Sports Physical Therapy Residency - Houston Methodist The Woodlands

Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital’s Sports Physical Therapy Residency’s mission is to provide an unparalleled opportunity for quality advancement in sports and orthopedic clinical training by facilitating professional and clinical growth within a culture of Houston Methodist’s I CARE values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence to enhance patient care.

The Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital Sports Physical Therapy Residency will be a 14 to 15 month program beginning in June of each year. The program consists of an intensive combination of didactic lectures and lab sessions each week and six module exams to test the retention of knowledge. Residents will receive the highest quality of one-on-one mentoring from a faculty that consists of Board-Certified Sports and Orthopedic Specialists, and Fellows of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. Residents will get ample experience and understanding of sports rehabilitation and management in the outpatient clinic, athletic training room and on the sideline for sporting events. Throughout the program, residents will carry a near-full patient case load to facilitate independence of practice and development of advanced skills acquired from the curriculum. The program curriculum is designed to challenge and advance the residents’ sports and orthopedic skills in: 

 

• Examination
• Evaluation
• Diagnosis
• Prognosis
• Intervention
• Return to Activity/Sport 
• Health & Wellness & Prevention 

This program’s intensity and curriculum is designed to best equip the resident with the necessary qualifications and knowledge to sit for the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) Sports Certified Specialist Examination.

 

ABPTRFE has granted the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Sports Residency candidacy status. Candidacy status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation. Achieving candidacy status is not an indication that ABPTRFE will grant initial accreditation. Participants who graduate from a program in candidacy status are not deemed to have completed an accredited program.

Goals

 

• Develop an effective learning environment for advanced professional clinical practice in the management of both sports and orthopedic conditions. 
• Create an environment of evidence-based practice with focus on patient values, clinical reasoning, and best evidence to treat sports and orthopedic conditions. 
• Teach residents to confidently and professionally interact with multiple disciplines in order to appropriately manage patient conditions. 
• Support the mission and values of Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital. 
• Develop curriculum which prepares the resident to successfully complete the ABPTS Sports Certified Specialist Examination. 
• Develop community leaders in Sports rehabilitation through professional and community engagement. 
• Maintain consistency in seeking continuous improvement in the program’s quality, delivery, and advanced information to adequately prepare resident to sit for the sports certified specialist exam. 
• Maintain a financially stable status for the program so that it may thrive, advance, and grow with increase in faculty and participating residents. 
• Ensure continued program sustainability by maintaining financial resources, develop and grow the faculty, and continuously update the curriculum so it reflects the most current evidence-based practice concepts. 

 

For more information on the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Sports Physical Therapy Residency, please contact:

Austin Drake
Physical Therapy Residency Coordinator at Houston Methodist The Woodlands
abdrake@houstonmethodist.org