Welcome
As a part of our clinical education faculty, thank you for your time and talent. This site is intended to provide you with easy access to the information and tools needed during your Pacific DPT student's clinical experience. We know that an important part of supporting our students during their clinical education is to support you—our clinical instructors (CIs) and site coordinators of clinical education (SCCEs). Please let us know how we can be the best possible partner for you.
Our DPT program is committed to providing high-quality clinical education, starting with the first trimester of the program. Integrated clinical experiences (ICE) are concurrent with didactic course work where students are primarily placed in outpatient orthopedic settings. The purpose of the ICE is for students to practice the subjective exam, objective measures, prescription of therapeutic exercise, movement analysis, and early clinical reasoning. Clinical education experiences (CEE) occur after the student’s complete all didactic coursework. They take place in a variety of settings and provide students with exposure to patients from across practice areas and the lifespan.
Clinical education is one-third of the DPT program here at Pacific. There are five clinical experiences in total:
Fall Fridays | Trimester 1 | Part-time ICE | 5 Fridays, 4hours each |
4-Week ICE | Trimester 3 | Full-time ICE | 4 weeks |
CEE1 | Trimester 5 | Full-time CEE | 8 weeks |
CEE2 | Trimester 6 | Full-time CEE | 8 weeks |
CEE3 | Trimester 6 | Full-time CEE | 10 weeks |
30 weeks total |
The academic and clinical education faculty strive to prepare clinicians to become autonomous and competent practitioners with the skills to advocate for optimal health, wellness and performance for all members of society. The emphasis on self-assessment and professional development prepares our DPT students to be skilled, reflective practitioners dedicated to lifelong learning.