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The Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science offers a wide variety of continuing education opportunities throughout the year. Find out more and sign up for a class below!

Continuing Education Courses

UCSF/SFSU supports the continuing education and professional development of DPT graduates and faculty. For those interested in having UCSF host a continuing education course in collaboration with UCSF's Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science: 

Services Agreement Request Form

Upcoming Continuing Education Courses

For more information on upcoming classes and to register, please click the link below or reach out to the contact listed.

Unembalmed Cadaver Dissection and Upper Quarter Review with Carla Stecco - June 20, 2025

This course is a rare opportunity to study the connective tissue and musculoskeletal systems with world-renowned researcher Carla Stecco in one of the top anatomy labs in the world. Carla Stecco will be in San Francisco for one day only in an unembalmed dissection course about the upper quarter anatomy, pathology, and practical manual therapy and movement applications. If you have never been in an anatomy course with an unembalmed, cadaver specimen it is a gamechanger in your ability to visualize the anatomy with all the colors, textures, fluids and connections that are often altered during the embalming process. 

This immersive one-day course  begins with a lecture on superficial vs. deep fascia dysfunctions, including the deltopectoral and brachial fascia and thoracic outlet, followed by hands-on cadaveric dissection. Afternoon sessions cover neural tension treatment (including ULTT and brachial neuritis), deltoid and rotator cuff anatomy, and scapular-humeral mechanics, each paired with further cadaver lab investigation. Open to all allied health professionals, this is a rare chance to explore unembalmed anatomy in vivid detail and gain practical insights that directly inform manual and movement-based practice

This course is not to missed for manual and movement practitioners. Open to all in the allied health professions.

  • Instructor: Carla Stecco MD, PhD, University of Padua, Italy
  • Date/Time: June 20, 2025 , 9:30am - 6:00pm
  • Location: UCSF OTI Surgical Training Facility
  • Cost: $650
  • 8 Contact CEU hours
  • Course Brochure

20/20 spots filled. Registration has closed.

Registration Deadline: June 14th, 2025

Register: unembalmed Cadaver Dissection and Upper Quarter Review 

Pelvic Function Level 1 by Herman and Wallace - Sept. 6-7, 2025 (2.15 CEUs)

Pelvic Function Level 1 (PF1) is the beginner-level course in our Pelvic Function Series and provides a thorough introduction to pelvic health, pelvic dysfunction, and interventions for rehabilitation. PF1 is created for the pelvic health clinician who treats patients with conditions including urinary incontinence, chronic pelvic pain (CPP), and pelvic organ prolapse.

  • Instructor: Christine Stewart, PT, CMPT
  • Date/Time: Sept 6-7, 2025 , 6:30am-2:30pm
  • Location: UCSF Physical Therapy Faculty Practice: Bayfront Medical Building, 520 Illinois Street 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
  • Cost: $695

Register: Pelvic Function Level 1

Humanizing ICU Care Inter-Professional Course - Sept. 27, 2025 (0.7 CEUs)

This course will highlight expert clinician experience, UCSF mobility guidelines, and ICU Rehabilitation research. Through case study presentations and audience participation, we will facilitate discussion to enhance clinical reasoning skills for rehabilitating critically ill patients.

  • Date: Sat., Sept. 27, 2025
  • Location: UCSF Parnassus Campus
  • Cost: Clinicians - $150; UCSF clinicians - $100; students - $50

Please include your license number when registering!

Register: Humanizing ICU care

Past Continuing Education Courses