Online Certificate Programs in Physical Therapy and Therapist

Certificate program consists of 22 credit hours, and is usually completed in 9 months.

Some courses are delivered online, while others are a hybrid of online and on-campus.

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HLP 560 is mostly online, except for a single in-person presentation with a lot of flexibility with scheduling.

HLP 590 has online components, but students initiate a healthy living program at a site of their choosing.

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Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy provides maximum flexibility for working clinicians. Fast-track your professional development and gain recognition as an OCS with no need to relocate. This one-year program includes online classes, two one-week long intensives held on our campus in Colorado and 150 hours of direct mentorship.

Residents learn manual therapy techniques such as high velocity low amplitude (HLVA) thrust manipulation and dry needling, as well as joint mobilization, neurodynamic mobilization, muscle energy, soft tissues techniques and exercise prescription.

Program FormatOnline classes with two one-week on-campus lab intensives.

Tuition for the 24-25 Academic Year$928 per credit hour.

Our orthopaedic residency approach is designed to find the very best PT in each participant. Theoretically this is a blending of many schools of thought in orthopaedic practice. than a patient based test re-test approach, we identify what both the therapist and the patient can each provide to develop the best care for the individual. We seek excellence in hands-on orthopaedic care, excellence in treatment delivery and excellence in ongoing learning in the treatment process. We seek the Magis, to strive to do and be the best we can be for others we seek Cura Personalis to provide optimal care to the whole person to best serve the patient and society.

Students in this program complete 150 hours of mentoring during this program.Residents-in-Training (RiT) will be guided in independent study in their primary employment mentoring site. Clinical mentoring will occur within the OCS and FAAOMPT community of affiliates to the Regis School of PT and the OMPT mentoring. Reflective professional development will include the use of outcomes tracking for clinical practice benchmarked against national standards.

Residents obtain mentorship through agreement with OCS, as part of their employment if employed at a site in partnership with the ROPT program, or with graduates current Fellows-in-Training of the Regis Residency in OMPT, which represents over 150 board-certified specialists for mentorship throughout the U.S.

Physical Therapy and Therapist is offered as a hybrid model of learning, providing maximum flexibility for working clinicians. During this one-year program, classes are held online and are organized in a series of five courses, totaling 12 credit hours delivered over three semesters. Two one-week long intensives, held on our campus in Denver, compliment the online courses.

Regis University Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy is accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education as a post-professional Residency program for physical therapists in Orthopaedics.

The Regis University Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy is not accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) which accredits entry level physical therapist education.

All application materials for the OMPT Residency program should be submitted through the Residency and Fellowship Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service (RF-PTCAS), including:.

Candidates with a non-PT terminal degree are eligible for entry if they graduated prior to 2017 with a CAPTE-approved terminal education.

Applicants must have a valid physical therapy licensure in the United States and in the state(s) of practice OR eligible and successfully complete licensure before officially beginning studies for new graduates.

Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year: $928 per credit hour Total program credits:12 Tuition is one part of the overall cost of attendance, which includes all expenses students may have, including basic living costs. Tuition and fees are subject to change.

Technology fees are paid once during the program.

Physical Therapy and Therapist is not eligible for Federal Aid which includes state aid.

2021-3 reports for 2020-22 graduates.

First-time pass rates on ABPTS board certification examination. ROPT 93% 2021-23 report for 2020-22 graduates. (2023 graduates take exam in March 2024).

Program completion rate. ROPT 20-23 (38 39 97%) for 2020-23.

Program retention rate. ROPT 20-23 (38 39 97%) for 2020-23.

We teach both manual therapy techniques such as high velocity low amplitude (HLVA) thrust manipulation and dry needling as a part of our residency courses. These techniques are in addition to joint mobilization, neurodynamic mobilization, muscle energy, soft tissues techniques, and exercise prescription taught within the program. Regis University School of Physical Therapy for many years has been a leader in manual therapy techniques.

Residents complete a minimum of 1,350 hours of clinical practice focused on orthopaedic physical therapy during the program. This includes virtual rounds, 300 hours of didactic education, and 150 hours of direct one-on-one clinical practice working with one or mentors.

