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 140 students over four sites.
Recent News
UBC Vancouver Summer Program 2025
Date: January 14, 2025 @1:58 pm
The UBC Department of Physical Therapy is participating in the Vancouver Summer Program (VSP) this summer! Join us for 4-weeks this summer and learn about Canadian health and life sciences. We are excited to invite international undergraduate students to join our UBC Faculty of Medicine Vancouver Summer Program focused on medicine, healthy aging, and “movement […]
Year in Review 2024
Date: December 20, 2024 @8:16 am
Friends and Colleagues, As 2024 comes to a close, the Department of Physical Therapy is winding down our activities for the year and enjoying some well-earned time off, to refresh and renew for the coming year. What a year it has been! As you read through our many accomplishments of 2024, I think you’ll […]
The healing power of exercise after stroke
Date: December 6, 2024 @12:06 pm
Together with UBC’s Dr. Janice Eng, a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation, Dr. Liu-Ambrose ran the world’s longest study examining the effect of exercise on cognitive function among people with chronic stroke.