{"id":10170,"date":"2023-09-01T07:14:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?page_id=10170"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:45:13","slug":"program-goals-and-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/careers-education\/graduate-medical-education\/our-programs\/sports-physical-therapy-residency-program\/program-goals-and-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Physical Therapy &#8211; Program Goals &amp; Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_0af79395e38e5820adfee1acf3111ceb\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-gray-cool-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-program-goals-amp-objectives\">Sports Physical Therapy &#8211; Program Goals &amp; Objectives<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_a3b9430df7b736909cac82192330b7f2\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-white-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. To enhance the resident\u2019s ability to apply best available evidence in physical therapy in the care of patients.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Program participation allows access to a variety of research databases to find the highest level of available research for a given topic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The program will offer evidence from both the foundational and clinical sciences to the practice of physical therapy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The program will require the resident to accurately summarize and cite several articles as the basis of clinical practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.   Provide advanced knowledge in physical therapy foundational and clinical sciences.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The program will require the resident to apply evidence from the foundational sciences to the practice of physical therapy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitate and evaluate the use of tests and measures with high diagnostic value.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide education and mentoring to allow the resident to recognize a pattern of signs and symptoms in order to make an accurate diagnosis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Incorporate the utilization of efficient and \/or effective interventions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3.  Educate and evaluate the advanced skills in examination and treatment in the care of patients.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evaluate a thorough patient\/client history to include information regarding the patient\u2019s physical and psychosocial condition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate a thorough systems review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assess the appropriateness to relate findings of the history and examination to the pathophysiology of musculoskeletal conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate the use of objective tests for patient examination and re-examination that measure improvement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate the resident\u2019s plan of care that includes prediction of the patient\u2019s optimal level of improvement in function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate the utilization and implementation of appropriate treatment interventions, including referral to another health care provider.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate the resident ability to progress or modify treatment as indicated by patient response.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4.  Assess and evaluate exceptional professional behaviors with clients, patients and families while functioning in an inter-professional setting.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure that the resident will consistently exhibit post entry-level abilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5.  Provide the resident an opportunity to demonstrate high level teaching abilities in the didactic and clinical settings.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assess presentation feedback \/ evaluations to ensure favorable ratings from peers, mentors and community members regarding community based and conference presentations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> 6.  Assess the achievement of exceptional clinical outcomes.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The program will evaluate the resident\u2019s compilation of patients categorized by diagnosis early in the treatment process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate the resident\u2019s patient outcomes (via region-specific patient reported outcomes) treated by the resident to ensure, on average, clinically important change in function (pre to post scores).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assess resident\u2019s patient outcomes (via region-specific patient reported outcomes) quarterly in order to ensure improvements in care quality across quarters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7.  Provide the resident with critical inquiry initiatives to allow appraisal, application, assessment of research design and dissemination.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The program will provide the Resident opportunities to participate in a case study or ongoing research studies. 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