Trine DPT majors have 100% licensure, employment rate
November 15, 2022
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Trine University's Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2022 poses after Commencement
in May. For the second straight year, 100% of graduates from Trine University’s Doctor
of Physical Therapy program have passed their national licensure exam and gone on
to become employed.
FORT WAYNE — For the second straight year, 100% of graduates from Trine University’s
Doctor of Physical Therapy program have passed their national licensure exam and gone
on to become employed.
Max Baumgartner, PT, PhD, director of Trine’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program,
said the national average for passing the licensure exam was 98% in 2021 and 90% in
2022.
“Passing the licensure exam is the final hurdle our graduates must clear in order
to become licensed physical therapists,” he said. “Trine’s 100% pass rate is on par
with the most elite programs in the country. It is extremely rewarding to see the
hard work of our graduates, supported by our faculty and staff, lead to this incredible
outcome.”
Trine had 59 students total in its Doctor of Physical Therapy Classes of 2021 and
2022. All those students were employed within six months of graduation.
Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Trine University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy is a
three-year, full-time program that prepares students to sit for licensure and practice
in a clinical setting. The program partners with many local health providers, including
Parkview Health and Lutheran Health Network, for clinical education during the first
two years of the program as well as full-time internships in the final year.
As we celebrate National Nurses Week, the nursing workforce is under pressure across the country. Staff shortages, high patient acuity and increasing complexity of care delivery are besetting our healthcare systems. Nursing education programs are being asked to provide graduates who will step directly into practice - faster, more efficiently and with the ability to cope at an increasingly fast pace with changing environments.
Mitch Daniels, former governor of the state of Indiana and former president of Purdue University, shared advice with graduates he said were entering a world he described as “the most promising and most uncertain and treacherous” as Trine University held Commencement ceremonies on May 2.
