Exploration of the role of community in the delivery of health services. Governing boards, consumer representation, medical staff, administration, health disciplines, labor unions, accrediting bodies and government agencies will be discussed in relation to community health. Three credits.
Community Health 674 Finance and Budgetary Aspects of Community Health
Services
Offered on occasion
Budgeting and other aspects of the financing of health services, the analysis of financial statements, sources of reimbursement, loss and cost projections are considered in relation to the administration and management of health agencies and facilities. Three credits.
Community Health 701 Research Methodology
Offered on occasion
Principles and methods used in investigating various aspects of health-care programs. Sampling, data collection techniques, questionnaire construction, coding, analysis, computer science, technology, etc., are considered. Grants-in-aid and program evaluation are stressed. Three credits.
Community Health 702 Biostatistics- Analysis of Experimental Data
Prerequisite: An
introductory course in statistics
Offered on occasion
A course in statistics with emphasis on applications in the life sciences. Topics include: clinical trials and validity of a sample, review of estimation and tests of hypotheses, simple and multiple regression analysis, goodness of fit and contingency tables, analysis of variance and covariance, survey of statistical methods in biological assay. Three credits.
Community Health 703 Field Practice and Related
Project
(Corresponding to concentration area)
Offered on occasion
The field practice and related project provides for the application and evaluation of the theoretical knowledge in a health program. The project will be individualized according to the particular interests of the student. Three credits.
Community Health 704 Research and Thesis Seminar
(Corresponding to
concentration area)
Offered on occasion
Student must demonstrate a scientific and analytical approach to health care. The successful completion and defense of a thesis and proof of the capacity to develop and analyze information pertaining to community health are required of the candidate. Three credits.
The Division offers two educational programs, the B.S.-M.S. Program for applicants wishing to become physical therapists, and the Advanced Graduate Program for licensed physical therapists who wish to continue their education.
The curriculum is divided into two phases: a two-year preprofessional phase and a three-year professional phase. The expanded three-year professional phase allows for the following advantages: time to offer more advanced courses, increased time to develop basic skills in research design and execution, and time to integrate professional studies. Classroom and laboratory study are combined with clinical practice and independent study.
Graduates of the Program, which is accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association and registered with the New YorkState Education Department, qualify to take all U.S.A. licensure examinations upon successful graduation with the Master of Science degree.
Physical therapists are health professionals concerned with maintaining and restoring health. The physical therapist evaluates normal individuals and clients who have been affected by injury, illness, developmental deficits and the aging process. Based on the results of these evaluations and other data, the physical therapist establishes treatment goals for these clients. The physical therapy plan of care is then formulated and implemented. Treatment techniques may include therapeutic exercise, ambulation training, activities of daily living, manual procedures, physical agents; and teaching of the client, the client's family, other health-care providers and members of the community. Physical therapists are employed in a variety of settings: hospitals, private practices, schools, specialized health care facilities, research centers, universities, and so on. The profession offers
a broad spectrum of roles, such as patient care, consultation, supervision, teaching, administration, research and community service.
Academic Standards
The courses in the Program must be taken in the required sequence. Grades below a C are not acceptable in prerequisite courses nor in professional phase courses. Once accepted into the professional phase of the Program, a student must maintain a cumulative professional phase average of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale each semester. During the final year a cumulative professional average of 3.00 must be maintained.
Application Policies and Procedures
High school graduates ready to begin college through college graduates may apply to the various phases of the Program. Qualified students lacking any preprofessional course work must apply as Pre-Physical Therapy candidates. This simplified application process is based on academic performance and standardized testing.
Pre-Physical Therapy Candidacy
Pre-Physical Therapy candidates attend the Brooklyn Campus on a part-time or full-time basis, completing University core requirements as well as courses in the preprofessional phase of the Program. These students have at least two years to explore their career choice, complete their physical therapy volunteer experience, obtain their recommendations, demonstrate their academic ability, and complete their prerequisite course work.
At the end of their preprofessional course of
study, these students apply for progression into the professional phase of the Program.