The mission of Spear Orthopedic Residency is to provide a quality advanced curriculum to orthopedic physical therapists to guide them to achieve the level of a Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in critical analysis, patient management, communication, and professionalism to enhance patient care to the population served. The program is dedicated to guiding growth, continuous improvement, and strategic initiatives.
Program Director
Jeremy B. Crow, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
Residency Faculty
-Kevin Lapham, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
-Alyse Myers PT, DPT, OCS, ATC
-Sarah Lloyd, PT, DPT, SCS
The residency program will last approximately 12-months, full time, clinically based program to enhance the clinical reasoning and advance skills of the resident. The program offers a comprehensive curriculum that meets the minimum required hours within the program’s area of practice. The residency program requires the participant to complete a minimum of 1,800 total program hours, including 300 educational hours that utilizes a blended delivery model for the curriculum which includes: self-study modules, journal clubs, case reviews, quarterly weekend intensives, and independent study and 1,500 patient-care clinic hours inclusive of 150 hours of 1:1 mentoring throughout the program. The resident will have 36/hours a week of patient care and will be paid full salary with benefits.
-Next program application deadline: May 1, 2025
-Next program start date: August 1, 2025
-Cohort size: 5
-Program type: Multi-facility
-Program format: Full-time
-Program length: 12 months
-Percent participants salary to a comparable new graduate: 100%
-Tuition amount: $10,000*
*Residency tuition and fees, valued at $10,000 for the complete 12-month program, are fully subsidized by the Program in exchange for a commitment to continuous employment by the Resident for one year after completion of the Program. If a Resident fails to maintain employment with Spear for the required one-year commitment period, the Resident will be responsible for the unforgiven portion of tuition and fees.
-Completion of a minimum of 1500 clinical patient-care hours
-Thirty six hours a week of independent patient care clinical hours
-Twelve hours monthly one-on-one clinical mentorship for a total of 150 hours
-Education hours format: combination of in-person and remote
-Successful completion of the coursework with a minimal passing score of 70%
-Participation in a professional conference
-Research project
-Physician shadowing/surgery observation
-Monthly journal clubs
-Successful completion of Spear’s requirements for a physical therapist
If interested or if you would like more information: please email Jeremy Crow: jcrow@spearcenter.com
ABPTRFE has granted Spear Physical Therapy Orthopedic Residency candidacy status. This status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation. However, achieving candidacy status does not guarantee that ABPTRFE will grant initial accreditation. Participants who graduate from a program with candidacy status are not considered to have completed an accredited program.