Daemen University is a dynamic, independent, liberal arts institution committed to excellence in student centered learning. The University places special emphasis on preparing students for excellence in professional life, civic engagement, and on instilling and understanding that learning is an exciting lifelong journey. Students are encouraged to be creative, innovative, ethically minded leaders for an ever-changing, diverse, and interconnected world.
The Mission of Daemen University is to prepare students for life and leadership in an increasingly diverse and complex world through the integration of education and professional preparation. Daemen University is going beyond instrumental needs to foster the development of individuals who are dedicated to the health and well-being of local and global communities.
Purpose of Role
This course is the fourth in the series of five clinical exposures that are coordinated and mentored by academic and adjunct faculty currently teaching the specialty content in the campus-based didactic coursework. These brief, regular exposures to clinical practice will afford the student, while working in a small team (ranging from 2 to 5 students), the opportunity to observe and engage in the practice of adult neuromuscular rehabilitation and geriatric physical therapy and further develop cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills acquired in lecture and laboratory experiences. This course is designed to offer the student two different types of learning opportunities. The first learning opportunity consists of the student visiting, virtually and / or in person, local clinical facilities that provide care to adults with a variety of neuromuscular disorders and age-related disorders, and an on-campus observation of individuals who are living with an amputation. These observational experiences are designed to afford the student the opportunity to become aware of a variety of practice settings and clinical diagnoses. The second learning opportunity in this course will occur on the Daemen University campus and will provide the student the opportunity to gain direct hands-on care experience with a patient. The clinical environment, which will be created on campus, will allow the student to further develop effective patient-therapist communication skills with this patient population. Students will synthesize knowledge already gained in classroom coursework with practical experience. Students will discuss and consider issues of individual differences in patient management, professional responsibility, social/cultural diversity, and documentation of outcome measures, including examination results and ongoing intervention.
PT 566 Clinical Exposure IV
Required Qualifications
Licensed physical therapist clinical partners will mentor second year professional phase PT students in small cohorts every other week for 2 hours across the semester (~8 sessions). It is the expectation that the clinical mentor will afford an opportunity for the students to engage in patient care. Examples include, but are not limited to, taking a patient history, contributing to the physical examination by partaking in psychomotor activities with patients, critically thinking and discussing patient diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care, prescribing interventions with patients and aiding in treatment plan demonstration and instruction, documentation, and discharge planning. This position requires a DPT degree and a current NYS PT License. The candidate will have experience in a neuromuscular rehabilitation PT setting. Additionally, while not required, the best candidate will have advanced clinical training/certification beyond a DPT degree.
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