The aim of the Physiotherapy Program is to apply heat, light and electrotherapy under the supervision of a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist physician and physiotherapist to people with reduced functional capacity due to congenital or acquired diseases, to observe the exercise program planned by the physician and physiotherapist, to take safety precautions in physical therapy application areas, to develop communication skills. To train qualified Physical Therapy Technicians who have high general public health knowledge, who are enterprising and self-renewing, who know the environmental, social and ethical problems related to their profession and their responsibilities, and who observe health and safety measures related to their profession.
What are the qualifications required by the program?
Our students who are interested in Atlas University Physiotherapy Program must be successful in YKS (TYT). In addition, our students are expected to be interested in Biology, Physics, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology and basic medical sciences required by the program. In terms of professional maturity and usefulness after graduation; Characteristics such as being prone to productivity and active work, knowing how to make the most of scientific data, having advanced communication and persuasion skills, enjoying helping others, being disciplined and patient are important.
What opportunities does the program offer to its students?
Students studying in this program will take courses such as heat, light, electrotherapy and massage applications, which they will use practically in the field, as well as basic medical sciences such as whole body anatomy and physiology, especially the muscle and nervous system, biomechanics, as well as clinical medical sciences courses in which knowledge of diseases that cause functional limitations are explained. They will also see.
Students who successfully complete the theoretical and practical courses and internship of the program and graduate receive the title of "Physical Therapy Technician".
In which fields can graduates find employment opportunities?
Inpatient Treatment Centers (University, Public and Private Hospitals), Outpatient Medical Centers, Physical, Visual, Auditory Rehabilitation Centers, Sports and Physical Fitness Centers, Prosthesis-Orthosis Rehabilitation Centers, Industrial Establishments, Special Education and Training Centers, where graduates, physicians and physiotherapists are located. In Rehabilitation Centres, Amateur and Professional Sports Clubs, Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Centres, Nursing Homes, Spa and Cure Centres, Home Care Centres, Universities, Colleges, Research Institutes and Hospitals; They can work in Orthopedics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Rheumatology, Cardiology, Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Chest Diseases, Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Neurology, Geriatrics, Orthosis-Prosthesis Units, Burn Centers, Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology and Physical Therapy Units.