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Acute Physical Care Therapy

Ochsner Health is committed to our mission: We Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate, and Innovate.

To provide a high level of physical therapy treatment to the community, Ochsner Health is pleased to host a post-graduate residency program to develop advanced practitioners in the field of acute care physical therapy. The program will focus on presenting the most current, evidence-based curriculum possible, while providing mentorship by highly trained physical therapists with various specialty areas within the acute continuum of care and collaborating with some of the most well-respected physicians in our region.

Program Details

  • Location: Greater New Orleans Area, Louisiana
  • Program Length: 13 Months
  • Mentorship: All residents will receive at least 150 hours of one-on-one mentorship with board certified clinicians and content experts.

Ochsner Health Acute Care Residency is currently in the candidacy phase according to our accrediting body, the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE). Candidacy status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation, and that the program's policies, procedures, and curriculum demonstrate progress towards meeting the ABPTRFE Quality Standards. Candidacy status also indicates the ability to accept a residency cohort.