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Advance Your Practice and Your Career

The MGH Institute's Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy is designed for physical therapists wishing to advance their clinical skills in orthopaedics. This year-long residency combines clinical mentoring, academic courses, and opportunities for teaching, research, and community service. On-campus classes meets every other Saturday for 15 weeks starting each October. Upon completion, residents are prepared for the APTA Orthopedic Clinical Specialist Certification Examination.

 

Evan Andreyo

“When I was initially looking into residency programs I knew that I wanted to go to one of the best programs in the country. I looked for programs with great credentials, with a residency director with experience and a solid background, with a well-rounded curriculum, opportunities for teaching, and a good inclusion of mentorship. The IHP's program went to the top of the list as I compared it with other programs and I was drawn to it right away.”  

Evan Andreyo, PT, DPT, Clinical Resident in Ortho PT

100%

pass rate of residents for specialty certification

50%

of residents stay on as clinicians at one of the clinical sites

40%

of residents go on to become mentors in our program

Points of Distinction

Accomplished Faculty

In the Orthopaedic Clinical Residency program, you'll learn from expert clinical and academic faculty who apply the latest evidence in the practice and teaching of orthopaedic physical therapy.

Learn more about the faculty.

Advance Your Practice: A Focus on Teaching

Elevating Practice in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy is a comprehensive course to prepare you for advanced specialty practice in orthopaedic physical therapy. The focus is on sharpening your clinical reasoning skills and advancing your practice.

Learn more about the course.

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 health care community, and contribute to the physical therapy body of knowledge through research.

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,  Spaulding Outpatient Center Framingham, Brigham and Women’s Rehabilitation Services Foxborough, or Bay State Physical Therapy in Quincy.  

As part of the clinical appointment, over the course of the residency year, 150 hours is devoted to one-on-one mentoring with an experienced practitioner who has undertaken advanced continuing education at the MGH Institute.

Photo of Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy faculty member Reg Wilcox, DPT, MS, OCS working with patient

A 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 health care community, and contribute to the physical therapy body of knowledge through research.

By serving as laboratory instructors and project mentors 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 our clinical partners in the Partners HealthCare system.

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

Photo of DPT faculty working with tudents in the PT labs.

More Information: Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

Clinical Orthopaedic Residency in Physical Therapy Goals and Objectives

  • Goal #1: Residents will provide high quality patient care for those with orthopaedic conditions, consistent with being a clinical specialist.
    Objectives: Residents will:

    • Demonstrate advanced skills in examination, diagnosis, evaluation and intervention
    • Demonstrate complex clinical reasoning processes
    • Sit for and pass the specialist certification examination in orthopaedics physical therapy administered by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS)

  • Goal #2: Residents will engage in evidence-based practice.
    Objectives: Residents will:

    • Seek and find cutting-edge evidence to support orthopaedic physical therapy practice
    • Integrate existing and emerging evidence with patient preferences and clinical experience to provide high quality care

  • Goal #3: Residents will become clinical mentors, teachers, and consultants for other physical therapists and members of the health care community.
    Objectives: Residents will:

    • Value the roles of mentoring, teaching and consulting
    • Communicate clearly and confidently to colleagues
    • Give and receive feedback in open and supportive manner

  • Goal #4: Residents will adapt to emerging roles as physical therapists in the new healthcare system.
    Objectives: Residents will:

    • Engage in effective and efficient practices and processes designed to provide the right care at the right time to the right patients
    • Seek opportunities to contribute to the development and implementation of new practice models that will advance the profession and delivery of services