This position is designed for the Columbia DPT program as it advances toward a CBEPT (Competency-Based Education in Physical Therapy) framework. There is a strong emphasis on bedside/clinical teaching, curriculum design, and workplace-based assessments. The Physical Therapy Clinical Faculty Educator is a core, full-time faculty member responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered bedside teaching and
clinical coaching for Columbia Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students. This educator ensures that students are systematically instructed, observed, and assessed in authentic clinical environments aligned with the 19 Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) defined by the APTA’s Competency-Based Education in Physical Therapy: Essential Outcomes for Physical Therapist Entrance Into Practice. This individual will
play a central role in designing, implementing, and evaluating the clinical curriculum to ensure students demonstrate progressive competence across knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors, ultimately achieving readiness for unsupervised clinical practice at graduation. The primary role includes providing clinical teaching and coaching; completing workplace-based assessments of performance across various
activities; providing feedback to students and other clinical faculty; serving on the Committee on Instruction, which will design the clinical curriculum; and participating in the Student Competency Committee (SCC). In addition, this individual will help support the development of clinical faculty (CIs and SCCEs) at NYP and beyond. Responsibilities Include: Provide direct bedside instruction to DPT
students across diverse clinical settings. Model evidence-informed clinical reasoning, patient-centered communication, and safe, effective intervention strategies. Facilitate student performance of all practice components tied to EPAs, such as: Performing initial examinations (EPA 2) Developing management plans and plans of care
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