On-Site Clinic at the University of Puget Sound Details

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Agency Name

On-Site Clinic at the University of Puget Sound

Address

1500 N Warner Street

City

Tacoma

State

WA

Zip Code

98416

Phone Number

(253) 879-3180

Fax

(253) 879-2933

Email

onsiteclinic@pugetsound.edu

Website

https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/graduate/school-of-physical-therapy/our-program/clinical-education/on-site-clinic/

Description

The student-run on-site teaching clinic is a unique feature of the UPS program. This is a pro-bono clinic where students provide physical therapy services under the supervision of expert clinicians from the community who are hired entirely to teach, rather than to carry a patient load of their own. The pace of the clinic is customized to student learning needs, and communication between students and clinical instructors is constant. Students in the on-site clinic have the opportunity to provide physical therapy services to individuals who have movement dysfunction as a result of neurological, orthopedic, or general medical conditions. A pediatric clinic and exercise/wellness group are offered in the fall semester only. Patients come from the University and the surrounding community for evaluation, treatment planning, and treatment implementation. Physical Therapy students, under the supervision of licensed physical therapists, provide these services to patients with diagnoses consisting of, but not limited to, strokes, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy and other developmental delay, injuries to muscle, bone or joints, renal disease, and functional problems related to cancer or its treatment. Please visit our website for more information.