The UCSF Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science is located in the School of Medicine, with graduate degrees supported by the Graduate Division.
Department clinicians provide patient care at the Outpatient Physical Therapy Faculty Practice, the PhysFit Physical Therapy Health and Wellness Center, in addition to the Parnassus, Mt. Zion and Mission Bay hospitals as part of inpatient rehabilitation teams for both adult and pediatric patients. The department also offers two graduate degrees in physical therapy in partnership with San Francisco State University (SFSU): the entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and the post-professional Doctor of Physical Therapy Science (DPTSc). The department also supports faculty and student research in the clinical and basic sciences.
Department mission
The mission of the UCSF Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science is to provide evidence-based, patient-centered physical therapy services for the community and to educate scholarly, socially sensitive clinicians, educators and researchers in physical therapy and rehabilitation science who will lead the profession into the next century. Physical therapy students and clinical faculty participate as part of a team within an environment of health care that is patient focused, and directed towards building the scientific base of clinical practice, with an eye toward quality, accessibility and efficiency. The department aims to provide dynamic and creative educational opportunities to prepare students for an active role in the development of the physical therapy profession within the community at UCSF and SFSU, the state of California and across the United States.
Our team
The Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science attracts leading clinicians, educators, researchers and administrative staff to support the education, research, and patient care functions of the department.
Job openings
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Join our team in our mission of providing evidence-based, patient-centered physical therapy services for the community and educating scholarly, socially sensitive clinicians, educators, and researchers in physical therapy and rehabilitation science who will lead the profession into the next century.
Contact us
- Outpatient faculty clinics: UCSF Health
- PhysFit Physical Therapy Health and Wellness Center: 415-514-4816, [email protected]
- Questions about DPT program admissions: [email protected]
- UCSF Graduate Program in Physical Therapy: 415-514-6774
- SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy: 415-338-2001
- Residency Programs
- PhD Program
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