Clinical Residency I

Catalog description

The two Orthopedic Clinical Residency courses (I and II) are designed to fulfill a total of 180 hours of mentored clinical experience throughout the resident’s tenure in the program. Designed for the licensed physical therapist enrolled in the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency (OPTR) program, Orthopedic Clinical Residency I is meant to introduce advanced clinical training in general orthopedics as well as specialty topics such as hand, TMJ and spine. Residents will work with a Clinical Residency Mentor, approved by the OPTR program in advance, with advanced qualifications that are recognized to demonstrate expertise in the care of orthopedics patients/clients. The Clinical Residency I course provides the resident with the opportunity to begin to apply advanced skills developed in the didactic program, including clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and concepts such as regional interdependence and the biopsychosocial model of care. As a part of the mentored clinical practice in Clinical Residency I, residents will be required to produce evidence of the advanced quality in their clinical practice. For instance, the resident will 1) perform a live patient evaluation and treatment 2) begin a resident’s case study from their clinical practice with decisions based on the available evidence to be submitted in Clinical Residency II (in conjunction with Mentorship II) for peer-reviewed dissemination.