The Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy program, in collaboration with Duke Health Rehabilitation Services, has created a new Hybrid Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program for physical therapists who have earned their DPT degree and seek to advance their knowledge and skills.
The program is seeking applicants to be part of the new one-year program that launches in the fall of 2024.
This is the first step in Duke DPT’s efforts to expand post-professional residency and fellowship training opportunities to more clinicians through a new distance-based residency model.
Focused on the orthopaedic specialty, DPT's first hybrid residency capitalizes on Duke’s educational excellence, clinical care, research, and leadership. Duke DPT faculty and Duke’s Rehabilitation Services clinicians will share their expertise throughout the year.
“By providing post-professional residency in an innovative distance-based format, we are striving to fill a need to expand specialized training for DPTs across the country who may not otherwise have access or the ability to participate in post-professional training,” said Division Director W. Todd Cade, PT, PhD, FAPTA.
From Sept. 2024 through Aug. 2025, residents will engage in online synchronous and asynchronous didactic education and attend four onsite lab intensive trainings held for two to three days each on the Duke Health campus in Durham, N.C.
“Our goal is to capitalize on our academic and clinical expertise to offer more opportunities to individuals who have earned their DPT degrees and want to receive specialized post-professional training,” said Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, who directs the new program.
Dr. Derek Clewley, DPT, PhD, assistant professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Division, will serve as coordinator of the Hybrid Orthopaedic Residency and oversee the curriculum, educational experiences, assessment of residents, and mentorship of didactic and lab faculty and clinical mentors.
Michael Schmidt, PT, DPT, MHA, is director of ambulatory rehabilitation for the Duke University Health System and directs the PT and OT onsite residency and fellowship programs. Dr. Schmidt will collaborate with the team on building and sustaining the resources necessary for the highest-quality hybrid program.
Call for Applicants
Duke DPT seeks nationwide applicants who are eager to become leaders in treating orthopaedic conditions.
“We are committed to empowering our residents to become compassionate, culturally humble, ambitious clinicians who will become the next generation of physical therapy leaders,” said Dr. Covington.
The application process opens on Nov. 1, and admission decisions will be made through May 31, 2024. The program begins Sept. 1, 2024.
The American Board of Physical Therapy Education Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTERFE) requires residency programs to begin before applying for accreditation. Duke DPT will submit its application for accreditation within the first year.
For more information and to apply, visit the Hybrid Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency program site.