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Become an expert clinician and prepare to sit for the orthopaedic clinical specialization examination offered by the American Physical Therapy Association’s Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.
The Arcadia University Orthopaedic Residency is accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association as a post-professional residency program for physical therapists in Orthopaedics.
For those looking for advanced clinical and didactic orthopaedic physical therapy education but unable to commit to the mentoring component, the Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy Certificate is an option:
The mission of the Orthopaedic Residency Program at Arcadia University is to develop and produce expert physical therapists who provide best practice using evidence in the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcome of musculoskeletal conditions.
Graduates of the residency will demonstrate orthopaedic competency in compliance with the Description of Specialty Practice as described by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS). This planned program of post-professional clinical and didactic education is structured to advance the knowledge and skills of the physical therapist in orthopaedic content.
This program is designed to provide sufficient content, knowledge and skills to prepare residents to sit for the orthopaedic clinical specialization examination offered by the American Physical Therapy Association’s Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.
The didactic component of the program consists of six 2-credit courses. Two courses deal with general concepts relevant to the management of all musculoskeletal conditions. The remaining four courses are specific to certain regions of the body, and each includes relevant anatomy, biomechanics, imaging, medical screening as well as current best evidence related to examination and intervention with emphasis on the most prevalent conditions for each region. The regional course content includes a laboratory component for development of manual skills.
Laboratory Sessions: The courses in the program utilize a hybrid model of online learning with integrated manual skills laboratory sessions. The manual skills laboratory sessions will occur between 2 to 4 weekends per year. The program is highly interactive and capitalizes on the wealth of knowledge clinicians bring with them.
In addition, a mentoring component is required, which will be completed at the resident’s place of employment under the guidance of a board-certified orthopaedic clinical specialist or equivalent advanced certification. The residency will culminate in the completion of a final capstone project.
Benefits to the resident include enhancing professional development, advancing knowledge and skill acquisition, and learning via direct mentoring. Opportunities exist to teach in the entry-level DPT curriculum and to serve as mentors and lecturers for the residency curriculum upon completion of the residency.
Tuition can be found at www.arcadia.edu/gradtuition
PT656 - Neuromuscular Tissues and Motor Control
PT680 - Evidence Based Practice and Clinical Reasoning
PT789R1 - Independent Study-Orthopaedic Residency I
PT681 - Advanced Orthopaedic Practice: Cervical Spine, Thoracic Spine, and TMJ
PT682 - Advanced Orthopaedic Practice: Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow, Wrist & Hand
PT789R2 - Independent Study-Orthopaedic Residency II
PT683 - Evidence Based Evaluation and Treatment of the Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac Joint
PT684 - Advanced Orthopaedic Practice: Lower Extremity-Hip, Knee, Ankle & Gait
PT789R3 - Independent Study-Orthopaedic Residency III
Physical Therapy Department
Dr. Brian Eckenrode, PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Director and Program Coordinator
eckenrodeb@arcadia.edu
Enrollment Management
1-877-ARCADIA (1-877-272-2342)
admiss@arcadia.edu