UW-Milwaukee DPT Program

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UW-Milwaukee DPT Program

A diverse and research-intensive DPT program located on beautiful Lake Michigan in the heart of MKE

Our vision is to be recognized as a national leader in physical therapy education, graduating physical therapists who strive for excellence as clinician-scholars and leaders practicing in diverse, collaborative and innovative settings to promote healthy communities. As the only public Doctor of Physical Therapy program in the greater Milwaukee area, we offer an urban, research-intensive experience at a fraction of the cost of private schools. Our class size is one of the smallest in the state, guaranteeing you personalized attention from our award-winning faculty. You’ll be gaining experience in the community by your second week of class — much earlier than you find with other physical therapy programs. One hundred percent of our students are employed within six months of passing the licensing exam. UWM is a research-intensive university, and as such, you will have the opportunity to participate in leading-edge, faculty-mentored research as a part of the curriculum with additional opportunities for those interested. The Doctor of Physical Therapy program has partnered with the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Hospital to offer a post graduate orthopedic residency program allowing you the opportunities to develop specialized clinical skills with board-certified orthopedic master clinicians and to provide unique teaching experiences. Successful completion of the one-year residency allows you to sit for American Physical Therapy Association board specialist certification. Integrated within the curriculum is our student-led physical therapy clinic, Access PT, which has a community location at House of Peace and campus location in the Northwest Quad.

04/02/2026

This week PT students returned from spring break to finish the remainder of the semester! Everyone is excited to be back, but here are some ways that students relaxed and enjoyed their time off! ☀️🕶️✨

01/23/2026

Our first-years wrapped up their winterim course, Physical Agents, this week! ❄️💪🏼 They had hands-on experience with a variety of modalities—cryo and thermotherapy, electrical stimulation, compression, ultrasound, traction, and many more—all commonly used in patient care to support recovery and healing.

12/20/2025

With our fall semester ending, we want to give an update on our no cost Access PT clinic! We are proud to serve our community through clinics at both the UWM campus and the House of Peace Community Center.
This semester, our student clinicians—under the supervision of licensed physical therapists—provided 45 initial evaluations and 136 treatment sessions, expanding access to high-quality physical therapy for individuals who might otherwise go without care!

12/04/2025

Going from the classroom to a real world impact, in many different settings! We are proud to spotlight some of our alumni that continue to make a difference in their communities. ✨👏🏻

11/22/2025

11/21/2025

Our students and faculty had the opportunity to participate in APTA Wisconsin Legislative Day at the Wisconsin Capitol this past Tuesday! We joined other PTs and SPTs across the state to meet with our local elected legislators and their staff, advocating for our profession and our patients. We discussed prior authorization and the importance of not letting administrative requirements interfere with the early stages of patient care, ultimately improving patient outcomes.

11/05/2025

Last week, our first-year DPT students put their hearts to the test ❤️ during their Cardiovascular Lab in their Physiological Regulation in Exertion and Disease course! They completed the pacer running test and even tackled the stairs in firefighter PPE 🧑‍🚒🔥. The data collected was later analyzed in class to connect real-life exertion to exercise physiology!

10/26/2025

Congratulations to all of our rockstar students and faculty who participated in the Hot Cider Hustle Half Marathon and 5k yesterday! 🏃‍♀️👟 Runners were very grateful to have many awesome classmates, friends, and family cheering them on. 😊 What a fun fall morning with our UWM DPT community! 🫶🍁

10/23/2025

Thank you to everyone who helped make the golf outing fundraiser this weekend a huge success! This event helped DPTSA raise over $4,500 that will help pay for students’ boards prep, assist in helping students attend conferences, and contribute to the future of physical therapy research via the Marquette Challenge. Congrats to the DPTSA board on a job well done! 😊⛳️

09/24/2025

Join the APTA WI SSIG, physical therapy schools, and APTA
alumni groups across Wisconsin in a competition against one another to see who can log the most miles over the course of a week! The winning team will earn bragging rights and
exciting prizes! Prizes include gift baskets worth over $100 and $50 Amazon gift cards. (See profile for link to sign up!)

09/11/2025

Future PTs in action!! 💪 This week, 2nd year DPT students took advantage of the beautiful Wisconsin weather by taking their functional outcome measures lab outside! ☀️😎 this fun and functional twist on lab challenged students to problem solve and use their resources, while also getting some much needed vitamin D before winter 🥶

09/08/2025

All are welcome to attend our Golf Outing hosted by DPTSA! The deadline for registration is Friday, September 26th. We hope to see you there! ⛳️🏌️‍♀️😊

Address

3046 N. Downer Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
53211

Telephone

+14142293360

Website

https://uwm.edu/healthsciences/academics/dr-physical-therapy/

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