Advisement

It is recommended that interested students attend an advisement session in the Physical Therapy Program during the summer or fall semesters. These sessions begin around the middle of May for the summer and end of August for the fall, occasionally these sessions are offered in the Spring. Individual advisement sessions are offered to out-of-town students.

Advisement Powerpoint

UNM Physical Therapy Program is now a DPT Program

The UNM Physical Therapy Program is now Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT).  Our goal will be to provide an option for those 2009 MPT students to complete DPT requirements in the Summer of 2011. Tuition will increase with inception of the DPT curriculum, to an amount comparable to that of other regional, public DPT programs. Information on this website will be updated to reflect the latest status of the DPT program.

Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS)

The UNM Physical Therapy Program is now utilizing the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS). Prospective students must submit an application to the UNM PT Program AND complete an online application to the PTCAS. To begin the PTCAS application process, visit the PTCAS webiste at www.ptcas.org.

UNM PT Program advisement sessions will be held on the following dates:

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:00-6:00

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:00-1:00

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:00-6:00

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 11:00-12:00 *Applicants Only

Please reserve your desired advisement date by contacting the Program, (505) 272-6956, NToledo@salud.unm.edu

Sessions are held in the Health Science and Services Building on the 2nd Floor. Please refer to room 204 for exact location that day. Individual sessions for those coming from out of town may be arranged by contacting us.

Download directions to our Program.

For general information regarding physical therapy as a profession, and about other PT schools, call the American Physical Therapy Association at 1-800-999-APTA or visit the APTA Web Site.

*For admissions preparation, please see the Admissions page*

Recruitment Highlights

• It’s solid. This program has been around for about 30 years. Our first class graduated in 1976.
• It’s a small intimate program.
• Students form solid bonds with one another, much like family.
• The market for Physical Therapists is improving and expanding.
  • Average starting salary is 57,651-66,310.
  • Graduates are being approached before graduation for recruitment.
  • All of our graduates have found placement.
  • Many job opportunities are right here in New Mexico – check our Job Posting Page for recently submitted jobs.
• Curriculum is challenging, fulltime and intensive with 3 years of study.
• Because we’re part of the School of Medicine, we have a definite advantage over most other schools. Use of SOM resources is the NUMBER ONE reason.
  • cadaver lab; hands on education using cadavers
  • award winning medical library
  • funding
• Exceptional students make our program what it is. They are in it for all the right reasons:
  • good students (GPA of 3.0 or better)
  • choice to make difference in another’s life
• More financial aid opportunities than other graduate programs.
• Faculty retention a plus:
  • there is little financial incentive to be an educator – faculty are in it for the students
  • the average number of years of employment in this program is at about 10 years for the faculty
  • very broad range of specialties including: neuro, pediatrics, geriatrics, ortho, sports, massage therapy.