Clinical Education

An integral component of the Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum at Sage is the clinical education. Students are prepared to successfully bridge academic preparation with clinical practice. Students complete 4 part-time Clinical Applications which are scheduled during the fall and spring semesters and coincide with specific Patient-Client Management courses. Students also complete a total of 32 weeks in three full-time clinical education experiences in different practice settings in health facilities/clinics throughout the United States. These clinics include:

• Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
• Burke Rehabilitation Center, White Plains, NY
• Eddy Cohoes Rehabilitation Center, Cohoes, NY
• Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Burlington, VT
• Helen Hayes Rehabilitation Center, West Haverstraw, NY
• Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, NJ
• Milton Hersey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
• National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
• New York University Medical Center - Rusk Institute
• PT Associates of Schenectady
• Samaritan Hospital
• St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY
• Sunnyview Rehabilitation Center, Schenectady, NY

Supervising clinicians describe Sage PT students as competent students who possess excellent academic preparation and clinical skills.