Accreditation

The Program in Physical Therapy (DPT) at UTHSC is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703.706.3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org.

If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please contact R. Barry Dale, PT, PhD, OCS, SCS, MBA, ATC, CSCS by email knz626@uthsc.edu. 

The Program received initial accreditation by CAPTE in 1966 and has been continuously accredited since that time.

 

Contact Information:

If you have a concern about the accreditation status of the program, wish to express a concern about the accreditation process, and/or have a complaint about the UTHSC DPT Program, you are encouraged to contact CAPTE at http://www.capteonline.org/Complaints/.

For Complaints Falling Outside of Due Process Procedures:

Complaints that fall outside of due process procedures and that are not subject to a specific University grievance policy should be directed to Dr. Barry Dale, Department Chair, at knz626@uthsc.edu or Dr. Stephen Alway at salway@uthsc.edu. Retaliation for filing a complaint is prohibited.