Physiotherapists are healthcare professionals who utilize physiotherapy assessment methods and rehabilitation approaches to restore functionality, enhance quality of life, and reduce disability resulting from all types of movement disorders and related diseases.
At the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Kocaeli University of Health and Technology, our primary goal is to educate competent and well-equipped professional physiotherapists who:
- possess up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge and universal-level competencies,
- uphold the ethical values of the physiotherapy profession,
- can identify, prevent, and treat movement and functional disorders,
- are committed to improving health-related quality of life and public well-being,
- embrace the concept of health promotion and the value of research,
- possess lifelong learning skills and evidence-based practice competence, and
- have developed an interdisciplinary approach to professional collaboration.
We are pleased to accompany our esteemed students as they take their first steps toward their professional careers, and we wish each of them continued success on this journey.
Head of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Asst. Prof. Gönül ERTUNÇ GÜLÇELİK