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Thanks for the link. I'm also interested in a clinical residency after I graduate. I just finished my first semester of PT school. Is it too soon to start planning? Does anyone have any advice on how to get started or network? I'm unsure about how to proceed this early in the game.
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IMHO it is not too early to start planning. Depending on the type of clinical education one receives, those experiences may give you a better since of what practice setting you want to be in. I, too, am interested in clinical residencies after DPT school. At this time Neurology and/or neuromuscular residencies are my current interest. That may change, but I think it takes prudent planning; maybe even more so for us since residencies are still a growing aspect of the PT field
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I was actually looking at TWU's residencies. Like other programs, they seem fairly competitive! Any insight from professors?
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I haven't exactly asked about the residencies yet. lol, but from what I hear from the former students and from professors' mentions is that the TIRR Neuro residency is really difficult to get into. Other than that, I have no idea. I wasn't planning to do a residency anytime soon after I graduate as I was planning to do their DPT-PhD track, but that may change quickly haha.
As soon as school gets started again next semester, I'll ask more about it from my professors and those who also work at TIRR Neuro.
As soon as school gets started again next semester, I'll ask more about it from my professors and those who also work at TIRR Neuro.
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I, like you, am still considering the PhD route as well goyo. I am still uncertain about that path, so time will tell. A number of my professors, especially the clinical director has mentioned that residencies may be the future for DPTs. Much of it is speculative, but some of my chief reasons for considering it would be to expedite my path to specialization and to hopefully allow me to get into academia/teaching mode should that be where life takes me one day.
If your goal is to teach, why do a residency? The purpose of a residency is, as you already stated, to develop a clinician who is an expert in a given area of practice. The PhD rout seems better suited to expedite your transition to academia.
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You make a valid point. At this juncture, the operative word(s) is that I THINK teaching is something I would be interested in down the line. Besides teaching, research is another huge component of any PhD program, and I am not quite certain if that is what I want to do for another half decade or so before earning the PhD. I am also thinking about some of the opportunity costs that goes along with a 4-7 PhD program after my DPT training. A number of the residencies I have looked into incorporate teaching(DPT students) as a part of one's responsibilities. I know that I want to practice in a clinical capacity, so my interests are not exclusive to teaching.
I look forward to garnering some clarity once I am done my first few clinical rotations and complete my research responsibilities throughout the program.
I think it depends on what one would like to teach. If it is related to the clinical practice of physical therapy then board certification, post grad training (i.e. residency/fellowship in given area and/or DPTSc/ScD and/or PhD), and years of experience.
If interested in research of physical therapy then PhD in physical therapy or rehab.
If interested in teaching beginner courses in physical therapy, non clinical physical therapy coursework or not in physical therapy school at all, then PhD in preferred area.
