What are the differences between a Residency and Fellowship?
The Residency program is designed to facilitate the growth of practitioners as physical therapists skilled in orthopaedic physical therapy. We seek to produce highly skilled, autonomous practitioners who have substantially increased their ability to provide care to patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Graduates will have a strong base of knowledge of evidence-based practice, orthopaedic manual therapy techniques, advanced medical screening, and radiology. The Fellowship program is designed to graduate clinician scientists skilled in the evidence-based integration of thrust and non-thrust mobilization/manipulation and other techniques into the overall care of patients with musculoskeletal conditions. We seek to produce highly skilled autonomous practitioners who are critical thinkers, reflective, empathetic, and lifelong learners. Fellowship graduates will represent the best clinicians in the physical therapy profession, equipped to teach and mentor Residents, clinicians, and stude
