Section outline

  • The final examination in this course will be a comprehensive, open-notes case that should be completed and submitted in your assigned groups (i.e., one case turned in per group).  Please make sure that at least one member of your group brings a laptop or tablet with internet access to the session.

    The case will be distributed on-site and it will include material not previously covered in the course. This is intentional, not to create a stressful environment, but rather to represent one reflective of what clinical practice will be like for you - therapies will improve and the specifics we've discussed this term will change.  The savvy physical therapist will be able to negotiate these changes with finesse, using the skills and tools we've practiced to provide the best care for his/her patients.

    Please review the article linked below in preparation.  Although it was written about medical students, I believe it applies to physical therapy and pharmacy students as well.