Fellowship

in Sports & Orthopedic Manual Therapy

about

ABOUT

IAR offers a part-time Fellowship in Sports and Orthopedic Manual Therapy. IAR is Accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education, a division of the American Physical Therapy Association, and recognized by the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists as a post-professional fellowship program for physical therapists in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy. The entire curriculum is based on the Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Description of Advanced Specialty Practice, and is elevated to the application of the athletic and active populations. Upon graduation, clinicians will be prestigiously recognized and credentialed as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapist (FAAOMPT).

DIDATIC

The didactic component is a dynamic hybrid-learning model that combines unique opportunities for collaboration with IAR faculty and other students through online workshops and live weekend intensives. The didactic portion provides the clinician 200 hours of advanced clinical knowledge in manual physical therapy as it relates to each body region. It exposes the clinician to all aspects of orthopedics while integrating these aspects into the sports arena. The online portion is conveniently completed wherever the clinician resides. The weekend intensives will integrate the online information into practical application and take the clinician through robust lab periods to increase motor skill acquisition in manual therapy examination and intervention, and advanced exercise prescription. The weekend intensives are offered multiple times throughout the year and are completed in one of our network clinics across various locations. The part - time set up allows sufficient time to increase the clinician's clinical reasoning in the performance of advanced therapeutic examination and intervention techniques under the guidance of experts in the field.

CLINICAL MENTORING

The mentoring portion provides opportunity for the clinician to work one-on-one with expert orthopedic and sports faculty mentors, specifically Fellowship Trained Manual Therapists, in the clinical setting for a total of 150 supervised contact hours. Mentoring is considered to be the most valuable component of the Fellowship because it effectively bridges the gap between the didactic portions and real life situations in the clinic. While there are many forms of mentoring, our program advocates in person and on site experiences between the mentor and student. All mentors must be approved by the IAR faculty to ensure the Fellow in training receives the best experience. Clinical mentoring can be scheduled part-time or full-time at the discretion of the selected clinician. Upon successful completion of the clinical mentoring portion, graduates will possess an incomparable skill set of intervention techniques, clinical reasoning, and patient interaction strategies.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

97% graduation rate
67% of graduates enter sports related field
42% of graduates enter faculty mentor / teaching position
35% of graduates enter private practice / cash practice / entrepreneurship

admission standards

ADMISSION STANDARDS

Licensed Physical Therapist in good standing
Graduate of an APTA / ABPTRFE Accredited Orthopedic or Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program
Board Certified Clinical Specialists in Orthopedics and/or Sports

curriculum

CURRICULUM

ONLINE COURSES:

CC - Core Concepts
CM1 - Differential Diagnosis: Lumbar & SIJ
CM1 - Functional Biomechanics & Analysis: LSIJ
CM1 - Core Stability Concepts
CM2 - Differential Diagnosis: Cervical & Thoracic
CM2 - Functional Biomechanics & Analysis: CT
CM2 - Performance Breathing
CM3 - Differential Diagnosis: Lower Extremity
CM3 - Functional Biomechanics & Analysis: LE
CM3 - ACL Management: Current & Emerging Concepts
CM3 - Lower Extremity Performance & Return to Sport
CM4 - Differential Diagnosis: Upper Extremity
CM4 - Functional Biomechanics & Analysis: UE
CM4 - Thrower's Pathology & Management
CM4: Upper Extremity Performance & Return to Sport
OF1 - Sports Performance in Rehabilitation
OF2 - Advanced Management of the Specialty Athlete
OF3 - Business & Entrepreneurship Concepts in PT
OF4 - Pharmacology / Ergogenics / Orthobiologics / TMD / Imaging
Bi-monthly virtual clinical reasoning sessions with Fellows and IAR Faculty

WEEKEND INTENSIVES:

