08 September, 2017
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Sports Residency
Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Residency Program
Mission
The mission of the Massachusetts General Hospital / Northeastern University Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program is to advance the knowledge and clinical competency of sports physical therapists as well as to foster a culture of continued learning and scientific inquiry while demonstrating a commitment to patients, students and athletes at all levels.
The mission is achieved through academic, research and clinical collaboration promoting robust learning experiences and a unique opportunity to be an integral part of an interprofessional health care system working with recreational, high school, collegiate and professional athletes.
Accreditation
Year Accredited: 2015
Number of graduates: 9
SCS Exam Pass Rate: 100%
Clinical Experiences
MGH Sports Physical Therapy clinic responsibilities begin in July and continue throughout the entire sports clinical residency program (13 months). Athletic venue coverage typically begins in August. The resident will participate in 30 hours of patient care combined in-clinic and at athletic venue/athletic training room. The resident’s caseload will consist of a wide variety of orthopedic and sports related conditions throughout all body regions.
In addition to the clinic schedule, there will be ongoing athletic venue coverage and athletic training room opportunities. These opportunities occur throughout the thirteen-month residency and are specific to athletic season rather than direct correlation with curricular content. The athletic venue exposure will include but not be limited to the following:
- Northeastern University Athletics: Venue and Athletic Training Room
- BAA 5K, 10K, Half Marathon medical coverage
- BAA Boston Marathon medical coverage
- Special Olympics Summer Games medical coverage
- MGH Sports Physical Therapy Clinic (web link)
Clinical Mentoring
The mentoring will occur throughout the entire thirteen month experience. There will be two 120 minutes unopposed mentoring sessions scheduled with the Residency Director each week. During these sessions the resident provides care and the Residency Director observes the resident’s patient care and provides mentoring to the resident. There will be thirty minutes pre and post patient encounter along with the thirty to sixty minutes for the patient encounter itself. In addition to the time that is scheduled each week with the Residency Director there will be ongoing opportunities for mentoring and discussion during athletic venue experiences with other program faculty.
Experiential Education
Residents utilize a variety of experiential learning opportunities to further develop clinical reasoning skills within sports physical therapy including simulation learning and learning assessment activities. Through simulation learning students are able to actively engage in patient management of acute sports related injuries and examine and refine their expertise.
Teaching Experience
The resident will have the opportunity to instruct in the DPT program at Northeastern University. The resident will be a lab teaching assistant in PT5506 Lab for Musculoskeletal Management I in the Fall semester, PT6224 Lab for Musculoskeletal Management II in the Spring semester, and PT6216 Lab for Assistive Technology in the Summer semester. In each of these courses the resident will be in teaching labs with the Residency Director who will provide ongoing mentoring to promote professional development as an educator. The resident will be expected to review and prepare for the material being covered in each lab session which will coordinate much of the didactic curriculum embedded in the residency. The resident will be involved with presenting information to the students, assisting with providing feedback to students on technique, promoting high level clinical decision making during case discussions as well as providing feedback specific to performance on written and practical examinations.
Carly Theriault
PT, DPT
Dr. Carly Theriault was born and raised in Salem, MA. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from the University of New England (UNE) in Portland, ME in 2016 and earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from UNE in 2019. While at UNE she gained experience working with the Men and Women’s Soccer teams as well as Women’s Hockey. Carly completed clinical rotations at various high schools, outpatient physical therapy clinics, and hospitals in New England, as well as working per diem as a Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainer in the Greater Boston area.
Growing up, Carly played a variety of sports and in high school decided she wanted to pursue physical therapy to help rehabilitate injured athletes. She has been involved in a multitude of volunteer activities ranging from adaptive sports to event medical coverage and became certified as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in 2015. Carly considers herself a lifelong learner and is dedicated to growing as a health care professional in order to provide better care to her patients. In her free time, Carly enjoys spending time at the lake with family and friends, working out, and playing Spikeball.
Jacob Fine
PT, DPT
Dr. Jacob Fine, of Pittsburgh, PA, earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, in 2013. While attending the University of Maryland he participated in both club basketball and volleyball for all four years. Upon graduating, Jacob moved back to Pittsburgh to work as a rehabilitation aide in a large sports medicine clinic, where he found his true passion for sports physical therapy. He then went on to earn his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 2019. During his time at the University of Pittsburgh, he gained valuable experience in the field of sports physical therapy as a part of a multidisciplinary team that oversaw the treatment of all varsity athletes at Saint Vincent College.
Jacob was a multi-sport athlete from elementary school through his senior year in college, as well as an avid sports fan of all Pittsburgh based professional and collegiate sports teams. Jacob’s clinical interests include all lower extremity injuries, the overhead athlete, and adaptive sports. He is a current member of the Massachusetts chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association and the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association.