物理疗法医生（DPT）计划位于乔治华盛顿大学（GW）的医学与健康科学学院（SMHS）内，其任务是使个人做好准备成为能够实践高技能的物理治疗师以循证，合乎道德的方式，在整个生命周期中，通过持续的照护，在各个级别的健康和保健中尊重所有背景的患者和客户。通过积极参与和参与临床决策活动，同化该领域的核心价值，采用循证实践以及对终身学习的欣赏，计划的毕业生为进入PT专业做好了特别的准备。毕业生将是受人尊敬的从业者，他们能够担当物理治疗师的多面性，对服务，对专业和社区的承诺，并致力于终身学习和学术研究。
The doctor of physical therapy program reflects the mission of GW's School of Medicine and Health Sciences, which includes teaching with creativity and dedication, healing with quality and compassion, and discovering with imagination and innovation. This is an entry-level professional program that prepares graduates to examine, evaluate, diagnose, develop plans of care, provide interventions, and assess outcomes for patients with a wide range of musculoskeletal, neuromotor, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary dysfunctions. The program is offered full-time over eight semesters.<br><br>Students explore the legal and ethical aspects of patient care as well as issues of communication, patient education, health promotion, health policy, and practice management. The program is committed to the development of generalist practitioners prepared to practice in an evidence-based and ethical manner. Graduates are reflective practitioners who think critically to effectively solve problems, compassionate practitioners who demonstrate excellence in communication and interpersonal skills with respect for individual and cultural differences, and the core values of the profession, and dedicated practitioners who value the tenets of lifelong learning. Small classes enable students to engage in critical thinking activities that facilitate effective clinical decision making and problem solving. Faculty members use innovative teaching strategies and integrate clinical experiences to facilitate learning and retention throughout the curriculum.<br><br>This program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Physical Therapist Education of the American Physical Therapy Association. Students are eligible to sit for the national licensing examination upon graduation.