PhD in Physical Therapy

The doctor of physical therapy program provides clinical, laboratory, and research experiences with leading faculty, clinicians and researchers. UT Health San Antonio physical therapy graduates are fully prepared to treat individuals with disorders across all age groups, regardless of their condition, illness or injury. We strive for our graduates to become the most respected practitioners in their field.

We serve patients in San Antonio and South Texas. Our health care professionals serve in more than 100 affiliated hospitals, clinics, and health care facilities across San Antonio, Laredo, and the Rio Grande Valley. More than 3,000 students, researchers, and post-doctoral students from around the world come to UT Health San Antonio to study, research, and discover new breakthroughs.

UT Health is a dynamic and rapidly expanding health science center with five professional schools (medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions, and graduate school of biomedical sciences) with missions of education, clinical care, research, and community service. With a budget of nearly one billion dollars, a workforce of 7,100, and a research portfolio of approximately $300 million, UT Health is quickly rising in prominence among academic medical centers in the United States.