Elevating Practice in Ortho PT | MGH Institute of Health Professions

Take Your Expertise to a Higher Level

Sharpen your clinical reasoning skills and advance your practice through Elevating Practice in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. This comprehensive, intermediate-level course is required for students in the MGH Institute's Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy program but also open to licensed physical therapists in the area. The new hybrid format makes participation more convenient for active practitioners.

"The weekend course series Elevating Practice in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy has helped me advance my understanding of the evidence behind orthopedic PT, master hands-on skills, hone my clinical reasoning, and more consistently apply research to practice."

Lynn Gray-Meltzer, PT, DPT, Clinical Resident in Ortho PT

3 modules

comprise this course — Spine, Upper Quarter and Lower Quarter.

120 hours

of comprehensive orthopaedic coursework is included.

The only

such program in the Northeast

Elevating Practice PT IHP Advantage

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Faculty Committed to You

In these courses of, you'll learn from enthusiastic faculty whose clinical experience spans a variety of orthopaedic specialties. Most are practicing clinicians who bring the latest evidence-based practices into the classroom. All are dedicated to enhancing your ability to evaluate and treat orthopaedic disorders of the spine and extremities.
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A Hybrid Learning Format

This course consists of three 15-week modules that you can take individually or as a complete package. Each includes two lab-intensive weekends in which participants meet at the MGH Institute campus in Boston. Our expert faculty moderate these on-site sessions as well as case discussions and other activities taking place online throughout the modules.

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An Intimate Learning Environment

Course participation is limited to 20 licensed physical therapists, in addition to students from our Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy program. Small class sizes help you develop close relationships with faculty and fellow participants while creating more hands-on learning opportunities during labs.

An In-Depth Exploration of the Practice

Elevating Practice in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy is designed to instill a thorough body of knowledge relevant to the specialty practice of orthopaedic physical therapy.

Using commonly encountered orthopaedic disorders of the spine and extremities, the course integrates current scientific literature with clinical practice. Through labs and case discussions, there is a focus on building clinical reasoning skills and proficiency in the execution of manual therapy, movement science assessment and intervention procedures.

Please note: This course includes content based on the American Physical Therapy Association's Description of Specialty Practice in Orthopaedics.

Course Schedule

Course Description and Objectives