Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

An Expert to Mentor You

During the residency year, you will have a paid clinical appointment with one of our clinical partners: Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Rehabilitation Services Foxborough or Spaulding Outpatient Center Framingham.

As part of the clinical appointment, over the course of the residency year, a minimum of 150 hours is devoted to one-on-one mentoring with an orthopaedic clinical specialist (OCS).

Focus on Teaching, Research, and Community Service

We're committed to educating well-rounded residents with the skills to improve the lives of their patients, mentor students, interact successfully with other members of the healthcare community, and contribute to the physical therapy body of knowledge through research.

By serving as laboratory instructors under the mentorship of our physical therapy faculty, you'll have the unique opportunity to teach students in our highly-ranked Doctor of Physical Therapy program while enhancing your understanding of orthopaedic physical therapy.

You will also participate in research through the MGH Institute or one of our clinical partners in the Mass General Brigham system.

Finally, there are opportunities for you to be involved in health promotion initiatives (including health and wellness programs) such as the adaptive sports programs at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Application & Clinical Partner Matching Process

Applicants to the residency program must:

1. Be graduates of (or expect to graduate by program initiation) a CAPTE-accredited physical therapy program.
2. Have (or have by program initiation) a valid Massachusetts PT license.
3. Hold current CPR certification.
4. Have completed a minimum of 10 weeks of clinical experience in an orthopedic setting either as a student or as a licensed PT.

The Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy program participates in the Residency/Fellowship Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (RF-PTCAS). The application process begins in October.

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Completed applications must be submitted by the first Monday in December for the following year (Fall) start. 

Candidates who are preliminarily accepted by the PT Department will interview with one or more of our Residency clinical partners.

Interviewed candidates who are determined to meet employment criteria at one or more partner facilities and are approved by the facility as qualified residents/employees will be matched to a clinical partner through a collaborative process with the facility and the Program Coordinator.

As employees of an MGB facility, each resident must meet the conditions for both initial and ongoing employment for that facility. Potential residents will be informed of all employment standards of the facility prior to accepting the residency position.

For more information on the Residency Program, contact our Program Director Benjamin Adams, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, CSCS.

Cost & Compensation

Costs

$8,000 which includes:

• Tuition: $7,600, due during the residency year.
• APTA Home Study Courses: $400 (Orthopaedic Section member price), due at the start of the program.

Fact Sheet

Compensation

The Residency wage & benefit packet is equivalent to a 75% employee. DPT lab instructing time is also compensated.