Sports Physical Therapy Residency
Atlantic Health’s Sports Physical Therapy Residency offers a one-year, evidence-based program with mentoring, coursework and hands-on sports medicine experience, including opportunities with the New York Jets.
The Atlantic Health Sports Residency is accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education as a post-professional residency program for physical therapists in sports.
Program mission statement: To advance the clinical competency of physical therapists in the practice of sports by providing evidence-based education to develop and retain exceptionally qualified board-certified specialists in sports physical therapy. To collaborate within a multidisciplinary organization to provide innovative, personalized and value-based care that continuously improves the health of all athletes within our community.
Our Sports Physical Therapy Residency program provides an advanced, evidence-based education to physical therapists who aspire to obtain their board certification in sports physical therapy.
We utilize evidence-based research to promote and encourage superior clinical reasoning skills that advance clinical competency in the assessment, management and treatment of individuals with sports injuries.
We aim to retain exceptionally qualified specialists who collaborate within a multidisciplinary organization and who provide optimal outcomes in patient care. These specialists demonstrate clinical excellence by cultivating an environment that promotes professionalism, growth and continuous improvement in the delivery of value-based health care services that address the needs of society.
As the official health care partner of the New York Jets, we offer a unique hands-on experience at both our Morristown, NJ sports care facility and the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center.
Residents will have a variety of opportunities to shadow sports medicine physicians, radiologists, orthopedic surgeons and other specialists with access to a state-of-the-art imaging center and an ambulatory surgical center. Residents will also have opportunities to participate in event coverage for local high school and college athletes, as well as the professional players of the NFL’s New York Jets.
Residents will receive mentoring from highly trained physical therapists at our advanced sports physical therapy facility as they care for a broad range of injuries for individuals of all ages in the athletic population.