Department Overview

Indus University Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences offer Top-class undergraduate program in Karachi, Pakistan, including Doctor Physical Therapy (DPT)

Vision

Our vision is to contribute to profession of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation sciences by developing students through quality education with intellectual growth and bring mentorship in faculty through leadership and excellence in teaching so they can serve the nation and the world in health care setups with passion and commitment.

Mission

Our mission is to contribute to society through application of advanced technology in education, expanding knowledge, research application for patient care in Physical Therapy and rehabilitation servicesand making our students good healthcare professionals who will sever the society nationally and globally.

Objectives

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relevant to physical therapy.
• Demonstrate the behaviors of the scholarly clinician by developing and utilizing the process of critical thinking and inquiry, particularly focused on the improvement of the practice of physical therapy and the delivery of health care.
• Engage in reflective practice through sound clinical decision making, critical self-assessment and commitment to lifelong learning.
• Demonstrate mastery of entry level professional clinical skills. Provision of these services is based on the best available evidence and includes physical therapy examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, prevention activities, wellness initiatives and appropriate health care utilization.
• Prepared to influence the development of human health care regulations and policies that are consistent with the needs of the patient and of the society.
• Demonstrate leadership, management, and communication skills to effectively participate in physical therapy practice and the health care team.
• Incorporate and demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviors to all persons.
• Demonstrate the professional and social skills to adapt to changing health care environments to effectively provide physical therapy care.
• The program will encourage the students to understand professional and ethical responsibilities.
• The program will encourage students to apply current evidence based practices in the profession.