EIM’s Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program provides post-professional clinical and didactic education in two unique residency settings to match your residency training needs with your current life and work circumstances. Through ongoing clinical supervision and mentoring with a theoretical basis for advanced practice and scientific inquiry, you will improve your clinical practice and decision-making. EIM’s Orthopaedic Residency stresses the acquisition of current best-evidence as well as leading-edge psychomotor skills to make you a specialist in the area of orthopaedics.

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Outcomes

• Grow as practitioners skilled in orthopaedic physical therapy.
• Become highly skilled, autonomous practitioners who have substantially increased their ability to provide care to patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
• Gain a strong base of knowledge of evidence-based practice, orthopaedic manual therapy techniques, advanced medical screening and radiology.
• Be positioned to both achieve the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) certification from the ABPTS and to be leaders in the orthopaedic physical therapy field.
• Be well prepared to apply for and successfully complete EIM’s Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship.

EIM’s Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency had a 99% graduation rate in 2019, and a 90% first-time pass rate* on the OCS Exam.

*OCS Exam pass rate based on three years of data from EIM graduation survey.

Resident Mentorship

You have the option to choose your own residency mentor and clinical site OR choose an EIM pre-approved clinical site and mentor. Choosing an EIM pre-approved site means you are guaranteed a competitive resident salary with fully subsidized tuition.

EIM has partners across the country who have placements for EIM residents. Fill out the form below to find out what clinical placement opportunities are available.