Sports Physical Therapy
Curriculum and Schedule

Curriculum & Schedule

The 13-month Sports Physical Therapy Residency program consists of the following curriculum:

32 hours of patient care and 8 residency / didactic hours per week
150+ hours of direct mentorship
150 hours of on-field sporting coverage
50 hours of training room coverage
Written exams and real-time assessments of patient evaluation at the end of each learning module
Spine, Upper Extremity & Lower Extremity Learning Modules:
- Hands-on treatment and evaluation labs
- In-person didactic lectures
- Journal clubs
- Online didactic material
Research or outreach integration project
Resident-led lecture related to current module
Weekly Sports Medicine Fellow's lecture series
Sports Medicine Fellowship Grand Rounds
Quarterly Orthopedic Surgery / Radiology Sports Medicine Conference
Cincinnati Children’s annual Pediatric Sports Medicine Physical Therapy Conference
Lab Assistant at University of Cincinnati’s Physical Therapy Program

Attendance at local and national PT/Sports Med Conferences
Physician clinics and surgery observations
Unique cross-disciplinary experiences
Specialty Ortho / Sports PT Clinics
- Running
- Throwing / Overhead Athlete
- Dance
- Golf
- Swimming
- Gymnastics
- Schroth Therapy for Scoliosis
- Weightlifting
Outreach programs with an emphasis on injury prevention
Unique pediatric clinics within the hospital
- Pain clinic
- EDS clinic
- Concussion clinic
Volunteer / community outreach
- Louisville Ballet
- Local dance studios
- Running injury screens
- Reds Youth Academy
- Physical Literacy Day
- Flying Pig Marathon

Time Frame
- July - July (Start date: approximately July 1)
Locations
- The Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program is housed at the Winslow Location
  - The resident has access to all the research facilities in the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center including, but not limited to a fully equipped motion analysis laboratory and the Human Performance Laboratory