The Resident is a licensed therapist who demonstrates strong clinical knowledge and reasoning skills in SportsPhysical Therapy. The residency is a twelve month mentored experience designed to advance the knowledge and skills of the resident physical therapist through education, evidenced based practice, and management of diverse range of patient conditions as described by the Description Of Specialty Practice (DSP). In addition to providing direct patient care, the resident has additional clinical and non-clinical requirements and responsibilities, including didactic course work, collaborative interprofessional experiences, clinical research, and teaching, in their area of clinical subspecialty. The range of these activities, to meet residency program requirements will occur in a variety of MGH and non MGH settings including local universities, athletic venues, within school systems and in the community.A minimum of 2 years of experience is preferred. New graduate physical therapist may be considered. Graduate of accredited program of physical therapy, receiving a BS, BA, MS, MA, DPT or tDPT degree. Licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Successfully completes the MGH physical therapy department clinical orientation and competency assessment within three months of start of residency. Meet required certifications and/or pre-requisite course work prior to the start of the residency (ex. Sports = EMR course). Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. Applications from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged.
