Program Basics

• Structure

  Our program lasts 17 months, beginning each year in July. With this design, experienced residents mentor new residents during one overlapping term. The residency program is housed within Ohio State Sports Medicine and partners with the Division of Physical Therapy to offer a blended model of clinical, teaching and research experiences. Other educational opportunities include weekly resident/fellow conferences, quarterly grand rounds, orthopedic and family physician shadowing and a biomechanics research lab experience.

• Goals

  The Ohio State University Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency is designed for residents to:

  • Apply the best available evidence in physical therapy to patient care
  • Demonstrate advanced fundamental knowledge in physical therapy foundations
  • Demonstrate advanced skills in examination and treatment during the care of patients
  • Demonstrate exceptional professional behaviors with clients, patients and their families while working in an interprofessional setting
  • Demonstrate high-level teaching abilities in both academic and clinical settings
  • Achieve exceptional clinical outcomes

• Duties and Responsibilities

  Orthopedic residents practice at our Dublin, New Albany and Gahanna Ohio State Sports Medicine facilities. On average, residents within this program spend 30 or more hours each week in clinical practice with board-certified mentors and one-on-one mentoring, and teach on a regular basis within the Division of Physical Therapy’s musculoskeletal labs.