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
National Physiotherapy Month – May 2026
Date: May 1, 2026 @8:37 am
In honour of National Physiotherapy Month, meet some of the outstanding physical therapists throughout British Columbia. Physiotherapists are primary care professionals who work in a variety of settings, including rehabilitation centres, hospitals, community health centres, and private clinics in rural and urban areas.
Expanding patient care through student-led clinics
Date: April 24, 2026 @12:21 pm
At a student-led outpatient rehabilitation clinic in Surrey, UBC students gain new strengths by helping patients build theirs
Learning in Action – Students on clinical placements
Date: April 13, 2026 @1:16 pm
The Year 2 Class of the UBC Master of Physical Therapy – North (MPT-N) undertook hands-on learning while on recent winter placements. MPT-N students spend several weeks at a time immersed in clinical settings such as hospitals and community clinics over the course of the 26-month full-time program. In total, they complete five placements during their master’s […]
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.