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Clinical Education

About LMU DPT Clinical Education

During the three years of the program, students will complete four full-time clinical education experiences, spending a total of 34 weeks at clinical sites under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. As of May 2023, the program as over 150 affiliation agreements covering over 5,000 clinical sites.

Clinical Education Courses

Dates of Clinical Education Experiences

Class of 2025
Class of 2026
Class of 2027
DPT 723
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May 20 - July 19, 2024
May 19 - July 18, 2025
DPT 823
May 20 - July 19, 2024 May 19 - July 18, 2025 May 18 - July 17, 2026
DPT 923
Jan 6 - Feb 27, 2025 Jan 12 - Mar 5, 2026 Jan 11 - Mar 4, 2027
DPT 925
Mar 4 - Apr 25, 2025 Mar 10 - May 1, 2026 Mar 9 - Apr 30, 2027

Clinical Education Expectations

Students are expected to complete at least one clinical education experience in a musculoskeletal rehabilitation (i.e., outpatient orthopedics) and one clinical education experience in a complex patient setting (i.e., pediatrics, inpatient rehabilitation, acute care, skilled nursing, and home health).

Expectations for student performance progressively increase throughout the clinical education curriculum. By the end of the program, students must perform similarly to an entry-level physical therapist in order to graduate.

Clinical Education Placements

*States highlighted in BLUE is where students have gone/will go on clinicals*

The program has clinical partners throughout the United States that offer unique experiences, therefore it is expected that students travel out of the Knoxville, TN area for at least one clinical education experience.

Thank you to our clinical partners for their support of the LMU DPT Program!