Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science

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Study the breadth of this departments main focus. Get hands-on experience in the classroom and in the clinic. Prepare for success in your chosen career.

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Our students aren’t passive learners. At Iowa, you’ll go inside the lab and contribute to world-renowned research working alongside faculty experts to explore the diverse realms of this department.

DPT Program

Our program consistently ranks among the top physical therapy programs in the United States. We are proud of the tradition of excellence that has been established here since the program’s inception in 1942.

100%

Employment rate after completing DPT program

# 3

2025 Ranking by US News and World Report

100%

NPTE pass rate

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Education

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Education

Research

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News

Spring 2026 Iowa DPT Q&A Sessions

Monday, March 2, 2026

University of Iowa Department of Physical Therapy & Rehab Science

Physical therapy graduate Isabelle Bennett on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

Q&A: Isabelle Bennett on finding confidence, community, and a calling in physical therapy

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Amy Dykstra

Physical therapy graduate Jacob Kliegl on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

Q&A: Jacob Kliegl on purpose, balance, and community in physical therapy at University of Iowa

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Amy Dykstra

Carver College of Medicine Events

Pain Interest Group Seminar - Stephani Sutherland, PhD

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am

Medical Education Research Facility

Science communication in pain research and society

Stephani Sutherland, PhD
Science Writer
Communications Director
Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Consortium
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am

Virtual

This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as:
• Outputting data automatically with calculated fields
• Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection
• Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library
• Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags
• Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts
• And more

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Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Christian Candler

Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

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