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Author: Steven B. Ambler, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH

Dr. Steven B. Ambler is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Orthopaedic Surgery and the Associate Director of Professional Curriculum in the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Ambler’s areas of scholarship are focused on higher education and DPT education in the areas of access, affordability, and excellence in teaching and learning. During his PhD studies in education, Dr. Ambler developed an appreciation for how the humanities deepen learning and improve the learning environment. He is interested in how the humanities can influence the learning environment in academic physical therapy.

Learning Sciences in Curricula: Making Excellence in Physical Therapist Education Stick

This companion piece to the McDaniels article builds on their arguments for improved learning and applies them to physical therapy education. Steven Ambler advocates for the integration of Learning Sciences in physical therapy curricula. “Curricula that position the student, faculty, and profession as learner, and consider the plurality of learning theories, can help us all reach a deeper sense of what it means to be a physical therapist serving society,” he notes.