March 2, 2015
Dear CCCEs,
We hope that our letter and clinical request form find all of you well in your corner of physical therapy clinical education. We know that this is a busy time of year for Center Coordinators, receiving clinical requests from many physical therapy programs. Here are the latest updates from Mount St. Joseph University:
Introducing Four New Faces in the DPT Program
Dr. Jean Shannon joined the MSJ faculty as a full time Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Clinical Educationin January, 2015. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy from St. Louis University; and DPT from University of Kentucky. Her clinical background includes practice in varied settings, with an emphasis in neurorehabilitation, predominantly with the stroke population. She has been involved with academia, both as an Instructor and, as ACCE. You can reach Jean at r by phone at (513) 244-4697.
Michael Obert, PT, MPT, OCS is entering his first year as a full-time Instructor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. Mike earned his Master’s in Physical Therapy in 2006 from Saint Louis University and his Orthopedic Clinical Specialty Certification in 2009. Mike is also specialized in Graston Technique, Functional Dry Needling, Vestibular Rehabilitation, and Industrial Rehabilitation. Mike can be reached at or by phone at (513) 244-4305.
Greta Fyffe, Administrative Assistant, joined the department in September of 2013 after several years away from the workforce. Prior to her career change, Greta obtained her CPA license and worked in public accounting and corporate finance. Greta has brought energy and creativity since joining the department. You can reach Greta at or by phone at (513) 244-4890.
Karen Stirk, Administrative Assistant, joined the PT staff at the Mount in September, 2014. Although she has previously worked for various organizations in various capacities, Karen really enjoys working in higher education because she likes helping students and being able to see them advance through their academic career. Karen can be reached at or by phone at (513) 244-4591.
MSJ DPT Program Receives Reaffirmation of Accreditation
The accrediting body for physical therapy education, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), announced its decision of Reaffirmation of Accreditation for the program for the next ten years (through December 2024), the maximum time length awarded. This Summary of Action decision issued by CAPTE was made based on information received from the Self-Study Report submitted in March and the Visit Report conducted in May, 2014. This re-accreditation allows our program to continue uninterrupted and also assures the public, institution, current and prospective students that we meet established national standards to deliver educational preparation for the practice of Physical Therapy. Thank you to all community partners who helped us make this a success!
Move to U
The College of Mount St. Joseph officially became Mount St. Joseph University on July 1, 2014. The designation change to University positions the Mount to leverage its expanding academic offerings including increasing its number of graduate programs for masters and doctorate degrees, as well as implementing online programs.
MSJ PT Community Awards
While the official deadline for nominations was March 1st, we still welcome nominations for the MSJ PT Community Awards for practicing PTs. Please visit this webpage for more information about the awards, criteria and a link to the online nomination form: We will accept materials until April 1, 2015.
PT CSIF Web
The APTA has officially transitioned the Clinical Site Information Form (CSIF) to the online PT CSIF Web platform, managed by Academic Software Plus (the same company that manages PT CPI Web). Allclinical sites are strongly encouraged to complete their online CSIFs at this is especially important for clinical sites whose paper CSIFs are more than two years old. PT CSIF Web uses the same user name (email address) and password that one uses to access PT CPI Web. If you do not have a user name and password for either system, please contact us. Access can also be granted to students interning at your facility as a way for them to “give back” for the clinical instruction they receive.
Electronic Communications
This is the third year that we will only be sending this letter and clinical request form by email. We continue to phase out traditional, paper mailings in our clinical education program. As we try to “go green”, don’t forget that many valuable clinical education resources and links can be found on our clinical education webpage This includes an electronic submission form for your 2016 clinical education offers (under Resources for Clinical Sites).
Reminders Regarding MSJ Clinical Education Curriculum and Introductions to Clinical Experience
All four of our full-time internships continue to take place in the students’ third year, after the entire didactic curriculum. Webelieve that this allows our curriculum to be better integrated across practice patterns and to develop students who are academically prepared to complete their full-time internships in any practice setting, for any rotation. We have found that this also allows clinical facilities more flexibility to offer internships in four different internship timeframes, regardless of their clinical settings or populations.
