Education

Physical therapist education programs in Iowa were established in 1942 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, in 1988 at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center, in 1993 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport and in 1996 at Clarke College in Dubuque.

Physical therapist assistant education programs in Iowa were established in 1989 at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, in 1994 at Western Iowa Technical Community College in Sioux City, in 1994 at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, in 1995 at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City and in 2008 at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines.

Iowa Education Programs

Physical Therapist Programs

The University of Iowa

Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science

1-252 Medical Education Building

The University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA 52242-1190

Phone: 319-335-9791; FAX: 319-335-9707

E-mail: physical-therapy@uiowa.edu

Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

Doctor of Physical Therapy

3200 Grand Avenue

Des Moines IA 50312

(515) 271-1634

St. Ambrose University

Doctor of Physical Therapy

518 W Locust St

Davenport IA 52803-2829

(563) 333-6403

Clarke University

Doctor of Physical Therapy

1550 Clarke Drive

Dubuque, IA 52001

(563) 588-6382

Briar Cliff University

Doctor of Physical Therapy

3303 Rebecca St

Sioux City, IA 51104

(712) 279-5500

*Effective April 29, 2015, the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Briar Cliff University has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates that the program is progressing toward accreditation and may matriculate students in technical/professional courses. Candidate for Accreditation is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation.