Applications for each of the residency programs should be submitted from October 2 - December 1 each year for consideration for the following year.
Yes. Students and new graduates are encouraged to apply; however, one must be licensed to practice physical therapy in Texas prior to the start of the residency.
Top candidates will be invited for an onsite or virtual interview. Funding for travel, lodging and additional items are the responsibility of the candidate. Residency faculty and current residents are available to answer questions to ensure the best experience possible during the interview process.
Interviews will occur in January and February each year. Candidates will be notified of acceptance by March 1 each year. Candidates that are not accepted may be offered a position on the waiting list.
All residency programs start the 3rd Monday of August each year.
All residency programs are 13 months. During the last month of the program, senior residents mentor the incoming residents to ensure a seamless transition from year to year.
Residency programs do not charge residents a tuition fee. Residents are full-time, salaried employees with day one benefits including:
Sports residents work 28 clinical hours. Orthopedic residents work 35 clinic hours. Women's health residents work 32 clinic hours. Three of those hours are dedicated to onsite one-on-one mentorship on your patients. The remainder of the week is filled with didactic, research, venue and training room coverage (sports), and physician collaboration.
Our curriculum is designed to be delivered in person and is delivered by a content expert as the module lead. Additionally, the residents have a weekly video conference call that consists of a rotating schedule of Journal Club, 5x5 case presentations and surgical presentations.
Our program is structured in a trimester format. The fall semester covers the topics of EMR/Acute injury management, research, imaging, and the lower quarter in body region module format. Spring covers nutrition, research, upper quarter body regions. Finally, summer covers human performance, leadership development, and clinical teaching where all the residents become a clinical instructor to an entry level DPT student.
You will not need an EMR certification to apply, but will need either EMR/ERA certification or have their ATC before entering the program. Traditionally, Memorial Hermann offers an EMR/ERA course during the summer that incoming residents are welcome to attend.
Our residents each have a dedicated high school and/or college they will be designated to and will visit multiple times per week for coverage in both the training room and on the sidelines at practices and games. All high schools that we have our residents at are large public schools or private schools with well-established athletics programs.
Our sports and orthopedic residency programs have a significant focus on research through collaboration with our Director of Research and research team. The residents will be assisted through the question development, data synthesis/analysis, and submission to a national conference / peer reviewed journal utilizing data from one of our large research databases. Our women's health residents will be mentored through the creation and finalization of their case study report which will fulfill requirements for the Women's Health Certified Specialist (WCS) Exam.
Orthopedic residents have built in teaching opportunities through our collaboration with Texas Woman’s University’s DPT program. In addition, all residents will have exposure to clinical teaching by becoming a CI for an entry level DPT student during the summer.
We have had residents from both the orthopedic and sports program pursue fellowships, become clinic directors, residency faculty, and rehabilitation coordinators for professional or collegiate teams. We’ve also had residents pursue teaching roles at universities or within other residencies.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.