Our clinical education course called “Introduction to Clinical Experience” depends on the commitment of several local Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Dayton clinical facilities each year. Our second-year students complete four weeks of clinical experience just after they have completed basic clinical courses and labs in objective tests and measures, mobility and gait training, therapeutic exercise, modalities, documentation and communication. Because these experiences take place early in the curriculum, before population-specific clinical courses, and for such short duration, the students are not expected to demonstrate mastery of their clinical skills or reasoning. The primary objective is to allow them a first opportunity to acclimate to clinical culture and to receive hands-on practice of basic clinical skills with patients and clinicians.
In order to gain exposure to these basic skills across the continuum of PT practice, the students spend two weeks in an outpatient setting and two weeks in an inpatient setting. Due to the brevity of these experiences, we only solicit offers from “commutable” clinical facilities (≤ 70 minutes from Cincinnati) and we do not use the PT CPI. We are requesting these Introduction to Clinical Experience slots again for 2016, requesting a four week commitment from the clinic (though not necessarily a single CI), in order to place two different students, for two weeks each.
2015 Internship Reminders
For those clinics that are matched for 2015 clinicals, you can expect a cover letter from the program and the students themselves no less than four weeks before the placement begins. If you are unable to accommodate a clinical placement, please contact us as soon as possible so that alternative arrangements can be made.
Class of 2016 Final Internship Interests
The Class of 2016 will be completing their 9-week, Final Internships in an “Area of Student Interest” from February 29, 2016-April 29, 2016. Here are some of the areas in which these students have expressed interest:
Acute Care
Inpatient Rehab
Sub-Acute/Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing
Home Health
Outpatient Neurological Rehab
Outpatient Orthopedics, including Aquatics, Pelvic Floor, & Sports Medicine
Pediatrics, including Developmental, Inpatient, School-based, Sports Medicine, & Wound/Burn Care
Other exciting or unique experiences that you can offer…
Thanks for your time reading through this letter and its myriad updates and announcements. Moreover, thank you for your 2015 clinical offers and your continued commitment to our program and its education of our future physical therapists.
Sincerely,
Jamie Bayliss, PT, MPT, DCE
Office: (513) 244-4647
Mobile: (513) 260-5084
Fax: (513) 451-2547
Email:
Complete this form online at → Resources for Clinical Sites
CCCE: «FIRST_NAME»«LAST_NAME»«TITLE»
Facility:«FACILITY»
Address:«ADDRESS»
City, ST, ZIP:«CITY», «ST»«ZIP»
Phone:«PHONE_»
Fax: «Fax____»
Email: «EMail_Address_I»
*Please update, correct, or fill in any blanks for the information above*
Below you will find our schedule of 2016 DPT Clinical Experiences and Internships. Please take a few minutes to complete the table indicating your facility’s availability. You should be receiving request letters from all Ohio and Kentucky PT programs after March 1, 2015. We all appreciate your responses by May 1, 2015.
Mount St. Joseph DPT Clinical Experiences and Internships for Calendar Year 2015
Dates / StudentLevel / Internship Type / Number of Slots / CIs and Locations
(if known) / Comments, Notes, Special Requirements
May 16, 2016 - June 10, 2016
(4 weeks)
(Two different students, Two weeks each, NO CPIs) / Class of 2018,
Intro to Clinical Experience, DPT 2nd year / Please note setting:
Outpatient -OR-
Inpatient
*THESE SLOTS must be ≤ 70 MINUTES from CINCINNATI*
Feb 29, 2016 -
April 29, 2016
(9 weeks) / Class of 2016,
FINALClinical, DPT 3rd year / ANY SETTING
Facility’s Offer(s) For:
______
July 25, 2016 – Sep 30, 2016
(10 weeks) / Class of 2017,
1st Full-time Clinical, DPT 3rd year / ANY SETTING
Facility’s Offer(s) For:
______
Oct 10, 2016 - Dec 16, 2016
(10 weeks) / Class of 2017,
2nd Full-time Clinical, DPT 3nd year / ANY SETTING
Facility’s Offer(s) For:
______
Dec 26 2016 - Feb 23, 2017
(9 weeks) / Class of 2017,
3rd Full-time Clinical, DPT 3nd year / ANY SETTING
Facility’s Offer(s) For:
______
*Please make a copy for your records. Feel free to e-mail or call in your responses, fax, or mail the form.*
You can complete this form online at → Resources for Clinical Sites
Please return to:Jamie Bayliss, PT, MPT, DCE
Department of Physical Therapy
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233
Phone: (513) 244-4647
Fax: (513) 451-2547
Email:
Thanks for all that you do for the DPT program at the Mount St. Joseph University!