Miven Donato, DPT, DC, MOMT, Adjunct Faculty, Dolphin Health and Education

We are proud to announce our newly developed orthopedic physical therapy residency program in Southern Oregon that will soon receive credentialing by the APTA.  This is a 50-week (12 months) residency program developed and lead by nationally recognized experts in the field of orthopedic physical therapy.

OPTIONAL FLEXIBILITY:  A part-time, 2-3 year long residency program is also available.  Residents will still complete the same number of hours as the year-long residency program.

OUR MISSION is to provide clinical education that accelerates an orthopedic physical therapist's professional development in becoming a resource, educator, and mentor to others as a recognized:

1.  Highly skilled patient care provider.

2.  Competent consumer/analyzer of the scientific literature.

3.  Board certified orthopedic clinical specialist (OCS).

OUR GOALS:

1.  To provide clinical education to create highly skilled patient-care providers.

2.  To provide competence with utilizing the scientific literature related to orthopedic physical therapy.

3.  To obtain diplomate status of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS).

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:

• 120 hours of classroom/lab instruction (8 hrs/day x 15 days).
• 120 hours of independent study (24 courses x 5 hrs/course).
• 150 hours of 1:1 supervision while treating patients.
• 1200 hours of unsupervised clinical practice.

Residents will receive training in advanced clinical practice using evidence-based guidelines, small group classroom/lab instruction, integrated and supervised independent study, one-on-one clinical supervision with clinical faculty while treating patients, and preparation for the ABPTS Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) examination.

You may download the announcement form below:

RPT Ortho PT Residency Announcement Form.pdf

All graduates of this residency program will receive a diploma or certificate of completion upon completing the requirements.

The residency program begins each January or August and ends in December or July of the following year.  All residents will provide direct unsupervised patient care as part time or full time RPT employees.

CLINICAL FACULTY:

Edsen Donato, DPT, DSc, OCS, CHT, CSCS
Cuong Pho, DPT, OCS, SCS, CHT, ATC

ADJUNCT FACULTY:

Miven Donato, DPT, DC, MOMT

CLASSROOM / LAB INSTRUCTOR:

Joseph Godges, PT, DPT, MA, OCS

To learn how to apply for this program, please click on this tab, or click on the How to Apply tab on the left column.

Otherwise, for more details and information about the content of this residency program, please contact: