Accreditation

Physical Therapy Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703.706.3245; e-mail: accreditation@apta.org. website: www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 402.559.4259 or email pteducation@unmc.edu. Click the logo below to verify accreditation.

As part of the accreditation process, the Physical Therapy Program provides a method by which the general public and academic community can file a formal written complaint without retaliation regarding any aspect of the program or the conduct of one of its faculty/students.

Individuals wishing to voice a complaint or a concern regarding the Physical Therapy Program or its faculty and staff may do so by contacting the Program Director at 402-559-4259 or by mail:
Director, Physical Therapy Program
984420 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4420
If a formal, written complaint is submitted about the program, it should contain the following information: the name and contact information of the individual registering the complaint, the date, a statement which clearly identifies it as a complaint, and the nature of the complaint. The individual will receive a response from the Program Director within 14 days.

Individuals wishing to file a formal written complaint may submit it to the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). You can provide the accrediting agency with written testimony regarding the program or file a formal complaint following the procedures detailed at the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education’s web site or by directly contacting: American Physical Therapy Association, Attention: Accreditation Department, 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305-3085; Phone 800/999-2782; Fax: 703/706-3387; or e-mailed to accreditation@apta.org.