The DPT Program endeavors to develop graduates who are lifelong learners, reflective professionals, and engaged citizens who use what they know and learn to transform the world and the lives of the people around them through Real World Learning Experiences.


The Doctor of Physical Therapy’s servant leadership program, ‘LEADS’ (Leadership through Excellence, Altruism, Determination and Service) provides opportunities for our students to improve the quality of life for our local and global community while cultivating a lifelong commitment to service as engaged citizens.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Alvernia University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Avenue, Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 610-568-1546 or email soo.sun@alvernia.edu or jamesodonohue@alvernia.edu.
 

For more information regarding the process of accreditation, please contact:


Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
3030 Potomac Avenue, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22305-3085
Phone: 703-706-3245
Email: accreditation@apta.org

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Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

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Real World Learning
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Program Outcomes
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