PHT 5464 - Professional Formation IV

Hours: 1

This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of health humanities, exploring how literature, art, history, narrative, and reflective practice enrich the understanding and delivery of healthcare. Students examine the origins and evolution of health humanities, including their response to increasing technological and biomedical dominance in clinical care. Emphasis is placed on how the humanities can help health professionals develop skills in observation, empathy, and cultural humility while supporting ethical decision making, professional identity formation, and sustainable self-care practices. Through readings, discussions, creative work, and reflection, students learn to integrate humanistic perspectives into patient-centered and socially conscious physical therapy practice.
Offered: Term A
Prerequisite(s): Residential PHT 5302C, PHT 5303, PHT 5322C, PHT 5341C, PHT 5342, PHT 5363, PHT 5366C; Flex PHT 5303, PHT 5363, PHT 5404C, PHT 5424C, PHT 5442, PHT 5564C

Students must successfully complete all courses in the previous term and subterm of the DPT program. For policy details, see Repeating a Course .