Program Overview

Military-Baylor Graduate Programs

The Military-Baylor Graduate Programs are offered through the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences. The programs available include:

• Nutrition
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Physician Assistant

Nutrition

The Nutrition program offers a comprehensive education in nutrition, with a focus on military nutrition. The program includes:

• Welcome
• About
  • Mission, Vision, Values
  • Typical Day Overview
  • Advantages & Benefits
  • Didactic Coursework and Supervised Experiential Learning
  • Graduation Requirements
  • RD Exam Eligibility
• From the Director
• Become a Military Dietician
• Admission Requirements
  • Application Process
  • Tours
• Research
• Military Nutrition in Action
  • Military Readiness Course
  • History of Military Dietitians
  • What Graduates Are Doing
• FAQ

Occupational Therapy

The Occupational Therapy program offers two tracks:

• Entry-Level (OTD)
  • About
  • Leadership
  • Admissions
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
  • Curriculum
  • Graduation Requirements
  • FAQ
  • Connect
• Post-Professional (DScOT)
  • About
  • Prospective Students
  • Prerequisites
  • Curriculum
  • Research
  • Publications
  • Faculty
  • Contact

Physical Therapy

The Physical Therapy program offers three tracks:

• Physical Therapy (DPT)
  • About
  • Admissions
  • Curriculum
  • Clinical Education
  • Accreditation
  • Research
    • Research Requirements
    • Research Laboratory
    • Publications
  • Alumni Association
  • COL Kersey Course
• Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (DScPT)
  • About
  • Faculty
  • Program History
  • Curriculum
  • Research Activity
  • Publications
  • Physical Facilities and Resources
  • Admissions
  • Program Outcomes
  • Financial Fact Sheet
• Sports Medicine Physical Therapy (DScPT)
  • About
  • Background & History
  • Curriculum
  • Research Activity
  • Grant Funding and Publications
  • Facilities and Resources
  • Faculty
  • Program Outcomes
  • Admissions
  • Financial Fact Sheet

Physician Assistant

The Physician Assistant program offers three tracks:

• Emergency Medicine (DScPAS)
  • Program Overview
  • History
  • Program Rationale
  • Prospective Students
  • Prerequisites
  • Residency Training Program
  • Program Design
  • Faculty
  • Curriculum
  • Research Overview
  • Research Requirements
  • Student Research Activity
  • Military EMPAs in Action
  • Civilians
  • Helpful Links
• Orthopedics (DScPAS)
  • Program Overview
  • Program Curriculum
  • Civilians
  • Resources
• Surgery and Critical Care (DScPAS)
  • Program Overview
  • Program History & Rationale
  • Program Curriculum
  • Civilians
  • Resources

Research Requirements

The ability to consume and produce research is an inherent element of graduate education. Lecture and laboratory work in this program are designed to foster the development of the necessary skills to both consume and produce research.

• PT6270, Research Methods I (first semester) and PT6271, Research Methods II (second semester) consist of material covering critical analysis, research design, and statistics.
• Students will be required to complete a clinically relevant research project.
• The project designs will vary from year to year but will typically be one of the following: synthesis research (systematic review, scoping review, or narrative review), a secondary analysis of previously collected data, or primary research involving human subjects.

Class of 2025 Research Projects

1. The Use of Neurodynamic Techniques in the Treatment of Upper Extremity Neuromuscular Conditions: A Scoping Review
2. Criteria to Determine Readiness for Running in Service Members after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Scoping Review
3. The Use of Real-Time Biofeedback During Gait Retraining for Modifying Gait Mechanics and Patient Outcomes between Patients with Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury: A Narrative Literature Review
4. Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Indicators Used to Identify Femoral Neck Bone Stress Injuries: A Scoping Review
5. Ultrasound Assessment of Dry Needling Accuracy in Physical Therapy Students
6. A Pilot Questionnaire Regarding Virtual Physical Therapy Experiences in a Military Outpatient Setting
7. A protocol investigating the relationship between strength, proprioception, psychosocial factors, and asymmetries in lower extremity biomechanics post ACL reconstruction
8. Changes in self-efficacy associated with dry needling education among entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy students: a mixed methods study

Class of 2026 Research Projects

1. Surveying Military Physical Therapists' Criteria for Assessing Running Readiness in Service Members Post-Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Protocol
2. A Descriptive Analysis of Military Physical Therapy Continuity of Care and Management of Patients with Low Back Pain
3. Meaning Matters: A scoping review on the role of purpose in life in musculoskeletal health and physical function
4. Determining alteration in turning tasks speed while wearing an external load using wearable sensors: A secondary analysis
5. A Wearable Assessment of Rehabilitation with Electroneurography (AWARE): Informing Quantitative Ankle Return-to-Duty Decisions
6. Physical Therapist Attitudes and Beliefs to Participating in Distal Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in Relation to Experience and Certifications: A Qualitative Study
7. Student Perspectives of Integrating a Formal Clinical Reasoning Tool During Doctor of Physical Therapy Didactic Instruction
8. Does Position Matter When Applying Mechanical Lumbar Traction? A Scoping Review

Class of 2027 Research Projects

1. Criteria Being Used to Determine Readiness for Running in Soldiers after ACLR
2. Exploring the Utilization of Advanced Clinical Privileging in DHA Physical Therapy: Lab Studies
3. Association of Personality with Healthcare Utilization in Competitive and Recreational Athletes
4. External Validation of Gait Disorientation Test
5. Impact of Unified Didactic Curriculum on Student and Clinical Intern Satisfaction and Licensure Preparedness
6. A Scoping Review of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Among Male Military Members