Spring 2027

Clinical Medicine I

Clinical Medicine I integrates medical screening, pharmacology, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory science for safe physical therapy practice.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.50 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=39 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Discuss life-span pathological processes and their impact on patient management, especially in developing a physical therapist differential diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care.

  • Apply key pharmacology concepts to physical therapy clinical practice.

  • Apply key diagnostic imaging concepts to physical therapy clinical practice.

  • Apply key clinical laboratory test concepts to physical therapy clinical practice.

  • Discriminate appropriate strategies for communicating with patients, family members, caregivers, practitioners, interprofessional team members, consumers, payers, and policymakers.

  • Explain health care delivery models including, but not limited to, patient referral, direct access, primary care, and other models applied in physical therapy practice.

  • Consider multiple sources of information to provide evidence-based recommendations and care.

  • Demonstrate commitment to learning.

  • Demonstrate a growth mindset and concern for the welfare of others.

  • Integrate the information presented.

  • Propose solutions involving systematic planning and a defined value system to solve problems and consistently revise judgments.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Doctor of Physical Therapy program

  • Declared in Doctor of Physical Therapy program
PHYTHER 664

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  • Declared in Doctor of Physical Therapy program

Professors

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.50 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=39 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Physical therapy practice across the lifespan
  • Medical screening, pharmacology, diagnostic imaging, and clinical laboratory science
  • Differentiating systemic pathology from musculoskeletal dysfunction
  • Identifying red flags, managing comorbidities, interpreting diagnostics, and executing interdisciplinary referrals
  • Health care delivery models including patient referral, direct access, and primary care
  • Evidence-based recommendations and care using multiple sources of information

Skills

  • Integrates medical screening, pharmacology, diagnostic imaging, and clinical laboratory science to differentiate systemic pathology from musculoskeletal dysfunction.
  • Uses case-based reasoning to identify red flags, manage complex comorbidities, interpret diagnostic tests, and execute professional interdisciplinary referrals.
  • Develops physical therapist differential diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care based on life-span pathological processes.
  • Applies key pharmacology concepts to physical therapy clinical practice.
  • Applies key diagnostic imaging concepts to physical therapy clinical practice.
  • Applies key clinical laboratory test concepts to physical therapy clinical practice.
  • Discriminates appropriate communication strategies with diverse stakeholders.
  • Explains health care delivery models such as patient referral, direct access, and primary care in physical therapy practice.

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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