Are you interested in becoming a physical therapist?
Physical therapists are primary care professionals who work in a variety of settings, such as rehabilitation centers, hospitals, community health centers, and private clinics in both rural and urban areas.
The Master of Physical Therapy program at the University of British Columbia is the only entry-to-practice program in BC and now accepts 143 students over four sites.
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Recent News
Dr Jackie Whittaker Received a Killam Faculty Research award
Date: March 10, 2026 @12:46 pm
Congratulations to Dr Jackie Whittaker who was awarded the prestigious Killam Faculty Research Prize in the Accelerator Research Fellowship category. The Killam Faculty Research Prize is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate outstanding research and scholarly contributions and have national and/or international research leadership in all fields.
Dr Kristin Campbell Received a Killam Faculty Research Award
Date: March 10, 2026 @12:45 pm
Congratulations to Dr Kristin Campbell who was awarded the prestigious Killam Faculty Research Prize in the Applied Science, Medicine, Established category. The Killam Faculty Research Prize is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate outstanding research and scholarly contributions and have national and/or international research leadership in all fields.
CIHR Fall 2025 Project Grant Recipients
Date: February 4, 2026 @11:38 am
Drs Kristin Campbell and Michael Hunt received CIHR funding through the Fall 2025 Project Grant.
Land Acknowledgement
The UBC Department of Physical Therapy and our programs occupy the ancestral and unceded territories of Indigenous nations throughout British Columbia.
We respectfully acknowledge that:
- The Vancouver cohort at the UBC Vancouver-Point Grey academic campus is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.
- The Northern cohort at the University of Northern BC Prince George campus is located on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh (Klate-lee Ten-eh), who are part of the Dakelh (Carrier) First Nations.
- The Fraser Valley cohort is located on the traditional territory of the QayQayt First Nation, Kwantlen, q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen First Nations, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), and Stó:lō Nations.
- The Victoria cohort at the University of Victoria campus is located on the traditional territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples.
Students gratefully complete their clinical placement requirements on Indigenous territories in Indigenous nations of Indigenous people throughout British Columbia.