Doctor of Physiotherapy- University of Melbourne
Hello All!
I was just accepted to the DPT at univ of Melbourne. I am very excited but before committing to this program I was wondering if people from australia could give me some more details that you do not find on school sites.
I am from Canada and therefore do not know a lot about Australian physio programs other than they are very highly regarded.
If you are in the DPT program at Melbourne, know someone in the program, or just have the "ins" on this program could you please tell me how you like it, pros, cons, comparison to other DPT or MPT in australia, where melbourne ranks compared to other programs. Is this a "home-run" acceptance I received?
If you are a Canadian and in this program, your views would be GREAT!
This is obviously a huge financial committment being an international student and would like to know basically.... how good is this program? Is DPT at melbourne suitable for someone who has not done an undergrad in physio (Canada does not have these programs- we have kinesiology, bach of science, exercise science etc)?
any info would be more than appreciated!!!!
Re: Doctor of Physiotherapy- University of Melbourne
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physio29
Hello All!
I was just accepted to the DPT at univ of Melbourne. I am very excited but before committing to this program I was wondering if people from australia could give me some more details that you do not find on school sites.
I am from Canada and therefore do not know a lot about Australian physio programs other than they are very highly regarded.
If you are in the DPT program at Melbourne, know someone in the program, or just have the "ins" on this program could you please tell me how you like it, pros, cons, comparison to other DPT or MPT in australia, where melbourne ranks compared to other programs. Is this a "home-run" acceptance I received?
If you are a Canadian and in this program, your views would be GREAT!
This is obviously a huge financial committment being an international student and would like to know basically.... how good is this program? Is DPT at melbourne suitable for someone who has not done an undergrad in physio (Canada does not have these programs- we have kinesiology, bach of science, exercise science etc)?
any info would be more than appreciated!!!!
Hi,
I'm from California and was also recently accepted into the DPT program. So far, from things I've heard through other Australians, UM is an incredible school--one of the greatest outcomes of attending this school would be the professional connections. It's apparently extremely recognized within the PT sector and graduating from this particular program will certainly earn you a distinct amount of respect. I know the only other school that offers a DPT is Bond Uni, so I can only imagine that the competition would be tough...?
I haven't completed an undergrad in physio either (like Canada, we only really have kinesiology as well), so I am definitely a little concerned about keeping up with the other students haha. But I'm sure as long as you keep up with your A & P, you'll be totally fine!
One of the only negative things that I've heard about the university as a whole is that the stereotypical UM student is extremely stuck up/spoiled/bratty, though I have no idea how true or false this stereotype is (or if theres a difference within program levels or courses?).
Good luck on deciding and maybe I'll see ya in Feb :)
-Dani
Re: Doctor of Physiotherapy- University of Melbourne
Hi to you both :) I just finished the first year of the program and found it good. Still fine tuning the course however which has been a little frustrating, ie unit manuals being made available week to week rather than up front, however a lot of the teething problems will be fixed before next year. I finished a Science degree last year, major in physiology and Psyc, the anatomy was a struggle for me, they throw it at you thick and fast! There are a broad span of students, from myotherapists, nurses, exercise physiologists to science students like myself.
I looked at some other 2 year programs, but ended up picking Melbourne due to the recognition overseas and within Aus. To be honest, the only benefit has been the quality of the teaching staff and the opportunity to make professional connections. There has been construction all year in the Physio building so we have been all over campus, and we don't have access to the facilities on weekends, which we will be pushing to change.
It has been a really full on program, included placements in the first year. The semesters are about 20 weeks, so it keeps you busy. Do you have anything specific you want to know?
We actually have a large Canadian and American student group within the course. We had about 80 students at the end of the year, 3 or 4 dropped out during the year. I passed on this post to the Canadians, but they must be lazy buggers :) There is a rep that students at Mu can be spoilt etc... But I have found that not to be the case. Especially with postgrad as well, people are generally pretty good. Our group is a really good group, lots of fun and easy to get along with.
