Program Outcomes

The Division of Physical Therapy recognizes healthcare is ever-changing and complexity is the natural state of affairs. 

Interprofessional Education

Contemporary practice requires competence in interprofessional skills to assume new roles in nontraditional areas. The Division of Physical Therapy's mission embodies contemporary practice by focusing on community and public health. 

The professional programs in Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences provide opportunities to learn with, about and from other disciplines to develop a more holistic view of healthcare. Through the evidence-based interdisciplinary education they will receive at Binghamton, students will be prepared for the future of healthcare delivery. 

The Division of Physical Therapy aims to produce physical therapists who are lifelong learners who can consume, critically appraise and produce evidence in their area of expertise to provide patient and client-centered care and maximize function, health and quality of life. 

Innovative Learning Approaches

The Division of Physical Therapy provides learning environments and opportunities that allow students to take risks and develop curiosity, motivation, a growth mindset, grit and resilience.

Division faculty use Master Adaptive Learner principles throughout the curriculum. Students will learn these principles to succeed as future physical therapists in the constantly changing healthcare environment and to promote lifelong learning. Future physical therapists must continually learn, adjust and innovate as new information and best practices evolve.

Student Goals

Students in Binghamton鈥檚 DPT program are prepared to:

  • Recognize, develop and use intellectual curiosity, motivation, a growth mindset and resilience, which are vital for becoming an adaptive learner.
  • Participate in the professional organization.
  • Participate in activities that enhance/benefit the Broome County community.

Graduates of the DPT program are prepared to:

  • Provide patient- and client-centered, evidence-based physical therapy to maximize function, health and quality of life across practice settings and populations.
  • Use assessment, data and feedback during practice as a clinician, administrator, educator, researcher, consultant or advocate. 
  • Collaborate with interprofessional teams, demonstrating ethical and professional behaviors while adhering to legal practice standards.  
  • Work to enhance the healthcare experience for the communities they serve.

Faculty and Program Goals

Faculty members in the Division of Physical Therapy will:

  • Support student success through evidence-based teaching and learning strategies

  • Advance knowledge in physical therapy practice and in physical therapist education

  • Be recognized leaders in their specific content areas

  • Shape policy/practice/education/health-wellness locally, regionally, nationally and internationally

  • Serve their communities through volunteer and pro bono activities

  • Pursue grant-funded research activities

  • Elevate the program status to a national level through faculty-led programs of inquiry

The Division of Physical Therapy will achieve these program goals:

  • Use holistic review and an equitable admission process to promote diversity within the profession

  • Use a competency-based, learner-centered curriculum

  • Participate in collaborative teams to promote excellence in education and research

  • Have a positive impact on the residents and communities of the Binghamton area through service

  • Provide opportunities for continuing education for students, collective faculty or other local clinicians

  • Ensure necessary resources for the growth of faculty expertise in pedagogy or scholarship (specialization) as indicated by achieving promotion and/or tenure