Doctor Of Physiotherapy (DPT)

In the modern, technological era, besides MBBS and BDS, there are also many fields having degree, honor of “DOCTOR” like Pharm-D, DVM and DPT.

I would like to highlight some important points about DPT:

Q. What is physiotherapy (DPT)?

Physiotherapy is a health care profession which provides services to individuals/population to develop, maintain and restore maximum moments that include movements and function threatened by age, disease, injury and paralysis.

"Physiotherapy is 5 years program neither diploma nor certificate degree."

Scope of practice

1. Practioner of choice.
2. No supervision needed, even in USA 33 states allow direct access and very soon in England limited prescription rights will be given to them.
3. A significant change in the scope of practice from dependent to independent practice.
4. With the new curriculum physiotherapists are capable to assess, diagnose and treat patients independently and people trust them that they are competent professionals.
5. Private independent practice has been improved significance

DPT (5 years) +1 year house job, approved curriculum from HEC and uniformed curriculum throughout the country, equivalency of 17 years of schooling (Like Pharm-D, DVM and MBBS) and recognized as professional education in the GOVT. as well as in private sectors.

Specialized Physical Therapy can be done in many areas including:

• OMPT
• Sports physical therapy
• Neuro therapy
• Cardiovascular therapy
• Respiratory therapy
• Speech therapy
• Postural therapy

Some of the academic title awarded to these doctors are:

• Lecturer
• Associate professor (A.P)
• Administrative jobs
• Assistant director
• Deputy director and so on

Admission Dates:

In all universites and medical colleges the admissions in DPT start after atleast 2 weeks of MCAT

Institutes offering DPT

1. School of physiotherapy k.e.m.u Lahore.
2. Allama iqbal medical college Lahore.
3. Mars university Lahore.
4. G.C university Faisalabad.
5. university of Faisalabad.
6. Women institute of medical technology abbot bad
7. Quaid-e-azam medical college Bahawalpur.
8. ISRA college of rehabilitation sciences ICRS Hyderabad.
9. beach-wood college of physiotherapy hayderabad.
10. Rifah institute of physical therapy Islamabad
11. Rawalpindi medical college Rawalpindi.
12. Armed forces post graduate medical college institute Rawalpindi.
13. Dow university of health sciences Karachi.
14. Jinnah post graduate medical center Karachi.
15. school of physiotherapy liquate national hospital Karachi.
16. zaiddin university of Karachi.
17. Fatima memorial institute of allied health sciences Lahore.
18. LMDC school of physiotherapy Lahore

"physiotherapists do all the jobs (examine, prescription, exercise) except surgery."

Often students ask DPT students are really doctors???

Yes physiotherapists surely & obviously are doctors, in fact, any person who holds doctorate degree in any subject is called a doctor, not only by holding Mbbs degree one becomes a doctor. Mbbs students are medical doctors & DPT students are Physiotherapy doctors :)
 
Credits : Sarah Sehar

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Doctor of Pharmacy

A Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) is a professional doctor degree in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a first professional degree, and a prerequisite for licensing to exercise the profession of Pharmacist.

Every year some students join the Pharm.D. program after completing FSc Pre-Medical. First  it is 4 year course named as B-Pharmacy. Now it is 5 year course named as D-Pharmacy.

In Pakistan, the Pharm.D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) degree is a graduate-level professional doctorate degree.In Pakistan, a total of 21 universities are registered with Pharmacy Council of Pakistan for imparting Pharmacy courses. In 2004 Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan revised the syllabus and changed the 4-year B.Pharmacy Program to 5-year Pharm.D. program. All 21 universities have started the 5-year Pharm.D Program.In 2011 the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan approved the awarding of a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, a five-year programme at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar. A Pharmacist holding a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) qualification can use the prefix Dr. before their name.


1. Institutions offering Degree Programs for Registration in Register “A”.     Recognized Programs
 
(a) Public Sector 
   
a. University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore.   
b. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi.  
c. Faculty of Pharmacy, Sindh University, Jamshoro.   
d. Faculty of Pharmacy, Islamia University, Bahawalpur.  
e. Department of Pharmacy, Peshawar University, Peshawar.   
f. Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan.   
g. Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, D. I. Khan.   
h. Department of Pharmacy, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.   
i. Department of Pharmacy, Sargodha University, Sargodha.    
j. Department of Pharmacy, Balochistan University, Quetta.  
k. Department of Pharmacy, Federal Urdu University, Karachi.    
l. College of Pharmacy, GC University, Faisalabad.   
m. Institute of Pharmacy, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat.   
n. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary &  Animal Sciences, Lahore.    
o. College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.   

(b) Private Sector    

i. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Karachi.   
ii. Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore.   
iii. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lahore, Lahore Campus, Lahore.    
iv. Faculty of Pharmacy, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi.  
v. Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, Karachi Campus, Karachi.    
vi. Hamdard University, Islamabad Campus, Islamabad.   
vii. Faculty of Pharmacy The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad.   
viii. Faculty of Pharmacy Sarhad University, Peshawar. 
ix. Riphah Institute of Pharmacy, Riphah International University, Islamabad.  
x. Faculty of Pharmacy Hajvery University, Lahore  
xi. School of Pharmacy, Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi.  
xii. Women Institute of Learning. Abbottabad  

2. Institutions offering Training Programs for Registration in Register "B".    

1. Ace Institute of Health Sciences, Lahore.     Pharm. D.
2. Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore.     Pharm. D.
3. Pakistan Institute of Pharmacy, Sahiwal.     Pharm. D.
4. Kings College of Pharmacy Technician, Sahiwal.     Pharm. D.
5. Multan College of Pharmacy, Multan.     Pharm. D.
6. Thal Institute of Paramedical, Laiyyeh.     Pharm. D.
7. PAK Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore    
8. Aiman Institute of Pharmacy Technician, Lahore.    
9. Allama Iqbal College of Pharmacy Technician, Lahore    
10. Bahauddin Zahkriya Institute of Pharmacy Technician, Multan.    
11. Federal Institute of Health Sciences, Lahore    
12. Pharma World Institute, Lahore     

Source: Pharmacy Council Of Pakistan

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Federal Medical & Dental College Islamabad

Admission Open In FMDC

The merit criteria for FMDC is the same as the of UHS i.e 50% test, 40% fsc and 10% matric. They do not include the marks of Hifz-e-Quran in the merit.

There is no Specific Sylabbus for FMDC. You have to read the full Books.

Distribution of seats

• Open Merit  6
• Punjab   40
• Sindh R  9
• Sindh U  6
• KPK   9
• Balochistan  5
• Gilgit Baltistan 2
• FATA   2
• AJK   2
• Islamabad Capital Territory  10
• Federal Government Employees  9

Closing merits of last year
 
Open merit : 81.86
Punjab: 81.02
Sindh R: 78.03
Sindh U: 78.82
KPK: 79.17
Baluchistan: 81.31
AJ&K: 81.78
Islamabad: 80.58
Federal Govt. Employs: 80.7

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