Physical Therapy | Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency Program

The Boston Children’s Hospital Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency Program is anAmerican Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education-accredited program housed in the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Services at Boston Children's Hospital.

Boston Children’s Hospital is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the United States and a major teaching facility ofHarvard Medical School。BCH是一个致力于儿科和青少年医疗保健的综合医疗中心，致力于卓越的患者护理，教学和研究。作为居民，您将可以使用所有部门资源，其中包括高素质和经验丰富的临床医生和教师，广泛的教学经验，教学和研究机会。

Mission

The mission of Boston Children’s Hospital Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency Program is to provide licensed physical therapists who have a strong interest in pediatrics. The residency provides an opportunity for an advanced, intensive clinical and didactic training, with strong mentoring in order to become a clinician, researcher, and educator of choice with a pediatric specialization.

Program goals:

1. graduate physical therapists from the residency that are prepared to pursue ABPTS certification in pediatric physical therapy
2. provide opportunities to critically review evidence based literature and to contribute to this body of knowledge
3. provide opportunities to engage in different models of service delivery in pediatric physical therapy
4. prepare the resident to contribute to the profession through teaching
5. 一贯支持所有网站居民的专业发展和个人成长

入学标准：

• graduate of accredited physical therapy program
• one year experience a physical therapist with the equivalent of at least six months in pediatrics, or one year experience with an extended clinical pediatric internship of six months.
• meets all the requirements for employment at Boston Children’s Hospital
• licensed or eligible for licensure in Massachusetts
• current CPR certification
• 录取过程
• submit completed RF-PTCAS application by deadline https://portal.rfptcas.org/
• 最终候选人需要的现场面试

Highlights of the program include:

• 物理疗法教师包括15位儿科认证专家，一名骨科认证专家和一名神经系统认证专家
• shared faculty with Boston Children's Hospital Occupational Therapy Residency Program, including 2 Board Certified Pediatric Specialists
• full-time benefited employee of Boston Children's Hospital
• participate in Boston Children's Hospital Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (LEND) as a fellow
• combined experiences with Boston Children's Hospital Occupational Therapy Resident
• shared didactic experiences with Harvard Medical School Residency Programs (Orthopedic, Neurology, Pain, Medicine)
• teaching assistant as part of the department’s educational opportunities at area PT program.
• chronic pediatric pain module at the Mayo Family Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Pain Center at our Waltham campus
• participate in multidisciplinary clinics
• participate in research

计划成果：

• Number of residency years: 8
• 毕业生人数：8
• Number of LEND Fellows (since 2018): 3
• Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy (PCS) exam pass rate: 88 percent

Application deadline:2021年12月31日

Residency dates:July 5, 2022, to June 30, 2023

Inquiries should be directed to:

Heather Molind, PT, DPT, PCS, ATC
Director, Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency
现场协调员的临床Education

Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Services
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
电话：617-355-7212
传真: 617-730-0151
Email:heather.molind@childrens.harvard.edu