help the students utilize and extend the application of their knowledge and skills to accommodate the changing nature of local and international practice as functional members of the society.

exercise a health educational role towards patients and members of the community in the prevention of injury and illness;

apply a holistic approach to patient care;

communicate effectively with patients and professional colleagues as well as other members of the community;

demonstrate the ability to adopt an investigative approach to academic and clinical problems;

assess, as physical therapists, the physical, mental, and environmental factors influencing the patient and propose a clinical diagnosis;

plan a therapeutic program designed to attain treatment objectives recognizing the involvement and priorities of other members of the health care team;

implement a therapeutic program with the maximum degree of safety, effectiveness, and efficiency;

evaluate the effectiveness of assessment, components of a therapeutic program, and the total physiotherapy management of the patient;

advise and instruct patients, relatives, and other members of the health care team on the management of disability;

demonstrate an awareness of the economic, psychological, cultural, and other sociological factors which may influence the context of contemporary therapeutic practice; and

demonstrate an awareness, as physical therapists, of the responsibility to maintain and promote the highest professional and ethical standard and to contribute to the development of the profession.