Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Islamabad College of Physiotherapy was established in 1997 with the mission to produce competent Physical Therapists by providing quality education. Islamabad College of Physiotherapy is a pioneer in providing Physical Therapy education in the private sector in Pakistan. The college is committed to providing students with excellent curricular and extra-curricular activities. Till now, 13 batches of Physiotherapy have already graduated from this institute.

About Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy or Physiotherapy is a health care profession primarily concerned with the prevention or remediation of impairments and disabilities and the promotion of mobility, functional ability, quality of life, and movement potential through examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and physical intervention. It is a distinct form of care which can be performed either in isolation or in conjunction with other types of medical management. In addition to clinical practice, other activities encompassed in the physical therapy profession include research, education, consultation, and administration.

Physical therapy is becoming a well-known profession in Pakistan with the advancement of the healthcare system and due to the increasing scope of its practice across the world. Major growing branches of Physical Therapy are:

• Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy
• Neurological Physical Therapy
• Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
• Sports Physical Therapy
• Pediatric Physical Therapy
• Geriatric Physical Therapy
• Manual Therapy
• Integumentary Physical Therapy

Aims and Objectives

• To impart state-of-the-art quality education in the field of Physical Therapy.
• To produce Physical Therapists who have the necessary knowledge, skills, critical thinking, behavior, and attitudes to pursue their profession.
• To promote professional and social skills among students to adapt them to the challenging healthcare system.
• To provide physiotherapy treatment facilities to the general public in the country at subsidized rates through its network of teaching and welfare hospitals.

Program Learning Outcomes

By the completion of the Doctor of Physical Therapy, the graduates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of basic and clinical health sciences as applied in the field of Physical Therapy.
2. Apply the knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired through the study of concepts, theories, and applications as used in the field of Physical Therapy.
3. Effectively communicate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders by upholding professional ethical standards.
4. Apply critical thinking, problem-solving, and clinical reasoning skills to evaluate, diagnose, develop, and implement evidence-based treatment for autonomous physical therapy practice.

+ ICP is the first private sector physiotherapy college in Pakistan established since December 1997.

+ The college has highly qualified basic medical sciences and physiotherapy faculty & spacious campus with well equipped laboratories and well furnished class rooms.

+ For clinical training several hospitals are attached including National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, which is the state of the art hospital in government sector.

+ Access to digital library.

Physiotherapy is one of the most important fields of health sciences involved in the treatment of human ailments. Unluckily, it has not been given its due importance in our hospitals and medical colleges/teaching institutions. As a result there is shortage of skilled personnel in this field in our country. The Margalla Institute of Health Sciences (MIHS) is the pioneer in the private sector which realized this deficiency and took the initiative by founding the Islamabad College of Physiotherapy (ICP) in 1997 at Islamabad.

In order to meet the latest trends and developments in Physiotherapy education worldwide, the ICP is utilizing state of the art teaching methodologies and educational tools and has a dynamic and vibrant academic environment. At present the faculty of the ICP comprises qualified foreign staff which has the vision to equip the students with discipline-specific technical competencies and generic skills, as well as the required vocational attributes to make them valuable members of the physiotherapeutic work environment. Since 1997, when the Institute was established, more than 260 professionals have been graduated and by the grace of Allah, all of them have been employed by some of the most respected healthcare organizations both within the country and abroad.

Our mission is to produce physiotherapists who will be competent to render a professional evidence based service, that is, who have the necessary knowledge, skills, critical thinking, behavior and attitudes to pursue their profession as physiotherapists and managers in all the ramifications of physiotherapy and health care.

In the last, I pray to Allah the Almighty for the better future of the students and the Institution.

Principal
Islamabad College of Physiotherapy