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Important change for all applicants to the Entry-Level Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

New for the 2009 admission cycle:

• The Entry-Level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program at the MGH Institute of Health Professions will be participating in the new Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS). All applicants to the 2009 entry-level DPT program should apply online at www.ptcas.org  

• Applicants are invited to submit the application any time between August 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008. Application review will begin after the December 1, 2008 deadline.  

• Invitations for the on-site interview will be sent to qualified applicants between mid-December and mid-January. Interviews are by invitation only.
   
• Applications received after December 1, 2008 may be reviewed at the discretion of the faculty, and only if seats remain available.  

• To learn more about the PTCAS application process, please visit the PTCAS website at www.ptcas.org, or the American Physical Therapy Association website www.apta.org.

Mailing Address

All application materials should be mailed to the following address:

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Office of Student Affairs
P.O. Box 6357
Boston, MA  02114

Please keep in mind that Federal Express and UPS mail cannot be accepted at a P.O. Box address. If you must send us materials by express service, please send it to our street address, listed below:

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Office of Student Affairs
36 1st Ave.
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston, MA  02129

Information About Applying

• The Admissions Office will communicate with applicants via email if any supporting documentation (e.g. letter of recommendation or official transcript) is missing. We will also notify all applicants by email once the application file is complete. 

• The online application process may be completed  in one or more login sessions, and allows for easy uploading of certain requested documents, such as the personal essay and/or the resume (document should be uploaded in Microsoft Word format).

• The official mode of communication during the application process is through email. Please be sure to provide a valid email address, check it regularly, and  ensure that email from the @mghihp.edu domain is added to your "safe" list to avoid junk email filters.

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