My question pertains to the interview process. I have received an invite for consideration and an interview for particiaption within a orthopedic residency. I was wondering if anyone on here had experience with a residency or the interview process?
All the ones Ive seen are this bad. It is employer abuse of a model that will not benefit the student UNLESS the intrinsic knowledge and instruction of the program gives the reward for being a better clinician. This is where the problem is:I'm not aware of any residency (in-house program) that pays 30K. If such is the case, then know you are truly cheap labor.
a good mentor willing to actually take time outside of his or her schedule is a difficult find.
While recent research (albeit small and extremely limited in what exactly was measured - Rodgehero in JOSPT) does not support residency-trained clinicians as far as outcomes versus others, I beg to differ and I've seen this in 6 clinics already
All the ones Ive seen are this bad. It is employer abuse of a model that will not benefit the student UNLESS the intrinsic knowledge and instruction of the program gives the reward for being a better clinician. This is where the problem is:
How is a grad supposed to find this? He/she can't. It's a gamble. That's why I'm frustrated about this residency model currently which students are already turned off by from their debts.
Thank you for your long reply. I've tried discussing this before.
Can you please expand on this? The lack of evidence for the benfits is disconcerting and it seems the only thing to pull from is direct, observed product from clinicians such as yourself. What specifically in your six clinics have you noticed? Thought process? People skills? Better time and stress management? Problem solving?
Also, are you familiar with when the residency model was first started? Was it in the same year as the DPT?
Do you have a link available that shows this? Or a program in mind?
The intrinsic benefits outweigh the extrinsic, IMO. I became a better clinician quicker with the tutelage of my residency instructor. And I'd quantify "better" as being more apt to get to the end-result quicker (inductive AND deductive reasoning, prioritizing), way better clinical skills, differential dx skills, and interaction with other healthcare professionals.
Hi Alan,For the interested, here is a link to the study that compares fellows vs. residency-trained vs. plain old schlubs.
http://www.jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/jospt.2015.5255
It seems like folks who have been through a residency speak highly of having gone through a residency, but I have to wonder how much cognitive dissonance plays a role in this. Also, there's a great deal of self-selection going on here...folks who want to get into a residency, are accepted into a residency and complete it are likely not your average PT--which is why the results from the JOSPT article above are so difficult for me to reconcile.
I'd like to be an OCS within a couple years of practicing (< 6 months to graduation now). I've thought I'll just get a job, work with a lot of patients, carry around the book Orthopedic Physical Therapy Secrets, work my way through the Ortho section's Current Concepts study course and flip through JOSPT on a regular basis. Then take the test after a year or so and see what happens. If that "works" with a pass on the test, I wonder if I'll come out the other side and speak highly of the benefits of taking the autodidact route? I wonder if my outcomes with patients will be any different?
To be clear, I don't mean any disrespect to residency trained folks or their decisions.
FWIW.
EDIT: I realize this is off topic from the OPs original question. It was more just a personal reflection. Apologies for the tangent.
Ditto. I've done some brief reading on residency programs and for the life of me, I can't see the appeal. Add an additional stressful year of school after 7 years of education and make less money than your peers. Where do I sign???!!!Why are you doing a residency instead of just applying to ortho jobs?
It's very interesting returning to this forum and seeing a post I made over 7 years ago still garnering responses. I will say looking back completing a residency was 100% the right choice and went directly in line to what my professional goals were at the time. I have no reservation that it had a profound affect on my professional and clinical development as a new-grad clinician as I reflect back those several years ago. It gave me the capability to position myself in a role within a health system that fosters education and development. Am I biased towards post-professional education, i.e residency and fellowship, absolutely! But it's because of how much I've seen those who decide to pursue residency evolve into expert clinicians and future leaders of the profession.Ditto. I've done some brief reading on residency programs and for the life of me, I can't see the appeal. Add an additional stressful year of school after 7 years of education and make less money than your peers. Where do I sign???!!!
They seem to advertise these residencies with this aura of prestige and those who participate earn clout on their resumes. But I haven't found any that guarantee a salary increase. Now if it was similar to an apprenticeship where you're offered a position with great pay and benefits, I'd be interested.