The Geriatric Residency Program provides practicing physical therapists with advanced training in geriatrics:
- Exams
- Decision-making
- Intervention techniques
The program also places an emphasis on using research and the literature to maintain practice within the scope of evidence-based physical therapy.
UPMC Rehabilitation Institute funds the program, housed within the following:
- UPMC St. Margaret.
- UPMC Mercy.
- UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.
- UPMC South Side Outpatient Center.
- UPMC Seneca Place Skilled Nursing Facility.
Who should apply to the Geriatric PT Residency Program?
Licensed physical therapists that have already completed an entry-level program who want to:
- Receive further training in the subspecialty of geriatric physical therapy.
- Become board-certified clinical specialists in geriatric physical therapy.