Physical Therapy
The Department of Physical Therapy at Baylor University seeks to advance societal health through innovative education, connection, research, and leadership in physical therapy. We offer an innovative hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program as well as two physical therapy residency programs in orthopedics and pediatrics.
Ranked #40 among the nation's Physical Therapy programs, the innovative Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program combines best practices in distance education, on-campus lab immersion sessions, and clinical education experiences to prepare you as a physical therapist and servant leader in this vital profession.
Baylor University's Department of Physical Therapy offers three residency programs: the Baylor Scott & White-Baylor University Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency, the Baylor Scott & White-Baylor University Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency, and the Baylor University – Hope & Believe Pediatric Therapy Pediatric Residency.
Profiles
"My mentors are not only shaping me into a better healthcare provider but also encouraging my spiritual growth, helping me become the kind of servant leader I aspire to be."
"The professors at Baylor didn’t just teach me how to be a physical therapist; they genuinely invested in who I was becoming."
"In lab immersions you rub shoulders with faculty and students all day, and you get a sense for the culture of what PT really is. It's a transformative time."
News
More NewsRobbins College of Health and Human Sciences is mourning the death of Board of Advocate Tyler C. Cooper, MD, who passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. Cooper, a Baylor University alumnus, also served as a member of the Board of Regents and was president and CEO of Cooper Aerobics and Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas.
Baylor University is well-represented again on a prestigious list compiling the top 2% most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University, 50 current or retired Baylor faculty members appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification.
Desiring to give back to Baylor, Kinley Searcy Rodden, PT, DPT, serves as a Clinical Education Instructor (CI), mentoring and leading current DPT students in their clinical rotation. In this Q&A, she shares her journey after Baylor’s hybrid physical therapy education program and her experience as a CI.
In partnership with Baylor University Undergraduate Admissions, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences is pleased to announce the launch of the Baylor2Baylor Health Professions Program. This new initiative offers high-achieving students the opportunity to be awarded provisional admission to Baylor’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Doctor of Physical Therapy, or Master of Physician Assistant Studies program upon matriculation to Baylor University.
