Curriculum

The Medstar Health (MedStar)/The George Washington University (GW) will prepare residents to achieve our mission through a full-time, fourteen month program including:

Clinical Practice

• 24+ hours of weekly clinical practice with rotations across each of the clinical partners
• 4 additional hours of 1:1 mentored clinical practice per week with residency mentor faculty
• Participation in the physician clinics at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital and MedStar Health: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. 

Teaching

• 4-8 hours teaching per week in neurologic courses in the GW’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, including neuroscience and neurologic patient management courses. Hours vary depending on course demands.
• 1-2 additional hours per week of mentored teaching with instruction in educational theory, assessment methods, and instructional design.

Didactic Coursework

• 2 hours weekly didactic education and networking through the Neurologic Professional Education Consortium’s virtual webinars and online labs.

Scholarly Project

• 2-4 hours weekly “independent study” time to develop a scholarly project
• Past resident research projects have included quality improvement related to interdisciplinary training for early mobilization post-stroke; collaboration with the MS Society related to a falls prevention program*; development of fitness recommendations for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury; analysis of spatiotemporal gait changes in individuals with multiple sclerosis*; development of a clinical decision-making algorithm for individuals with disorders of consciousness;* case reports; development of an algorithm for Post Covid-19 weakness; and use of OPTIMAL motor learning framework in DPT education*.
  
  *Projects have been presented at regional and national professional conferences

Sample Weekly Schedule

Schedule will vary based on clinical rotation and teaching assignments