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Educational & Clinical Experiences - Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency
Didactic learning is offered primarily through weekly residency lectures and labs. This overlaps with our sports residency program to provide a comprehensive curriculum. Guided research activity is threaded throughout the program with the residents choosing a project based on their interests and available resources. Residents will have teaching opportunities as lab assistants in a local DPT program.
A Week in the Life of an Ochsner Orthopedic Resident
Clinical Practice
- One-on-one Mentoring: 3 hours
- Patient Care: 32 hours
Didactic
- Lecture and Labs: 5 hours
- Ochsner Sports Medicine Conference: 1 hour
- Journal club: 30 minutes
Additional Opportunities
- Physician Collaboration: Clinic shadowing and surgery observation
- Teaching: Lab assistant in a DPT program
- Research: All residents will participate in the critical inquiry process with opportunities to develop research project designs that can be submitted for IRB approval.
Orthopedic Curriculum Summary
Contact Person
Matt Powers PT, DPT, Program Coordinator
Program Length
13 months
Accrediting Body
American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE)
