Stacey Stephens, Misty Booth and Brian Odom
Clinical education is the portion of the student’s professional education involving practice and application of classroom knowledge and skills to on-the-job responsibilities.聽 Clinical education is an integral part of the academic curriculum.聽 Clinical experiences take place at affiliating clinical education sites with the help of clinical educators who volunteer their聽time. 聽The BT天堂DPT curriculum for Clinical Education includes a variety of clinical education experiences in settings such as acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and out-patient as well as specialty areas both in Arkansas and out-of-state.聽 Experienced physical therapists provide students with quality clinical instruction.聽聽 聽Students apply their knowledge and practice their skills learned in the curriculum with a broad range of patients throughout the age-span under supervision of their clinical instructor.聽 During the 36-month DPT program, students complete five clinical experiences totaling 39 weeks.聽 Many clinical instructors are able to share their expertise and years of experience.聽 In addition, some PTs have completed the APTA Clinical Instructor Credentialing Program.聽 Resources for clinical instructors, site coordinators of clinical education, and professional DPT students can be found below.
Clinical Education Team:
- Dr. Misty Booth, Director of Clinical Education (DCE), mbooth@uca.edu聽or 501-450-5543
- Dr. Brian Odom, Assistant Director of Clinical Education,聽bodom@uca.edu or 501-450-5554
- Stacey Stephens, Administrative Clinical & Services Coordinator,聽staceys@uca.edu or 501-450-5549
BT天堂Hosts Fall 2026 Clinical Education Conference
BT天堂PT hosted a Clinical Educator鈥檚 Course on August 28 presented by Dr. Misty Booth, Dr. Brian Odom and Dr. Melissa Allen entitled “Enhancing Clinical Experiences and Integrating Entry-Level Curricular Competencies and Movement Analysis Across Clinical Practice Settings”. Dr. Allen shared perspectives on Neurologic Physical Therapy Competencies and movement analysis frameworks with integration across practice settings. Dr. Odom provided guidance on effective strategies for preparing for and orienting students in the clinic. Dr. Booth introduced Master Adaptive Learning in the clinical setting as well as student-focused strategies in clinical education. We appreciate each clinical faculty member for their commitment to providing excellent clinical education and giving back to the profession.