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Samaritan Physical Rehabilitation Specialists is home to the only Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program in Mid-Willamette Valley. Our single resident set up allows our staff to foster resident growth while serving a diverse patient population with contemporary evidence-based care.
Our program is accredited through the American Board of Physical Therapy – Residency & Fellowship Education.
The Samaritan Physical Rehabilitation Specialists Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency is proud to report a current 100% graduation rate for all matriculated participants.
Our mission is to prepare orthopedic residents to provide world-class, evidence-based patient care through expert mentoring, specialty instruction, and professional development. Residents are empowered to serve their communities by delivering holistic care to individuals with orthopedic conditions across the lifespan.
We achieve our mission by emphasizing the following areas within our program:
Residents will participate in 4-hours a week of 1:1 mentoring sessions with orthopedic specialists to help challenge and advance the resident’s clinical reasoning. Through our focused mentoring, residents will develop the skills necessary to treat complex orthopedic cases and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
Residents will refine their hands-on practice through direct lab instruction across all body regions. Our labs will challenge residents to become proficient with advanced orthopedic manual techniques to improve evaluation and treatment approaches.
Our program offers 2-hours a week of in-person lectures from orthopedic and sports specialists that go far beyond the ABPTRFE program requirements. Through our lecture series, our residents will build expert-level content knowledge that will improve their clinical skills and help prepare them for the orthopedic specialty examination.
Residents will complete an individual community engagement project throughout their residency year, allowing them to build leadership skills and connect with our local Corvallis community. Residents have the opportunity to design their own engagement experience aligning with individual interests and passions.
Residents will have the opportunity to serve as adjunct faculty in the local DPT program, allowing them to build instruction and leadership skills. Residents will also present multiple journal club and didactic presentations throughout the year that will be available to the entire Samaritan Health Rehabilitation Departments.
In addition to pre-scheduled opportunities, residents will have the chance to participate and/or attend local and national conferences which foster advancement of evidence based orthopedic care. Specific opportunities can be arranged per resident interest, including but not limited to: physician shadowing, peer presentations with sports residents, research projects, and pro-bono rehabilitations services.
Residents will be required to read the Current Concepts of Orthopedic Physical Therapy Monographs (6th edition) over the course of the year with faculty-led case studies and mock-exam questions to help residents prepare for the OCS examination. Residents will also have access to Evidence in Motion and medbridge OCS preparation courses.
Applications for the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program should be completed through the American Physical Therapy Association’s centralized application system RF-PTCAS. Applications are due on Dec. 31.
Please note: To qualify as a residency candidate in our program, you must:
For questions or more information, please contact the program director by email or at 541-768-5157.
Samaritan Physical Rehabilitation Specialists employs residents as a paid physical therapist within the medical system. The resident salary is based on the sponsoring organization’s resident provider pay scale and subject to market rate increases as determined by the compensation and benefits department.
The resident will receive full-time benefits, including health insurance and financial assistance for continuing education and professional development. Funding to register to attend the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Section Meeting is offered to the resident.
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