PT 861 Special Project II
Students complete and present the result of the research begun in PT 760, Special Project Part I. This project is a summative experience across coursework to date. Students are presented with complex clinical cases from which key issues in examination or intervention are selected. Working in small groups, students review the research literature on their assigned case-related management issue. Using independent and self-directed learning, students continue to assess the value of case and issue-related scientific literature to their clinical decision making and analyze and present the research articles chosen to best facilitate clinical decision-making. Students then 1) make a recommendation for the patient case based on the reviewed article and background literature and (2) propose a research project that would address one or more deficits in the current body of relevant research literature. This major project demonstrates the students’ ability to appropriately use research literature to guide clinical decision-making and practice, as well as their understanding of the role of research in advancing practice and contributing to the profession’s body of knowledge. The culminating product of the semester is a professional presentation of the proposed research project to students and faculty. Pre-requisite PT760.
Prerequisite
PT 760 Special Project I