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
Year in Review 2025
Date: December 19, 2025 @10:03 am
Friends and Colleagues, As 2025 comes to a close, the Department of Physical Therapy is winding down our activities for the year and taking a moment to reflect on our successes and the road ahead. We are partway through the development of our new strategic plan, and the level of engagement from the department […]
MPT-N graduate Katie Skinner returns home
Date: December 15, 2025 @3:58 pm
Hailing from Fort St. John, Katie Skinner, part of the latest graduating class of the UBC Master of Physical Therapy – North (MPT-N) program at UNBC, is preparing to return home to practice. Skinner will be joining Fort St. John Hospital’s acute care team, where she will work with a wide range of clinical populations.
Program Completion 2025
Date: December 3, 2025 @8:28 am
Congratulations to the UBC Department of Physical Therapy 2023-2025 MPT Cohort! Huge congratulations to all our graduates who have successfully completed the demanding 26-month MPT program. We wish them all the very best as they start their exciting new careers! Meet a few of our graduates Tina Ko “I learned that physiotherapy isn’t just […]
Land Acknowledgement
The UBC Department of Physical Therapy and our programs occupy the traditional, 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.