Non US trained physical therapists (PTs)
must fulfil certain educational standards to become U.S. licensed and visa
eligible in US. These standards criteria are summarized by the Federation of
State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) as coursework tools (CWT).
CWT 5 or COURSEWORK TOOL5 was given on July
1, 2009. Now the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) is
going to impose CWT 6 as an up gradation.
So starting January 1, 2017 COURSEWORK
TOOLS5 is being replaced by COURSEWORK TOOLS6.
As a physical therapist willing to work in
USA, you should know how COURSEWORK
TOOLS6 will impact you.
The FSBPT the Federation of State
Boards of Physical Therapy provides a brief explanation on its site
“ The
Coursework Tools for Foreign Educated Physical Therapists (coursework tools)
were developed by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) in
response to the needs of its member jurisdictions (U.S. States) for a
standardized method to evaluate the educational equivalence of foreign educated
physical therapists.
Adoption
of the tools would allow the same mobility of foreign-educated PTs as that
afforded to US-educated graduates.”
What is changing with COURSEWORK TOOLS6?
1.
The minimum degree required is
effectively a DPTh.
2.
With the new coursework tool,
your conferred degree must be equivalent to an entry-level or first
professional degree for a US PT, which is the doctor of physical therapy
(DPTh).
3.
COURSEWORK TOOLS6: Educational
equivalencies and a BPT are no longer accepted.
4.
A minimum of 170 semester
credit hours, which includes general and professional education.
5.
COURSEWORK TOOLS6: 20 more
credit hours than COURSEWORK TOOLS5.
6.
COURSEWORK TOOLS6 added general
education requirements in additional subject areas.
7.
Professional education
demands 68 classroom credit hours and 22 clinical education
credits.
8.
COURSEWORK TOOLS6: The
total number of credits remains 90 but the breakout of classroom and clinical
differs.
9.
Clinical education credits are
capped at a maximum of 22 hours. The clinical education must consist of no less
than 1,050 hours total and supervised by a PT.
10.
COURSEWORK TOOLS6: The
credits awarded dropped one credit hour from 23, but the hours required jumped
up from 800 to 1,050.
11.
COURSEWORK TOOLS6 requires
that the clinical education consist of TWO internships in DIFFERING practice
settings.
For more details please visit:
https://www.fsbpt.org/
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