Important Dates
Calendar for the academic year

Schedules

Spring 2012

 DPT I

 DPT II

 DPT III

Research Resources and Links

UTC Resources

UTC Library's Home Page (UTC ID required)
UTC Library's Full-Text Journals (UTC ID required)
UTC Physical Therapy Research Guide (maintained by Virginia Cairns, Lupton Library)
UTC Institutional Review Board (IRB)
UTC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

APTA Resources

APTA Research Links (APTA membership required)
APTA OpenDoor (APTA membership required)
APTA Hooked on Evidence (APTA membership required)

Sources for Literature

AMA Referencing
Cochrane Reviews
Clinical Trials.gov
PEDro - (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
PubMed (Database from the National Library of Medicine)
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
NLM Gateway - (National Library of Medicine)
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine 
MedlinePlus (Consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine)
Free Medical Journals
Directory of Open Access Journals
BioMedCentral - (Publisher of 220 peer-reviewed open access journals)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Toronto)
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Oxford)

 

Appraisal Tools

Evidence Based Medicine Toolkit
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Consort Checklist
PEDro - (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) Systematic Review
Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) Case Control Study
QUADAS (Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies)

Miscellaneous Resources

Medline Surgery Videos
Randomization Tables

Previous UTC DPT Research Projects

Medical Libraries

Erlanger Medical Library
Erlanger Medical Library Journal Holdings
Memorial Health Care System Library

 

UTC and Departmental Links

Blackboard
The UT Chattanooga Library's Home Page
Help with writing from the UTC writing center
Email and the UTCID

Student Handbook 2011-2012

UTC Graduate Catalog

UTC Student Handbook                                                                                    

PT Department Student Medical History, Immunization and Physical Form (return to PT department)**

UTC Certificate of Immunization (proof of measles vaccination) **

(both forms are required for incoming DPT I students)

** = Acrobat PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat reader (free download)

Client/Patient Authorization Forms

(These forms are templates and may be edited after you download them for your specific needs) .

Authorization for Photography Form
Client/patient consent forms for Examination/Evaluation/Intervention at UTC
Client/patient consent forms for use of medical information for educational purposes

Filing a complaint with CAPTE (Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education)

If you have a concern about accreditation status or wish to express a concern about accreditattion, you are encouraged to contact CAPTE.

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