University of St. Augustine Manual Therapy Certification

[Medic2DPT]

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I have heard that graduates of the DPT
Program at the University of St. Augustine can graduate either with the Manual Therapy Certification (MTC) or meet the requirements to sit for the exam. Is anybody aware of this or have any more information on it? Or any graduates of that program that actually did it?

 

[meoc13]

I am about to start the DPT program at the Florida campus in the Fall and two of the PTs I work for currently received their MTCs from USA. The USA curriculum requires you to take certain portions of the MTC coursework and the other portions can be completed in the open credits of coursework that you choose during your last semester. You are required however, to practice for at least 6 months before sitting for the exam. I believe the exam is about a week long where part of the week is spent in review and the other part is the exam.

 

[Medic2DPT]

I am about to start the DPT program at the Florida campus in the Fall and two of the PTs I work for currently received their MTCs from USA. The USA curriculum requires you to take certain portions of the MTC coursework and the other portions can be completed in the open credits of coursework that you choose during your last semester. You are required however, to practice for at least 6 months before sitting for the exam. I believe the exam is about a week long where part of the week is spent in review and the other part is the exam.

That's awesome! In am really hoping to go there next year and would love to get my MTC in the process if possible. Thanks for the info. Any recent USA alumni or current USA students that have actually done this while in the DPT program?

 

[NewTestament]

Students can pursue their manual therapy certification in their last trimester here at USA. However, the student will have to come back to complete it, as it can't be completed in 15-16 weeks. I'm not sure if you need a certain number of hours of clinical experience as a licensed PT. Students can also join AAOMPT once they complete it. Students do not have to complete the MTC to graduate.

If you know you definitely want to go into orthopedics, then I highly recommend it. If you're more interested in acute care, sub-acute care, or neurology, then it might not be worth your time.

Kevin