Eight-week internship: OP Ortho, Neuro Rehab, or Acute

• Syllabus (course description, objectives, calendar)

DPT 784*: Ten-week internship: OP Ortho, Neuro Rehab, or Acute

• Syllabus (course description, objectives, calendar)

* Three internships follow completion of the academic coursework.  Students are required to complete one internship in an inpatient acute/skilled setting, one in a neuromuscular setting, and one in an outpatient orthopedic setting.