Practice

The ESP programme aims to prepare you for independent clinical practice in diverse clinical and community settings. A mentor will supervise you when fixing and achieving your goals. We believe this is the best way to prepare you to become not only an excellent physiotherapist but also a professional who can easily adapt to an ever-changing work environment.

Combination of theory and practice in an internship

Studying at the ESP means that you are taught a combination of theoretical subjects and practical skills from the beginning. Physiotherapy concerns a broad field of different activities. Therefore, the ESP interns have to get practical experience in different physiotherapeutic situations. Each year of the programme starts with a period of training and theory and is concluded by practical experience in an internship. The internship is the most challenging period of education. During an internship, everything comes together. Knowledge, attitude and skills should be combined in relation to real patients.

The ESP programme includes three internships of which two are completed outside The Netherlands. The internships are facilitated all over the world. You can choose the setting and country of each internship yourself.