Sports Medicine Center Residency Awarded Accreditation

Sports Physical Therapy Residency Accreditation

Minnesota Sports Medicine’s Sports Physical Therapy Residency is credentialed by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The APTA is the largest national professional organization serving more than 66,000 physical therapists.

The prestigious designation names the residency as an accredited one-year post-professional program for physical therapists seeking to advance their training and skills in sports medicine. It is one of only ten such programs nationwide and the only program in Minnesota.

“The designation recognizes MSM’s commitment to the development of high-quality multidisciplinary education and research programs for sports medicine providers,” said Minnesota Sports Medicine executive director, Dennis O’Donnell, MHA, PT.

The residency accepts one to two physical therapists annually and offers wide-ranging coursework, including working side-by-side sports medicine and orthopaedic physicians, direct clinical care, on-the-field service, sports surgery observation and a research project. On conclusion of the residency, physical therapists are prepared to start a sports medicine practice and to sit for the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Sports Clinical Specialist Examination.

Minnesota Sports Medicine is the area’s largest network of sports medicine physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists and athletic trainers. It is a community leader in sports medicine treatment, research and education. For more information about the Sports Physical Therapy Residency or Minnesota Sports Medicine, call 952-944-5314 or visit www.mnsportsmed.org