The Physiotherapy Program bases its work on the law 528 of 1999, which in its academic conception has as an essential object of study the understanding and management of human body movement through the different stages of life.

Based on the national and international referents of the profession and in accordance with the Institutional policies, the purpose of the program is to train suitable and integral professionals by guaranteeing their development in the social, psychological and biological environments, in the different areas and fields of professional performance, in such a way that they respond to the training requirements at a regional, national and international level.

Professional profile

Physiotherapy graduates from The María Cano University Foundation will be able to perform in the clinical-care, labor, physical activity, sports, project manager and developer, academic management and entrepreneurship scenarios.

Graduate Profile

A graduated physiotherapist from The María Cano University Foundation is characterized by being a professional with social commitment, solidarity, humanistic, autonomous, ethical, critical, and responsible in the processes of transformation and construction of knowledge in their profession; being an agent of change in the community in order to achieve local, regional and national visibility.

A graduated from The María Cano University Foundation is also characterized by having the performance competencies in addressing issues related to human body movement from the individual to the community in the different stages on the life process, in all participation and professional interaction scenarios, fulfilling specific roles in favor of the quality of life of people through the diagnostic evaluation, health promotion, disease prevention, therapeutic intervention, rehabilitation, rehabilitation, habilitation, research and management.

Admision Profile

The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent abroad and have taken the State test for admission to Higher Education.  Additionally, the applicant must show interest in health sciences, rehabilitation and the study of human body movement, as well as comply with each of the admission requirements established by the institution.