Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship Program
Credentialed by the American Physical Therapy Association's Clinical Residency and Fellowship Program Credentialing Committee
Program Director: Ronald J. Schenk PT PhD OCS FAAOMPT Cert. MDT
The Daemen College Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship Program, in partnership with local health systems and private physical therapist owned private practices, provides post professional orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) education. The foundations of clinical science and research are integrated with respect to maintenance of the highest ethical standards, while advancing the profession in providing a high quality of care and practice that is evidence-based.
Fellowship / residency education will be the primary means for achieving advanced psychomotor and analytical skills in OMPT, based on a foundation of orthopaedic manual physical therapy education provided in the post professional physical therapy curriculum.
- The Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship Program allows students to combine tDPT (13 credits), fellowship specific (9credits), and residence/mentorship (8 credits) courses so that they may earn an advanced certificate in this area of expertise, which is registered with the New York State Education Department.
- Completion of the program will earn the Fellowship credential through the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FAAOMPT).
Fellowship Course May 2-3, 2008 PT 720 Spinal Manipulation
Fellowship Program Courses
Transitional DPT courses:
- PT 703 Differential Diagnosis (3 credits)
- PT 704 Musculoskeletal Examination & Treatment (5 credits)
- PT 705 Evidence Based Practice (2 credits)
- PT 707 Pharmacology (3 credits)
Advanced courses in OMPT, program electives, clinical research:
- PT 720 Spinal Manipulation (3 credits)*
- PT 721 Neuromuscular Mobilization (2 credits)
- PT 722 Spinal Exercise Strategies (2 credits)
- PT 723 Integrated Management of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (2 credits)*
* Requires Musculoskeletal Examination & Treatment as Prerequisite
Fellowship Specific Residency / Mentorship (440 total hours) includes:
- PT 724 OMPT Residency (130 hours of direct one-to-one mentorship (3 credits)
- PT 725 Problem Solving in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (2 credits)
- PT 726 Research Project (2 credits)
- PT 727 Review course for Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) (1 credit)
Total = 30 credits
To see the list of course offerings for Spring 2008 click here.
View the Plan of Study
For further information on the Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy contact Ron Schenk at 716-839-8360 or at rshenck@daemen.edu