CM1 - Clinical Management of the Lumbar & SIJ in Orthopedics
CM2 - Clinical Management of the Cervical & Thoracic Spine in Orthopedics
CM3 - Clinical Management of the Lower Extremity in Orthopedics
CM4 - Clinical Management of the Upper Extremity in Orthopedics
ACM1 - Advanced Clinical Management of the Lumbar Spine & SIJ in Sports
ACM2 - Advanced Clinical Management of the Cervical & Thoracic Spine in Sports
ACM3 - Advanced Clinical Management of the Extremities in Sports
ACM4 - Advanced Elective (24 hours required - Select 1)
- RDN1 - Regenerative Dry Needling Level 1 (Fellow in Training discount provided)
- RDN2 - Regenerative Dry Needling Level 2 (Fellow in Training discount provided)
- RRS - Running Rehabilitation Specialist Certification
- Comprehensive Management of Sports Related Concussion (Fellow in Training discount provided)
  - in Partnership with Clinic To Field Physical Therapy
  - Course details and registration

**Online CM1 - 4 courses integrate with CM1 - 4 weekend intensives. Online OF1 - 4 courses integrate with ACM1 - 3 weekend intensives. It is highly recommended that students in the Fellowship complete CM1 - 4 (in any order) PRIOR to completing ACM1 - 4 (in any order).

**All ONLINE CM1 - 4 courses are ONLY part of the IAR Fellowship, and are NOT offered if the student is only completing the independent CSOMT.

**Clinicians who transfer into the IAR Fellowship from non- IAR Residency programs must complete Core Concepts (online) in addition to the remaining requirements of the program. Clinicians may also purchase the IAR Residency online courses OR1 - OR7 to enhance the transition and integration into the IAR Fellowship.

Cost per Residency online course is $450 .

**ACM 1 - 3 courses are available to clinicians as individual CCU courses outside of the requirements of the Fellowship. Cost per course is $975.

ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCIES:

Quizzes (online)
Final Exam (online)
Final Practical Exam with Mentor
Live Patient Exam - Spine
Live Patient Exam - Extremity
Journal Article Analysis (online)
Advanced Patient Case Scenarios (online/group)

CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS:

850 hours of patient clinical practice
150 hours of 1:1 mentoring (included in patient clinical practice)

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

Texas Physical Therapy Association (TPTA)

Core Concepts: 12 hrs
Clinical Management 1: 16 hrs
Clinical Management 2: 16 hrs
Clinical Management 3: 16 hrs
Clinical Management 4: 16 hrs

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Provides 30 additional hours upon official completion of the program.

schedule

WEEKEND INTENSIVES SCHEDULES

All weekend intensives are Saturday and Sunday from 8:00a to 5:00pm. All times are subject to change.

CM1 - Clinical Management: Lumbar / SIJ

CM2 - Clinical Management: Cervical / Thoracic

CM3 - Clinical Management: Lower Extremity

CM4 - Clinical Management: Upper Extremity

ACM1 - Advanced Clinical Management: Lumbar/SIJ

ACM2 - Advanced Clinical Management: Cervical/Thoracic

ACM3 - Advanced Clinical Management: Extremities

ACM4 - Advanced Elective

Tuition

PROGRAM TUITION

$12,500

Monthly Payment Plans Available

Financial Fact Sheet

The IAR Fellowship has a rolling admissions sequence to conveniently allow students to begin at any time with the online components. It is recommended to review the weekend intensives schedule and initiate matriculation with the clinical management series before the advanced clinical management series.

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LOCATIONS

Locations

AUSTIN, TX

Austin Sports Medicine

1515 Medical Pkwy Building 3

Suite 100

Cedar Park, TX 78613

SCB

215 Southside Drive

Charlotte, NC 28217

CHARLOTTE, NC

DALLAS, TX

Performance Medicine &

Sports Therapy

6101 Windhaven Pkwy #145, Plano, TX 75093

HOUSTON, TX

Select PT

4009 Richmond Ave

Houston, TX 77027