The University of Miami Sports Residency Program, part of the University of Miami’s Department of Physical Therapy, has received accreditation as a post-professional residency program by the American Physical Therapy Association. The accreditation is valid for a period of five years until March 31, 2023. This program is one of three sports residency programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), along with Duke University and the University of Pittsburgh.
The Sports Residency Program provides physical therapists the ability to gain a variety of structured experience in sports and outpatient settings. Residents receive didactic training on numerous topics related to sports physical therapy, including all of the expected knowledge areas published in the current description of specialty practice for sports physical therapy. Residency graduates will be qualified to sit for the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialty Sports certified specialist exam.
