Sports Residency

Accelerate your professional development by participating in UND's Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program.

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Sports Physical Therapy Residency is accredited by the America Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education as a postprofessional residency program for physical therapists in sports.

Join our team to work in a stimulating environment and receive an excellent experience and education as you gain advanced knowledge and skills in Sports Physical Therapy.

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Our Mission

Deliver a high quality residency program which fosters research and enhances the development of exceptional practitioners of sports injury management who are evidence-based clinicians and leaders who exhibit exceptional critical thinking, problem-solving, and lifelong learning skills.

Our Residency Outcomes

• UND's Sports Physical Therapy Residency graduation rate is 100%
• The Sports Certified Specialist examination ultimate pass rate is 100%

UND Sports Physical Therapy residency graduates have all gained employment at sports/orthopedic facilities in which a significant amount of sports-related cases are available for examination and treatment. Employers "strongly agree" that graduates from UND's Sports PT Residency display characteristics of a sports clinical specialist in the areas of knowledge, skills, ethics, rehabilitation, injury management, sports performance, and professional roles and responsibilities, as demonstrated via Employer Surveys.

UND Sports Physical Therapy Residents "strongly agree" (4.9 on scale of 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree) that the program provided proper training, ethics/professionalism, mentoring, and education in professional roles and responsibilities as it pertains to preparing residents to become a specialist in the area of sports physical therapy as demonstrated via final resident program evaluations.