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Physical Therapy
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Learn about career options by seeing where some of our graduates have secured employment.
Read job descriptions of the physical therapy career field.
Consider contacting an alumni for more in-depth information about a career field of interest to you.

CLINICAL AFFILIATIONS

RESOURCES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PHYSICAL THERAPY MAJORS
Office of Career Services
Weinberg Library
Internet Resources - Career Information

JOB SEARCH RESOURCES
Complete a resume and a  cover letter.
Learn more about interviewing and the various job search strategies.
Check out upcoming  job fairs.
Search the classified ads from some of the major newspapers.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Links to professional associations by career field.

Office of Career Services Home Page

The University of Scranton Home Page

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EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

Post-Graduation Activities: Employment
A list of the job titles, employers and locations, and salary information on the jobs reported to us by some recent classes of graduating physical therapy majors.

Post-Graduation Activities: Graduate/Professional Schools
It is significant to note that The University of Scranton began offering a five-year, entry-level Master's Degree in Physical Therapy (MPT) in 1991.


A brief description of this job is:

Physical Therapist - Through assessment and diagnoses, they write individual medical treatment plans; plan and provide treatment designed to improve the mobility, relieve the pain, and prevent or limit the permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. Serve as consultants, perform research and education (ie. health promotion) for the lay community. Must comply with state requirement for licensure.

Read the Occupational Outlook Handbook description of the physical therapist profession - Describes nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, other qualifications, and advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information.


Alumni Web Directory - The University of Scranton on-line searchable directory.  As of 11/5/02, there are 50 Physical Therapy alumni who have entered their name and email in this directory.

CLINICAL AFFILIATIONS

Clinical affiliations are handled through the The University of Scranton - Physical Therapy Dept. Department. For a list of the physical therapy affiliated clinical education centers, please refer to the catalog or to the academic department.

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RESOURCES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PHYSICAL THERAPY MAJORS

RESOURCES IN CAREER SERVICES

RESOURCES IN THE WEINBERG LIBRARY INTERNET INFORMATION - CAREER INFORMATION

The University of Scranton - Physical Therapy Dept. Department - links include Program and Mission, Department Tour, Students, Faculty, Staff and Part-time and Adjunct Faculty.

American Physical Therapy Association Home Page - Includes sections on: chapters contact names for different chapters, information for students, physical therapy resources available on the Internet.

List of Specific Areas of  Physical Therapy - Marquette University

Physical Therapy WWW Page - Includes information about the physical therapy profession including: History, Physical Therapy today, Physical Therapy Credentials, and Employment Resources.

JOB SEARCH RESOURCES
Resume Writing Guide - Office of Career Services
Resume Templates for Physical Therapy Majors
Cover Letter Writing Guide - Office of Career Services
Interview Guide- Office of Career Services
Job Search Guide-Office of Career Services
Healthcare Industry Resources via Yahoo - A listing of resources for the healthcare industry.
Health Care Job Store. com - Search for all health care jobs.
Health Care Recruitment Online
HealthCareerWeb - Jobs for healthcare professionals.
Hospitaljobs.com - Lists links to state and metropolitan hospitals including: Job Search Tools - from APTA.  You will  need to log in with your member ID #.
Monster Health Care Career Opportunities
Physical Therapy Careers- links include Physical Therapy careers and job outlook, who wants to be a physical therapist,  what is physical therapy, scholarships and schools.  Also includes a "Who wants to be a millionaire" quiz (for fun not for dollars) with only pt questions.

PT Central - Job openings.
PT Central Resources - Click on geographical areas and get links to associations, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and  rehabilitation services:
Physical Therapist Jobs.com - Search for PT jobs.
Searching for a Job in the Field of Physical Therapy - Advice from The Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association Student Special Interest Group.
RehabEdge - The Physical Therapy Online Community
Rehabtime.com -  Click on View Jobs - PT.

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POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL INFORMATION

Accredited Educational Programs for the Physical Therapist - APTA
Physical Therapy Programs in the United States

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
1111 North Fairfax St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-2782

Directory of State Boards of Physical Therapy - by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.

New Jersey Chapter of APTA
Margaret M. Timony
P.O. Box 1259
Hightstown, NJ 08520-0286
E-Mail:aptanj@aol.com

New York Chapter of APTA
Leslie J. Wood
Executive Woods, Suite 140
4 Palisades Drive
Albany, NY 12205-1438
E-Mail: nyapta@interramp.com

Northeast District of the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association - online reference for Physical Therapists in the Northeast District of Pennsylvania.  The goal of this organization is to promote the use of technology to further the physical therapy profession in the Northeast District.

Pennsylvania Chapter of APTA
Kim Annibali
4701 Devonshire Road, Suite 106
Harrisburg, PA 17112


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