Mission & Goals - Sports Physical Therapy Residency

Residency Program Mission

The Mission of the program is to enhance and elevate sports physical therapy practice by providing comprehensive education to promote clinical excellence, collaboration and innovation and provide evidence-based sports physical therapy services to clients in the Gulf South Region.

Residency Program Goals

The Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program Goals support our overall intent of graduating physical therapists that can be autonomous in their specialty field. A list of our specific program goals are as follows:

• Goal One: To support the mission, vision, and values of Ochsner Health System by elevating the practice of physical therapists serving the residents of the Gulf South Region.
• Goal Two: To provide the members of the communities of the Gulf South Region with residency-trained physical therapists who excel in sports practice, across all ages and levels of activity.
• Goal Three: To obtain and maintain APTA accreditation as a sports physical therapy residency.
• Goal Four: To be nationally recognized as a leader in residency training in sports physical therapy.
• Goal Five: To graduate residents who contribute to the profession of physical therapy, and the larger healthcare community, through leadership, evidence-based practice, teaching, and service.
• Goal Six: To graduate residents who will pursue board-certification through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) upon graduation.