- My bad. Closer to 50-55k I believe after tuition. There are a few that are very solid and have no tuition charge though. You will do A LOT outside of clinic but it's to remain within the necessary requirements to keep accreditation and give you a full wage. Expect up to 60-70 hours a week to complete case studies, EBP, surgical sitins, outcome tracking if it has moved to that, and mentorship/didactics for your caseload.
That's hell but it's a difference in work responsibilities. 30 hrs more psychological work rather than physical is very very different and much more balanced.
Ex. Learning the correct open and closed chain exercises for successful knee rehab reading at night as you progress through rehab stages with different loads based on MOI. Implement during the day as you work and bill
My personal view is that if we can't be compensated at the 1-5% salary range, at least, (55k approximately) then the residencies are harming field integrity since it is preceding extra compensation from value based healthcare analytics currently. You can't have someone do a peds residency and then dip out to make 100k+ in Home Health for the next few years to pay down accumulated interest from loans and time loss from full pay for 12 months. Like what's the point? If the program coordinators aren't taking that into account then they are crazy.
They still aren't like general practice dentistry and community pharmacy residencies at least.....heck, even some of the hospital ones. Talk about generational exploitation! Look at some of their forums.
