certified orthopedic manual therapist program
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Enhance your career with the Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist Program
Grow your clinical knowledge and reasoning skills to become an expert in orthopedic physical therapy.
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About the program
What is the Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist program?
Elevate your practice with a residency-style program that allows you the flexibility to complete it on your own timeline. We designed this program for the clinician who is seeking advanced post-professional education, but requires a more flexible schedule.
Highbar’s Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist Program is led by a staff of Board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialists and consists of advanced post-graduate clinical and didactic education for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Our program structure
- Flexibility to complete the program between 12 and 24 months
- Five courses that cover evidence-based assessment and treatment of several conditions
- Didactic portion of the program is 100% virtual and self-paced
- Multiple laboratory intensives on advanced examination and treatment techniques
- Written examination and capstone project
- Access to an OCS prep course
Program Objectives
What can I expect to gain from this program?
- Earn quality didactic and laboratory learning experiences
- Be prepared to become a specialist in the field of orthopedic physical therapy
- You will be prepared for board certification in orthopedics
- Be prepared as an outstanding mentor and leader in your clini
Hear from our faculty
“At Highbar, we believe in providing limitless professional development opportunities to clinicians as they grow throughout their career, whether they seek to grow into leaders as Clinic Directors or as clinical leaders, mentors, and experts. The development of our own Orthopedic Residency was a natural step to continue providing opportunities not only to residents but for our clinician-leaders as mentors and faculty.”
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Hear from our faculty
“I have experienced firsthand the immense impact that residency education can have on one’s growth as a clinician. For this reason, I wanted to afford our clinicians this same opportunity. With the help of a group of passionate and expert therapists, we developed a highly personalized residency program that is founded in evidence-based clinical education and practice.”
Meet Our Highbar Faculty & Adjunct Faculty:
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Course timeline
Important Dates
Applications open now for 2024!
January 2024
Program start date
February
Lumbopelvic Lab
April
Cervicothoracic Lab
July
Upper Extremity Lab
September
Lower Extremity Lab
The Program
Designed for flexibility
Our Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist program is designed for the clinician who seeks post-professional education but is unable to commit to the structure and timeline of the Highbar Orthopedic Residency Program. Our combination of virtual and in-person teachings from Board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialists makes this program unique. Upon successful completion of the program, the participants will receive the designation of COMT and gain access to the OCS prep course.