Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program

The Ortho Residency Program provides practicing physical therapists with advanced training in orthopaedic:

The program also places an emphasis on using research and the literature to maintain practice within the scope of evidence-based physical therapy.

UPMC Centers for Rehab Services funds the program, housed within several outpatient clinics. The UPMC Rooney Sports Complex serves as our main training location. The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex serves as an additional training location.

Licensed physical therapists that have already completed an entry-level program who want to:

The Orthopaedic PT Residency Program runs 16 successive months starting in August.

The curriculum for our Orthopaedic Residency Program offers many learning opportunities.

Residents will conduct approximately 30 hours of weekly clinical care.

Training will include:

Weekly mentoring with our sports and orthopaedic PT residency faculty (approximately 2-3 hours/week).
Weekly Sports Conference — The University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Grand Rounds presentations — The University of Pittsburgh Department of Physical Therapy (DPT).
Journal clubs and "Mortality and Morbidity" conferences.
Teaching assistance in the entry-level DPT program's musculoskeletal class series at Pitt.
Clinical reasoning and research application module.

Our residency program faculty teach on-site didactic courses on:

Clinical practice: 30 hours/week (on average).
Mentoring: 2 to 3 hours/week.
Orthopaedics - Sports Conference: W 6:00-7:00 a.m.
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Therapy (DPT) Grand Rounds.
Teaching assistance (Pitt DPT musculoskeletal program): 6-8 hours/week during academic semesters.
Didactic orthopaedic residency modules: Fridays, most often from 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Other activities (vary by week): resident journal club, complex patient conference.

Keelan R. Enseki, MS, PT, ATC, OCS, SCS

Program Director

UPMC Centers for Rehab Services — UPMC Rooney Sports Complex
ensekr@upmc.edu

Core Faculty:

UPMC Centers for Rehab Services Orthopaedic PT Program Outcomes

Tuition: $7,700.
Salary: $46,716/ year ($22.46/ hour).
Tuition is deducted in equal amounts from biweekly paychecks throughout the 16-month program.
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, Paid Time Off, Continuing Education allotment, Medbridge subscription.

Applications must be made through both RF-PTCAS and the UPMC Careers website. (Physical Therapy Resident in McKeesport, PA - UPMC – Job Link).

To learn more, email Keelan Enseki, MS, PT, ATC, OCS, SCS - Orthopaedic PT Residency Program Director: ensekr@upmc.edu