Physical therapist assistants (PTA) provide direct client care under the supervision of a physical therapist and help improve mobility, relieve pain and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities due to injury or disease.
Additional steps are required for acceptance into this program beyond the standard 十大娱乐彩票平台 admissions application. This is a 4 semester program (additional semesters of prerequisites) that accepts approximately 22 students in the on ground program and 14 students in the web based program annually.
If you have additional questions about the application process please email the PTA Program Coordinator Dr. 兰迪·雷顿在 兰迪.leighton@tjxxsls.com.
Admission instructionsStudents accepted into the program will work directly with the program coordinator to determine next steps. Students not accepted into the program should contact the Student Advising Department or the 十大娱乐彩票平台-Penn谷 Health Science Institute (healthcare@tjxxsls.com) to determine next steps.
The PTA program at 十大娱乐彩票平台-Penn谷 is accredited by:
十大娱乐彩票平台- Penn Valley PTA项目 is accredited by the Commission on 认证 in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; 电话:703.706.3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: capteonline.org.
If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call Randy Leighton, MSPT, Ph值.D. at 816.604.4808或电子邮件 兰迪.leighton@tjxxsls.com.
PTAs work in hospitals, outpatient clinics, sports clinics, rehabilitation centers, extended-care facilities and schools.
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Upon successful completion of the PTA program graduates are eligible to sit for the state licensure examination through the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.
PTA项目 | 毕业一年 | CAPTE 毕业率 |
---|---|---|
基于Web的 | 2021 | 81.8% |
2022 | 81.8% | |
平均 | 81.8% | |
Traditional Program | 2021 | 84.2% |
2022 | 83.3% | |
平均 | 83.75% |
PTA项目 | 毕业一年 | Licensure Pass Rate |
---|---|---|
基于Web的 | 2021 | 83.3%* |
2022 | 100% | |
平均 | 91.7% | |
Traditional Program | 2021 | 100% |
2022 | 86.7%* | |
平均 | 93.4% |
PTA项目 | 毕业一年 | CAPTE 毕业率 |
---|---|---|
基于Web的 | 2021 | 100% |
2022 | 100% | |
平均 | 100% | |
Traditional Program | 2021 | 100% |
2022 | 93% | |
平均 | 96.5% |