Fellowship

The mission of the FGCU Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship program is to provide an educational program to develop graduates who will demonstrate high level of effectiveness in clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, manual therapy skills, and clinical decision making in orthopedics within a whole-body approach. Fellowship graduates will demonstrate skills as advanced practitioners who will contribute to society and the profession through providing evidence-grounded treatments, research, and teaching in field of orthopedic manual physical therapy practice to the orthopedic clients they serve. 

The mission of the FGCU-OMPTFP supports the mission and goals of the University, the Marieb College of Health & Human Services, and the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. 

FELLOWSHIP COURSES AS CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

The fellowship courses that take place on campus are eligible for continuing education credit in Florida. Continuing education credit will be the equivalent to the credit hours earned. Rule 64B17-9.001 (7a)

Institutional Accreditation

Information on FGCU institutional accreditation is available at https://www.fgcu.edu/Provost/accreditation.html

Program Accreditation

The FGCU OMPT Fellowship program has obtained candidacy status accreditation through the American Board of Physical Therapy Residence & Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE).

FELLOWSHIP COURSES AS CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

The fellowship courses that take place on campus are eligible for continuing education credit in Florida. Continuing education credit will be the equivalent to the credit hours earned. Rule 64B17-9.001 (7a)

Program Requirements for 2020-2021 Catalog Year

The FGCU OMPT fellowship program is open to any physical therapist who has successfully completed the ABPTS OCS certification examination or has completed an APTA accredited residency in orthopedic physical therapy. Physical therapists are admitted into the FGCU OMPT fellowship program in April of each year, with the program starting in August of that same year. To be considered for admittance all application materials must be received before March 31^st.

In addition to be considered for admission in the FGCU OMPT fellowship program the candidate will have to submit the following program application materials need to be considered for the program:

• An essay about the reason and expectations of the participant to enroll in a fellowship program (this should include your personal professional goals you would like to meet while in the program)
• Official transcripts from all previous institutions of higher learning
• Two references from professional colleagues
• Current resume which includes continuing education activities
• Copy of professional state license (and OCS certification)
• Proof of current malpractice insurance coverage
• Submit a video in which you perform an orthopedic evaluation and at least some parts of intervention. As part of this video you need to explain your evaluation and intervention rationale. Make sure that it includes a patient release of information and consent to share this video with FGCU admissions team
• $100 application fee

RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP COURSES AS CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

The residency and fellowship courses that take place on campus are eligible for continuing education credit in Florida. Continuing education credit will be the equivalent to the credit hours earned. Rule 64B17-9.001 (7a)

Official Course Descriptions

Search for official course descriptions by using the Course Description Search utility.

Go to the Course Descriptions Search Web page, then follow these steps:

1. Select an Academic Year from the TERM dropdown (required)
2. Select a course prefix from one of the SUBJECT dropdowns (required)
3. Enter search words in the TEXT field (optional, but will narrow the search results)
4. Press Search

 

Getting started with the Course Schedule Search

Search for program courses by using the Course Schedule Search utility.

Go to the Course Schedule Search Web page, then follow these steps:

1. Select an Academic Year from the TERM dropdown (required)
2. Select one or more of the search options to narrow your results (for example, CAMPUS, COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT, LEVEL, PREFIX*, COURSEATTRIBUTE**).  For virtual or web courses, select VIRTUAL in the CAMPUS field.
3. Press Search.

*A course prefix is a three-letter designator for a major division of an academic discipline (for example, ACG for Accounting , BSC for Biological Science, ENC for English Composition).  See the Degree Requirements page for a list of courses (with prefix and number) that can be used to fulfill degree requirements.

**A course attribute identifies specific characteristics of courses that can be used in a Degree Evaluation to satisfy a degree requirement. (Course attribute examples are Humanities courses - GEHM and Social Science courses - GESO.)

 

1. Fellows-in-training (FIT) will provide high quality patient care for those with orthopedic conditions, consistent with being a fellow in the AAOMPT.
2. Fellows-in-training will engage in evidence-based practice. 
3. Fellows-in-training will adapt to the changing roles physical therapists play in the health care system.
4. The FGCU fellowship program will be a nationally recognized provider for post-professional clinical training within the area of orthopedic therapy. 
5. Fellows-in-training will become advanced clinical mentors, teachers, and consultants for other physical therapists, physical therapy residents, and members of the health care community (general physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, etc.)
6. Provide affordable fellowship training to physical therapists from all areas of the country.

 

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees for the FGCU OMPT fellowship program totals $3,500. This does not include the cost that is related to the on-campus activities and the one-on-one mentoring hours. 

Financial Aid Opportunities

There is no Financial Aid available for this program at this time.