Physical therapy license exam in the USA - ansariphysio

Physical therapy license exam in the USA

Physical therapy versus physiotherapy: Physical therapy region wisely termed as physiotherapy like the term physiotherapy is popular in western countries especially in the USA, whereas physiotherapy is called in India and Canada etc.

WHO describe the physiotherapy; “Physiotherapists assess, plan and implement rehabilitative programs that improve or restore human motor functions, maximize movement ability, relieve pain syndromes, and treat or prevent physical challenges associated with injuries, diseases and other impairments. They apply a broad range of physical therapies and techniques such as movement, ultrasound, heating, laser and other techniques. They may develop and implement programs for screening and prevention of common physical ailments and disorders”

ISCO (International Standard Classification of Occupations) is a tool for organizing jobs into a clearly defined set of groups according to the tasks and duties undertaken in the job.

National Physical Therapy Examination:-

Work as physiotherapist and physical therapist assistant in the USA it is compulsory to pass the NPTE exam to be eligible for the mentioned  title, almost every candidate wants an opportunity to brighten the career and expand the door of knowledge and experience. For that purpose the attracts towards the globalized countries  (foreign country) and one of the most popular country is USA.

There are thousands of opportunities like, physical therapy jobs in USA, Physical therapy universities in the USA, and an independent organization for physical therapy.

Organizations:- FSBPT:-The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy administers (NPTE) the National Physical Therapy Examination.

Eligibility:- Graduated of a physical therapy or physical therapist assistant education program is compulsory to become a licensed physical therapist or licensed/certified physical therapist assistant (or to regain licensure/certification if lapsed) in the United States (US).

Outer Candidates:- Foreign-educated candidates who wish to become licensed in the US must also take and pass this examination.

Ranking:- The candidate must have to score between 200 to 800 and the minimum passing score is 600 for both the fields of PT and PTA

Exam category:-The NPTE is a computer-based exam. It  has five sections each with 50 questions. Of the 250 multiple choice questions and only 200 marks are scored.

 The other 50 questions are taken pretested to see if they meet the standards to be included in future exams.

Break time:- Only one break of 15 minutes during the exam will be allowed.  The student is allowed to take three willing breaks but that break will be from test time.

Exam Center:- The examination is scheduled at the Pro-metric Test Center, the candidates are not required to visit the destination for which applied to the license.

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For more detail please visit the home page of FSBPT, NPTE exam.