IAR offers a part-time Fellowship in Sports and Orthopedic Manual Therapy. IAR is Accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education, a division of the American Physical Therapy Association, and recognized by the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists as a post-professional fellowship program for physical therapists in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy. The program is composed of 2 components; didactic and clinical mentoring. The entire curriculum is based on the Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Description of Advanced Specialty Practice, and is applied to the athletic and active populations.
DIDATIC
The didactic sequence is composed of 18 classroom/lab experiences. Each didactic experience will be held an entire weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and spread over approximately 2 years. The didactic portion provides the clinician with strong foundational knowledge in manual physical therapy as it relates to each body region. It exposes the clinician to all aspects of orthopedics while integrating these aspects into the sports arena. The part - time set up allows sufficient time to increase the clinician's motor skills and clinical reasoning in the performance of advanced therapeutic intervention techniques under the guidance of experts in the field.
CLINICAL MENTORING
The mentoring portion provides opportunity for the clinician to work one-on-one with expert orthopedic and sports faculty mentors in the clinical setting for a total of 150 supervised contact hours. Mentoring is considered to be the most valuable component of the Fellowship because it effectively bridges the gap between the didactic portions and real life situations in the clinic. While there are many forms of mentoring, our program advocates in person and on site experiences between the mentor and student. All mentors must be approved by the IAR faculty to ensure the Fellow in training receives the best experience. Clinical mentoring can be scheduled part-time or full-time at the discretion of the selected clinician. Upon successful completion of the clinical mentoring portion, graduates will be highly skilled sports and orthopedic manual physical therapy clinicians. Upon graduation, clinicians will be prestigiously recognized and credentialed as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapist (FAAOMPT).
DIDATIC
The didactic sequence is composed of 18 classroom/lab experiences. Each didactic experience will be held an entire weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and spread over approximately 2 years. The didactic portion provides the clinician with strong foundational knowledge in manual physical therapy as it relates to each body region. It exposes the clinician to all aspects of orthopedics while integrating these aspects into the sports arena. The part - time set up allows sufficient time to increase the clinician's motor skills and clinical reasoning in the performance of advanced therapeutic intervention techniques under the guidance of experts in the field.
CLINICAL MENTORING
The mentoring portion provides opportunity for the clinician to work one-on-one with expert orthopedic and sports faculty mentors in the clinical setting for a total of 150 supervised contact hours. Mentoring is considered to be the most valuable component of the Fellowship because it effectively bridges the gap between the didactic portions and real life situations in the clinic. While there are many forms of mentoring, our program advocates in person and on site experiences between the mentor and student. All mentors must be approved by the IAR faculty to ensure the Fellow in training receives the best experience. Clinical mentoring can be scheduled part-time or full-time at the discretion of the selected clinician. Upon successful completion of the clinical mentoring portion, graduates will be highly skilled sports and orthopedic manual physical therapy clinicians. Upon graduation, clinicians will be prestigiously recognized and credentialed as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapist (FAAOMPT).
ADMISSION STANDARDS
- Licensed Physical Therapist in good standing
- Graduate of an APTA / ABPTRFE Accredited Orthopedic or Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program
- Board Certified Clinical Specialists in Orthopedics and/or Sports
- Successful completion of the IAR Certification Program in Sports & Orthopedic Manual Therapy if standards #2 or #3 are not met.
- Member of APTA and AAOMPT is highly recommended.
The program currently has a 100% graduation rate with Fellow recognition.
PROGRAM COST
DIDACTIC |
MENTORING |
TOTAL COST |
$450 |
$5,500 |
$13,600 |
per weekend |
2 installments |
spread over 3 - 5 years |
