College of Health and Human Performance
Medical Family Therapy (PhD)
Program Purpose
The mission of the doctoral program in Medical Family Therapy (MedFT) is to advance students' learning in the areas of research, theory, clinical practice, leadership, supervision, and teaching in order to prepare and qualify them to pursue employment as researchers, educators, administrators, and/or clinicians in the field of medical family therapy.
Learning Outcomes
Diversity
Evaluate and design models of research, training, and/or practice that recognize multicultural systems embedded within communities of interest.
Ethics
Interpret and discuss legal and ethical issues affecting healthcare research, supervision, practice, and policy.
Knowledge
Examine and synthesize the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of MedFT with current literature through the use of the biopsychosocial-spiritual, systemic, and biomedical paradigms.
Practice
Ability to translate MFT knowledge, empirical support, and skills into a variety of healthcare and academic contexts, specifically through collaborative and integrated care, behavioral health care, research/program evaluation, supervision, and leadership.
Research
Design, analyze, and report findings from independent research using a variety of methods relevant to the field of MedFT.