OrthoVirginia Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency
A PT residency is a post-graduate program designed to provide specialized training in orthopedics. It includes one-on-one mentoring, weekly lectures and discussions, journal clubs, physician shadowing, and skills labs. These components are specifically designed to enhance clinical thinking and accelerate clinical training by 3-5 years.
Program Mission
To provide current, evidence-based, post-professional educational opportunities in the specialty of orthopedics to set the standard of excellence in patient-centered, high quality care one patient and one clinician at a time. The OrthoVirginia Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency will maintain a faculty and guest lecturer pool of high-quality, evidence-based providers to assist in the advancement of our residents.
Application deadline May 31, 2025
Accreditation
OrthoVirginia’s Orthopedic PT Residency Program has been granted its initial accreditation by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE) through 2028. Our program is the 5th accredited orthopedic program in the state of Virginia.
Accreditation by the ABPTRFE is the industry standard of quality and excellence of a Residency Program. This initial accreditation showcases our program’s dedication to educational standards, ethical business practice, accountability in practice and continuous improvement to the program and physical therapy profession.
This orthopedic residency program is not subject to accreditation by the Commision on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
Program Cost
OrthoVirginia’s Orthopedic Residency is provided to accepted residents at no tuition. Residents will be responsible for the purchasing of the text used throughout the residency as well as the fees associated with the OCS Exam.
ABPTRFE Financial Fact Sheet (PDF)
Faculty
- Program Director: Kristin Huppi PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
- Luke Berguson PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
- Neil Parry, PT, DPT, OCS
- Lauren Anderson, PT, DPT, OCS
- Kim Warzynski PT, DPT, COMT
- John Wilkinson PT, DPT, OCS
Overview of Curriculum
OrthoVirginia’s Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency program is a 15 month residency. Our curriculum was developed in conjunction with the Academy of Orthopedics Current Concepts monographs as our source text to best prepare our residents to sit for their OCS exam.
Throughout the program residents will participate in:
- 30 hours spent with a clinical caseload
- 10 hours/week performing didactic learning experiences including:
- Weekly lectures (60 minutes in length)
- Monthly Journal Clubs
- Physican and Surgical Shadowing
- Other educational opportunities include:
- Minimum of two (2) in-services
- Clinical Instructor to DPT students in clinic
- Two (2) Live Patient Exams
- Two (2) written exams
Residency Outcomes
- Program Completion Rate: 100%
- Program Graduation Rate: 100%
- Program Exam Passing Rate: 100%
FAQs
The residency is ideal for therapists seeking to advance their clinical thought process and confidence in treating orthopedic patients. The ideal candidate is intrinsically motivated to continue learning post-graduation and stay up-to-date with best practices. They also desire networking opportunities with like-minded therapists across the company and region.
OrthoVirginia offers a unique environment as a physician-owned practice, with physicians willing to allow residents to shadow them in clinics and operating rooms. Our excellent faculty, with diverse training and specialties, helps residents maximize their learning potential.
At the end of the residency, residents will sit for the Board Certification exam in Orthopedics. To be eligible for this exam, candidates must either complete an orthopedic residency or accumulate 2,000 hours of patient care in the practice setting. New for this year, applicants need 2,000 direct patient care hours or evidence of observational or mentored patient care hours, subdivided into body region groupings.
While preparation for this exam is challenging, it does not include a clinical application of skills to demonstrate efficiency in thought processes, nor does it have a manual component to demonstrate proficiency of skill. The residency program prepares residents not only to pass this exam but also to demonstrate excellence in their evaluation and treatment of orthopedic cases.
All cohorts will start in August and run for 15 months through November of the following year.
The program will work to find mentors in your region if a mentor cannot be found at your specific site. We conduct virtual meetings on Teams during the week, and our quarterly skills labs alternate between Richmond and Northern Virginia.
The residency is at no cost to the resident. The resident will sign a contract to repay OrthoVirginia for failure to complete the program/pass the OCS exam or if they leave the company prior to the contract date.
Residents will have a 30/10 split for clinical and non-clinical (didactic) hours. The residents’ non-clinical hours will be consist of but not limited to, lecture, lab, experiential learning with other providers in the company, mentoring sessions with mentor and weekly calls with the program director.
Residents will maintain their full salary during their residency period despite the reduction in clinical hours.
Find out more
For inquiries on the program or to apply, please email program director Kristin Huppi at [email protected].