The UAB School of Health Professions’ Department of Physical Therapy and UAB Medicine’s Department of Rehabilitation Services are co-sponsoring the UAB Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program. A unique partnership between UAB’s nationally ranked academic and clinical enterprises, the program is designed to help licensed physical therapists elevate their practice, advance their knowledge, educate other providers, engage in research, and become leaders in the field of neurologic physical therapy.

This post-professional residency program accomplishes in one year what otherwise might take a therapist many years to achieve professionally. Our program teaches physical therapist residents to provide advanced patient/client management services with excellent quality and value, demonstrate excellence in teaching, and contribute to the development and application of evidence-based practices. We are currently selecting only one resident for the 12-month appointment.

Mission

The mission of this program is to provide neurologic physical therapy clinical specialists who demonstrate advanced neurologic patient/client management, evidence-based practice, critical inquiry, and teaching skills, and who are empowered to become leaders in their local and professional communities.

Why choose UAB?

• One of the nation’s largest academic medical centers.
• Level I trauma center and certified Comprehensive Stroke Center.
• Consistently named to U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Hospitals’ and nationally ranked in neurology/neurosurgery.
• One of 14 Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems centers.
• One of 16 Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems centers.
• Ongoing reflection and 1:1 mentoring to help develop clinical reasoning, leadership, and interprofessional skills.
• Teaching abilities cultivated in the clinic, classroom, and lab settings.
• Opportunities for research with leading neurorehabilitation investigators.
• Become an APTA-credentialed clinical instructor (CI).
• Participate in UAB’s Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CI Therapy) training program.

Program Outcomes (2019-present)

• Graduation Rate: 100% (n=4)
• Neurologic Specialist Certification Exam Pass Rate: 100% (n=3; 1 more has applied to sit for exam)
• Employment Rate in Neurologic PT Setting: 100% (n=4)

Program Financial Fact Sheet

The ABPTRFE has created a fact sheet to provide financial transparency about the true costs of residency and fellowship education. Download the ABPTRFE Program Financial Fact Sheet.