PhD in REHABILITATION SCIENCE
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The field of Rehabilitation Science “encompasses basic and applied aspects of the health sciences, social sciences and engineering to restore functional capacity in a person and improving their interactions with the surrounding environment” (IOM, 1997).
GOALS
- Facilitate the creation of evidence-based solutions to complex clinical problems by developing the student’s problem solving and clinical reasoning skills.
- Establish a learning culture in rehabilitation sciences where students transition from the application of clinical knowledge for practice to the creation of knowledge to improve clinical practice.
- Promote collaboration in the construction of knowledge within a community of scholars which includes students, clinicians, researchers and clients.
- Develop the student’s ability to appropriately disseminate knowledge to a variety of audiences.
- Produce graduates who can sustain their own lines of independent and collaborative scholarly inquiry in contemporary academic and healthcare systems.
OUTCOMES
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Complete and disseminate original research that adds to the body of knowledge in rehabilitation science.
- Design and implement undergraduate and graduate instruction in their area of expertise.
- Compete for grants from public, private, or non-profit agencies.
- Produce products of their scholarly work.
- Demonstrate effective mentoring and collaborative skills that inspire students, clinicians and fellow academics to engage in learning and innovation.
- Actively participate in a community of scholars and ascribe to the ideals of lifelong learning.
References
Institute of Medicine (1997). Enabling America: Assessing the role of rehabilitation science and engineering. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Science.
