MPT / PhD课程为对与物理治疗相关的临床和研究培训感兴趣的优秀学生提供了一个新的选择。该专业旨在帮助学生灵活地完成临床和研究培训，整合临床和研究学习，最终缩短获得学位的时间（大约5年）。
M.P.T/Ph.D是双学位项目。旨在让高质量的学生有机会将理疗学习经历和集中型科学培训相结合，从而开启临床科学家的职业生涯。M.P.T/Ph.D学位将学生培养成为极具竞争力的理疗师和熟练的科学家，从而能够开启成功和具备竞争力的临床调研职业生涯。
The MPT/PhD program provides a new option for outstanding students with an interest in both clinical and research training relevant to physical therapy. The MPT/PhD program is designed to provide students flexibility in the completion of their concurrent clinical and research training, and to integrate their clinical and research learning, resulting in an accelerated completion time (approximately 5 years).

The M.P.T./Ph.D. program is a dual degrees program option. Its purpose is to provide selected and highly qualified students the opportunity to combine their physical therapy learning experience with intensive scientific training in pursuing a career as clinician-scientists. Graduates of the M.P.T./Ph.D. program option are trained as competent physical therapists as well as skilled scientists who can sustain a successful and competitive clinical investigative career.