Program goals:
To provide advanced practice training and education of the physical therapist in order to:
- meet the rehabilitation needs of the adult population with neurologic diagnoses and comorbidities in all relevant settings.
- optimize patient performance and outcomes, through delivery of patient-centered care with a holistic approach to physical, emotional and psychosocial factors.
- demonstrate utilization of evidence-based evaluations and treatment approaches with the adult population with neurologic conditions.
- demonstrate understanding and implementation of ethical principles and scope of practice in the delivery of physical therapy services as documented by APTA.
- demonstrate a commitment to our community through service projects and volunteer opportunities.
- demonstrate leadership skills by fostering professional growth of interdisciplinary students and clinicians and through engagement in scholarly activities and presentations.
- provide a curriculum that addresses all areas of the neurologic description of residency practice through didactive education and clinical experience to develop an independent and confident clinician.
- provide a curriculum and mentorship to prepare residents to pass their neurologic clinical specialist certification examination.
Residency mission
Our mission is to promote clinical excellence by developing skilled residents through high-quality education in neurologic physical therapy with a devotion to quality patient care, mentorship and a commitment to community. Our program faculty, mentors and residents will succeed in managing complex neurologic conditions and utilize technology and evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes and advance the field of neurologic physical therapy.
Inova’s mission
To provide world-class healthcare to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve.
Curriculum overview
Inova will prepare residents to achieve our mission and foster critical thinking, enhance clinical application and promote foundational knowledge through our full-time, 12-month program. Our curriculum is designed with a focus on post-acute care neurologic rehabilitation rotations in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation but will also allow for exposure to, and immersion in, acute care. Our curriculum encompasses a diverse range of didactic education, clinical practice, teaching experience, mentorship and community service. Didactic education is offered through a multimodal approach featuring clinical expert presentations, skills labs, journal clubs, research opportunities, online CEUs and learning modules. In-person education courses are taught by experienced interdisciplinary clinicians and physicians in their specialty area of practice.
To facilitate effective learning, residents are also allocated dedicated administrative time within their daily schedules to complete a portion of their didactic education onsite. Additionally, residents are expected to engage with educational materials outside clinic hours to further enhance their learning experience. Extensive one-to-one mentorship will be provided during and outside of patient care to promote mastery of handling skills, clinical reasoning and management of the complex neurologic patient.
