Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Doctor of Physical Therapy ( DPT )

About DPT

DPT stands for “Doctor of Physical Therapy”. It is another important degree after MBBS in the healthcare sector. After MBBS and BDS, It is also a study of medical science dealing and caring of patients”. It is one of the growing field and profession globally and in Pakistan with bright career after DPT in Pakistan. A DPT graduate in Pakistan is likely to be called a Doctor of Physical Therapy or Doctor of Physiotherapy.

Details

Details

Doctor of Physical Therapy ( DPT ) is a 5 years degree program comprising of 5 professional years.

1st Professional Year

Sr.	Subject Title	Theory Marks	Practical / Clinical & G. Viva Marks	Total Marks
1	ANATOMY I	100	100	200
2	PHYSIOLOGY I	100	100	200
3	BIOCHEMISTRY I	100	100	200
4	KINESIOLOGY	100	100	200
5	ENGLISH	100	Not Applicable	100
6	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER	100	Not Applicable	100
	TOTAL	600	400	1000

2nd Professional Year

Sr.	Subject Title	Theory Marks	Practical / Clinical & G. Viva Marks	Total Marks
1	ANATOMY II	100	100	200
2	PHYSIOLOGY II	100	100	200
3	BIOCHEMISTRY II	100	100	200
4	BIOMECHANICS & ERGONOMICS	100	100	200
5	ISLAMIC STUDIES	100	Not applicable	100
6	PAKISTAN STUDIES	100	Not applicable	100
	TOTAL	600	400	1000

3rd Professional Year

Sr.	Subject Title	Theory Marks	Practical / Clinical & G. Viva Marks	Total Marks
1	PHARMACOLOGY	100	Not applicable	100
2	GENERAL PATHOLOGY & MICROBIOLOGY	100	100	200
3	PHYSICAL AGENTS & ELECTROTHERAPY INCLUDING MEDICAL PHYSICS	100	100	200
4	THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES AND TECHNIQUES & MANUAL THERAPY	100	100	200
	TOTAL	400	300	700

4th Professional Year

Sr.	Subject Title	Theory Marks	Practical / Clinical & G. Viva Marks	Total Marks
1	SPECIAL PATHOLOGY	100	100	200
2	COMMUNITY HEALTH, RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	100	Not applicable	100
3	PHYSICAL THERAPY IN MEDICINE INCLUDING RADIOLOGY & DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING	100	100	200
4	CLINICAL DECISION MAKING & DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS	100	Not applicable	100
5	PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT & TECHNIQUES-I (Musculoskeletal, Sports, Gerontology including Geriatric, Paediatric Physical Therapy and Supervised Clinical Practices I)	100	100	200
6	EVIDENCE BASED PHYSICAL THERAPY& PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE	100	Not applicable	100
	TOTAL	600	300	900

5th Professional Year

Sr.	Subject Title	Theory Marks	Practical / Clinical & G. Viva Marks	Total Marks
1	PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SURGERY	100	100	200
2	EMERGENCY PROCEDURES & PRIMARY CARE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY	100	100	200
3	PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT & TECHNIQUES- II (Cardiopulmonary, Neurological, Gynecological & Obstetrics, ,Integumentary Physical Therapy , and Supervised Clinical Practices II)	100	100	200

Career Prospects

The students have different job opportunities after the completion of DPT program. Normally there are two sectors in Pakistan, i.e. government and private. The students can work there or they can start their own clinics as well. You can choose career options after DPT according to your interest. Following is the list of jobs after DPT in Pakistan and you can get information of city wise DPT jobs in Pakistan by seeing jobs details.

Scope of Doctor of Physical Therapy ( DPT ) in Pakistan

Scope of DPT in Pakistan as Doctor of Physical Therapy in public sector is extremely vast such as:

Physical Education Teacher
Physical Training Instructor
Physiotherapist
Respiratory Therapist
Assistant Physiotherapist
Physical Test Supervisor

Career Options after DPT in Pakistan Private Sector

These are careers in Physical Therapy in private sector:

Public & Private Hospitals such as Liaquat National Hospital
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Centers
Healthcare NGOs
Private Clinics
Sports Clubs & Teams
Academics
Research in Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Admission Criteria

FSc. (Pre-Medical) with minimum 60% marks OR
A-Levels (Biology, Physics & Chemistry) or equivalent with minimum 60% marks, equivalence from IBCC will be required

Payments

Fee will be according to the University Policies.

PAYMENT

Fees once paid are non-refundable and non-transferable.
College has discretion to revise fee & dues as deemed necessary by the management time to time.

Fee can be paid in installments once approved.

Enrollment