The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH)/ The George Washington University (GW) Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency is a year-long intensive specialty program for a licensed clinician to develop into an advanced pediatric physical therapist. The program aims to develop a skilled PT that will:
- Provide innovative and evidence based care to the pediatric population
- Advocate for and advance the integral role of physical therapy and rehabilitation in the management and prevention of impairments
- Possess system skills such as outcome measurement, quality improvement, project management and leadership within an interdisciplinary team
- Act as strong patient and family advocates
- Sit for the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) certification exam in pediatric physical therapy
The resident will be salaried employees of JHH with full-time benefits. Throughout the course of the program the resident will receive weekly one-on-one clinical mentoring in a variety of unique clinical and didactic experiences. In addition, the resident will develop leadership skills as well as participate in clinical research and graduate level teaching.
Partners
GW pediatric residents partner with nationally recognized health centers and community sites.
Experience
The JHH/GW Pediatric physical therapy residency is a 13.5-month experience including 30 hours of clinical work and 20 hours of didactic experiences, teaching and research exposure each week.
