Clinical Training

Successful completion of the PTA Program requires the student to participate in and satisfy the clinical training component of the program.

Students are required to attend a total of four different clinical training experiences including, but not limited to, general acute hospital, skilled nursing facility, and orthopedic outpatient facility.

Participation in clinical training requires that the student have basic abilities that allow the student to perform successfully. Each student's right to participate in the clinical portion of the curriculum also is contingent upon compliance with the rules of the clinical facility. The clinical facility has the sole discretion to determine when its rules have been violated.

Clinical placements may require a health assessment, certain immunizations, substance abuse testing, criminal background check (need social security number), specific skill certification (i.e., CPR) and health insurance. These requirements represent an additional program cost to the student.