Clinical residents will be expected to work 40-50 hours per week.
1. Clinical Services (Patient care) 50%
(Gundersen Sports Medicine)
- Limited patient load
- Work with credentialed and experienced physical therapists for mentoring in evaluation and rehabilitation of sports and orthopedic injuries
- Biomechanical Analysis
2. Teaching/Didactic Classroom 15%
(University of Wisconsin – La Crosse)
- Academic Staff/Laboratory Assistant
- Responsibility for selected class lectures
- Attendance in musculoskeletal curriculum
3. Clinical Sciences (Athletic Training experiences) 5-8%
- Game/Event coverage (variety of sports)
- Athletic training room observation and experiences
- Visitation to high schools for screening
4. Medical Sciences 2-5%
- MD/PAC clinical observation
- Walk-in acute sports injury clinic
- Observation of surgery
- General medical conferences through GLMC
5. Research 10-15%
- Clinical research project: Develop and approve proposal, perform data collection and analysis, discussion, abstract submission
- Presentations to Gundersen Sports Medicine
- Presentations to SPTS Team Concept or APTA Combined Sections Meeting
6. Education 10-15%
Attend and participate in:
- In-services
- Journal Club
- Sports/orthopedic presentations
- Coaches clinics
- Professional continuing education programs
- Strength and conditioning program
- Community education programs
- Develop an anthology of articles
*Opportunity to take graduate classes at:
- University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
- Transitional DPT program curriculum (pending program approval)
Maintain a daily log
- Patient population
- Readings
- Specific activities
- Self-development