TOP 10 REASONS STUDENTS CHOSE THE UTMB DPT PROGRAM!

#10: LOCATION, LOCATION, #10: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!!!!LOCATION!!!!

““Being within an hour of the Houston Being within an hour of the Houston Medical Complex without dealing with the Medical Complex without dealing with the hustle and bustle of city life made UTMB hustle and bustle of city life made UTMB my top choice.”my top choice.”

““Who doesn’t want to Who doesn’t want to be at the beach?” be at the beach?”

Sunrise on my way to class

TUG OF WAR AT TPTA MEETING

#9: UTMB ENVIRONMENT#9: UTMB ENVIRONMENT

““Friendly, relaxed, comfortable Friendly, relaxed, comfortable environment”environment”

““Small town feeling, but Small town feeling, but

close to the big city”close to the big city”

““Culturally diverse Culturally diverse

students and faculty”students and faculty”

““Feels like home!”Feels like home!”

#8: ALUMNI #8: ALUMNI RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

““I worked for and talked to many other I worked for and talked to many other therapists who graduated from UTMB therapists who graduated from UTMB and loved it!”and loved it!”

““I talked to UTMB students who loved the I talked to UTMB students who loved the school and did really well on their school and did really well on their clinicals. clinicals.

They bragged about how They bragged about how

many facilities wanted to many facilities wanted to

hire UTMB students!” hire UTMB students!”

#7: Extracurricular #7: Extracurricular ActivitiesActivities

Mission TripsMission Trips Intramural sportsIntramural sports PT Olympics with PT Olympics with

other TX PT schools other TX PT schools Global Health activitiesGlobal Health activities Volunteer opportunities at Volunteer opportunities at

Galveston’s St. Vincent’s free clinicGalveston’s St. Vincent’s free clinic Campus and community service Campus and community service

projectsprojects

PT Olympics - San Antonio

St Vincent’s Health Fair

#6: UTMB FACILITIES#6: UTMB FACILITIES

““Being on a medical campus gives us Being on a medical campus gives us the opportunity to have lab the opportunity to have lab experiences in the inpatient setting experiences in the inpatient setting and outpatient clinics.”and outpatient clinics.”

““We have a great new cadaver lab We have a great new cadaver lab with good student ratios for better with good student ratios for better learning.”learning.”

#5: STUDENT SERVICES#5: STUDENT SERVICES

““Tutoring is always available for Tutoring is always available for students who need additional help.”students who need additional help.”

““UTMB supports students with health UTMB supports students with health and wellness services including and wellness services including counseling services.”counseling services.”

#4: Professional #4: Professional InvolvementInvolvement

““100% of PT faculty are members of the 100% of PT faculty are members of the APTA and TPTA and a high % of the APTA and TPTA and a high % of the students are too.”students are too.”

““The department raises and sets aside funds The department raises and sets aside funds to sponsor student involvement in events to sponsor student involvement in events outside the classroom such as the TPTA outside the classroom such as the TPTA House of Delegates opportunity and the House of Delegates opportunity and the Annual TPTA Conclave.” Annual TPTA Conclave.”

““We went with faculty to We went with faculty to Austin Austin for the TPTA Legislative for the TPTA Legislative Day and Day and talked to state talked to state legislators about legislators about bills related bills related to PT and health to PT and health care.”care.”

#3: UTMB DPT CURRICULUM#3: UTMB DPT CURRICULUM

““Many of the locations I did my volunteer Many of the locations I did my volunteer hours at spoke very highly of the PT hours at spoke very highly of the PT students that had done rotations there students that had done rotations there from UTMB saying they were better from UTMB saying they were better prepared than the students from other prepared than the students from other schools.”schools.”

““The clinical based curriculum of the DPT The clinical based curriculum of the DPT program made me feel like I would get program made me feel like I would get best education and experience at UTMB.”best education and experience at UTMB.”

#2: PT FACULTY#2: PT FACULTY

““Our faculty are passionate Our faculty are passionate and experienced and go and experienced and go

out of their way to out of their way to insure insure student student success.”success.”

““The faculty is what makes UTMB so unique. They The faculty is what makes UTMB so unique. They know how to balance education with fun, while know how to balance education with fun, while always providing a hug or words of encouragement always providing a hug or words of encouragement when days get tough.”when days get tough.”

““The PT faculty at UTMB takes detailed material and The PT faculty at UTMB takes detailed material and helps us to learn it in an interactive way that can helps us to learn it in an interactive way that can be used in practical clinical scenarios.”  be used in practical clinical scenarios.”  

PT Faculty and Staff

#1: UTMB REPUTATION#1: UTMB REPUTATION

““Top 25 DPT programs in the U.S.! Top 25 DPT programs in the U.S.!

(U.S. News and World Report)”(U.S. News and World Report)”

““School and Department are well School and Department are well

known for research, clinical practice, known for research, clinical practice,

and education.”and education.”

““Nationally recognized faculty”Nationally recognized faculty”

““100% hiring rates of UTMB grads!”100% hiring rates of UTMB grads!”