A Physical Therapist (PT) is a healthcare professional who provides direct patient care to persons who have disorders of movement, mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments and functional limitations, whether caused by injury or disease, to help them achieve maximum physical function and mobility. Physical Therapists have the necessary training to meet the total range of patient care responsibilities involved in preventing disabilities and promoting restoration of function to the physically impaired, including musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary and integumentary disorders that interfere with physical function. <br><br>The Department of Physical Therapy offers the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. The PT dept. has provided quality physical therapy education for nearly 30-years with continuous accreditation. A friendly faculty that is clinically and academically strong teaches the curriculum leading to the Doctor of Physical Therapy DPT degree. The University of South Alabama Department of Physical Therapy develops compassionate physical therapists, who are movement specialists and primary care leaders in health and wellness, prepared to provide excellent evidence-base. The exciting and challenging Doctor of Physical Therapy program is offered in an 8-semester (32 continuous months) format, a new class entering each Fall semester.