Residents in the RUROPT will have access to graduates and current fellowship students. This represents over 145 Fellowship graduates, with over 200 potential mentors from our Graduates and current Fellows-in-Training as a combined group for potential mentorship throughout the United States. These highly training and motivated clinicians will be an excellent lead source for mentor time and additional learning in the program. Additionally student in the program may have access to other qualified PT mentors in their place of employment who agree to mentor for some or all of the 150 hours.

Mentors do not need to be established prior to starting the residency program.We will accept individuals without a set mentor as long as they are aware and committed to obtaining mentoring through developing a mentor relationship as soon as possible within the program. As the Residency is a defined one year process, obtaining a mentor s within the first three months of the Residency is very important.

Mentors are required to be physical therapists who are either OCS certified, graduates of an orthopaedic residency or fellowship, or have significant and current experience ( than three years) in orthopaedic focused practice. Any U.S. licensed PT in good standing that is qualified is potentially eligible to mentor a resident in our program. We will need to establish a contractual relationship with new mentors, but this is typically a relatively simple process.

It is important to note when discussing the residency with an employer that there will be time-off needed to complete the 2 1-week long intensives on our campus in Denver, Colorado. Additionally time off may also be needed to complete the 150 1:1 mentoring hour requirement. If your mentor is in your place of employment you may not need to take as much time off. However, if not, be sure that you discuss this aspect of the program. 150 hours of mentor time over the course of a year is equivalent to four weeks of work time, and this is in addition to the 2 1-week intensives.

Once the student is admitted to the program Regis will work with the employer to set up a site agreement. We anticipate that we will have a select number of sites that reach out to us and we will help match those employers with a residency student when appropriate.

Licensure is required by the start of the program, however students (new graduates) that are not licensed at the time of application can be admitted conditionally. Students that start in the residency must have a valid physical therapy licensure in the United States and be licensed in the state of practice. The license must not be under suspension, revocation or probationary status.

Our Residency program is unique as you will get a higher level of interaction with our OMPT fellows during the program in a variety of ways. We will have many fellows across the country that will serve as mentors for the 150 hours needed for Residency 1:1 mentoring time. In addition, our fellows will interact in courses, online virtual rounds, and 2 week ground-based time at Regis. We will have a number of modules that will certainly give you the content needed for OCS level clinical decision making but importantly there will be many opportunities to advance your practice in other ways beyond just the didactic knowledge component of practice.

We develop thought leaders, researchers, innovators, advocates and builders of the profession. We do not isolate our ideas, we share and promote them for all to use. Looking to the structure of the residency, the hybrid model allows for a distance approach along with the two week long intensives on campus. Dry Needle training up to a level I completion will be in place.

The majority of our residents are full-time or at least 80% time employed clinicians. One advantage of our residency program is that it can be completed by the full-time clinician without the need to cut back on hours or relocate. All of our courses utilize a hybrid online learning environment which means that you can work on your coursework anytime of the day, and any day of the week. There are two week intensives in the fall and spring that require attendance on campus at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. One additional trip to campus is required for the final practicum examination. The amount of time required per week depends on the courses you are enrolled in at the time. Residents should typically plan on approximately 20 hours per week however, time varies depending upon your learning style.

No. Students in the residency are employed independent of Regis University and the residency program. Students in our program are responsible for finding their own employment and or mentors. This distance model intentionally allows flexibility for both new graduates, or established physical therapists to enter into residency training.

Employment at a clinic which supports the resident by including the residency cost logistics (all or some) into the employment contract. sites to complete some all of the 150 1-1 hours.

Employment at a clinic which does not directly support the residency program, and the resident will need to obtain mentoring from mentors that are clinical affiliates of the Regis Residency.

Site which is partnered with Regis to offer an employee (of theirs, not of Regis) enrollment for the one year residency as part of their employment including the mentorship time.

Our residency students will need to address negotiate the time away needed from work in order to complete the program. Depending on your mentor situation this may include the full 150 hours of 1:1 time needed throughout the one-year program. It will also include the two 1-week long labs held on our campus in Fall and Spring.

The Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Certificate of Completion is offered by the School of Physical Therapy within the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions.