{"id":27317,"date":"2019-07-02T07:55:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T11:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=27317"},"modified":"2019-08-29T13:22:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:22:32","slug":"dpt-program-doesnt-sacrifice-quality-for-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/dpt-program-doesnt-sacrifice-quality-for-affordability\/","title":{"rendered":"DPT program doesn&#8217;t &#8216;sacrifice quality for affordability&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_27322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" data-attachment-id=\"27322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/dpt-program-doesnt-sacrifice-quality-for-affordability\/physical-therapy-ballet-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,801\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Physical Therapy students work with Chattanooga Ballet performers.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504092728&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Physical-Therapy-Ballet-17&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Physical-Therapy-Ballet-17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Physical Therapy students work with Chattanooga Ballet performers.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-27322\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/07\/physical-therapy-ballet-17-503-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">UTC physical therapy students work with Chattanooga Ballet performers.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"well span3 pull-right\">\n<h4>Read healthgrad.com\u2019s full account of UTC program quality here:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthgrad.com\/physical-health\/best-value-doctor-of-physical-therapy-dpt-degree-programs-for-2019-20\/\">https:\/\/www.healthgrad.com\/physical-health\/best-value-doctor-of-physical-therapy-dpt-degree-programs-for-2019-20\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>More on UTC graduate programs in physical therapy is here:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/physical-therapy\/index.php\">https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/physical-therapy\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is home to the state\u2019s No. 1 doctoral program in physical therapy, according to rankings from healthgrad.com, which describes itself as a source of information on the full spectrum of careers in healthcare, from growth areas to job openings to education and training.<\/p>\n<p>The website gathers data from public sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics\u2014which predicts a 19 percent increase in healthcare jobs by 2024\u2014and multiple private sources in healthcare recruitment and career preparation.<\/p>\n<p>UTC\u2019s top ranking is based on the combination of quality and affordability. The UTC program \u201cis proof positive that you don\u2019t need to sacrifice quality for affordability,\u201d noted healthgrad.com. \u201cAt nearly $21,000 less than the state average for DPT programs in public schools, the DPT (at UTC) is a model of value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The organization further cited UTC\u2019s 100 percent employment rate as evidence of \u201cthis program\u2019s academic rigor and graduate success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvidence of the quality and strength of our program can be seen in the long history of its graduates going on to distinguish themselves in their careers and their service to the profession,\u201d said Valerie Rutledge, dean of the UTC College of Health, Education and Professional Studies.<\/p>\n<p>UTC began offering undergraduate physical therapy education in 1990. As the profession transitioned to require practitioners to achieve a three-year, post-graduate, doctor of physical therapy degree (DPT), UTC transitioned to offer the required education, and the program graduated its first DPT class in 2002. Current enrollment is 36 students per class annually, with assistantships, scholarships and other financial aid taken advantage of by 20 percent of the doctoral students.<\/p>\n<p>As healthgrad.com noted, DPT students at UTC have opportunities for campus and community engagement events. Students volunteer in health tents for local runs and participate in community service projects offered throughout the program.\u00a0 The students serve as camp counselors for a local camp for children with disabilities and participate in international clinical service in Haiti.\u00a0 They also provide supervised physical therapy on campus in Student Health Services.<\/p>\n<p>Healthgrad.com also praised UTC\u2019s potential for \u201cexciting and plentiful\u201d clinical experiences \u201cthanks to university contracts with more than 300 facilities throughout the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is home to the state\u2019s No. 1 doctoral program in physical therapy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/dpt-program-doesnt-sacrifice-quality-for-affordability\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1300,"featured_media":27322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12760,70,8244,64],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-27317","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-honors-and-awards","9":"category-news","10":"category-physical-therapy","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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