class assignment

1. Careers in Health Care
Alyssa Lamb

2.  About me:
 Interested in pursuing a career in the areas of sports
medicine, rehabilitation, exercise physiology
 Enjoy working with athletes and being in the sports
environment
 Have years of experience around athletics

3.  Physical Therapy Schools:
 Drexel University
 Temple University
 Sports Medicine/Kinesiology:
 West Chester University
Objectives

4.  Doctor of Physical Therapy
 Program info:
 31 months – 10 academic quarters
 Admission requirements:
 Mean cumulative GPA: 3.69
 Mean cumulative science GPA: 3.61
 GRE minimum score – 300 & 4.0 on writing sections
 Grade of “C” or higher in: biology, anatomy, physiology, chemistry,
physics, psych, statistics
 2 letters of recommendation – one from science professor/advisor
and one from physical therapist
 Personal statement/essay
 Personal interview
 50+ volunteer/shadowing/internship hours
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

5.  More program info:
 Clinical education – required to complete 4 clinical
education experiences
 Pediatrics, adult rehab, geriatrics, orthopedics, sports
medicine, industrial/occupational therapy
 100% State Board Licensing Pass rate for 30 years

6.  Tuition fees
 Per credit hour: $761
 Contact
 Mia Weiss
 ptadmissions@drexel.edu
 267-359-5535

7.  Doctor of Physical Therapy
 Program Info:
 42 weeks of clinical education – (broken into 4
internships)
 3 years total
 137 credit hours total
 98% State Board Licensing Pass Rate
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

8.  Program Prerequisites
 Mean cumulative GPA: NA
 Grade of “C” or higher in: biology, anatomy, physiology,
chemistry, physics, psych, statistics

9.  Tuition rates
 Per credit hour: $831
 Total per semester: $13,296 + university services fee $345
 Estimated total: $13,641
 Contact info
 Stephen Carp PT, PhD, GCS
 Assistant professor and director of admissions
 Stephen.carp@temple.edu
 215-707-8913

10.  Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Physiology
 Overview:
 33-34 credit hours
 Students go into work in areas of: adult fitness, cardiac
rehabilitation, other clinical programs
 Thesis required
 Curriculum includes:
 Basic research preparation, advanced science based courses,
areas of specialization, and research
 Program prerequisites were not listed on the website
West Chester University, West
Chester, PA

11.  https://www.wcupa.edu/_academics/healthsciences/k
inesiology/msexercise.asp
 http://cph.temple.edu/pt/home
 http://drexel.edu/cnhp/academics/doctoral/DPT-
Doctor-Physical-Therapy/
Works Cited