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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DPT Q&A Sessions

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

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Jessica Osterhout, PhD promotional image

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Jessica Osterhout, PhD

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

REDCap Advanced Training

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as:

Importing data from a CSV file

Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic

Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables

Sending automated, conditional email alerts

Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries

Register by clicking the virtual event link...

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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Lisa Beutler, MD, PhD

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Medical Education Research Facility

Dissecting the gut-brain dynamics of anorexia and aversion

Lisa Beutler, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Northwestern University

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