Physiotherapy Fellowship Program

Application Form for Fellowship in Sport Physiotherapy

Pre-Requisites | Responsibilities | Past Fellows | Applications

The sport Physiotherapy Fellowship is a ten month program (August 1st - May 31st) that is designed to give the fellow exposure to a wide variety of sport physiotherapy condition/situations. The curriculum will include clinical experience, research, teaching, and education.

The objective of this program is to become more versed in the treatment of athletic injuries, initiate a research interest and be qualified and prepared to write/sit the S.P.D. Level II examination.

1. Member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (C.P.A) and the Sport Physiotherapy Division.
2. Eligible for and registered to practise physiotherapy in the province of Ontario .
3. Certified S.P.D Level I
4. Registered as a candidate for S.P.D. Level II

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Responsibilities

Clinical Experience

1. To carry a physiotherapy caseload, five half days per week.
2. To cover at least one varsity team from beginning to end of the season (including pre-season physical, conditioning, practises, games, and rehab).
3. To spend observation time in: orthopaedic clinics, primary care clinic, orthotics clinic or surgery.

Research

1. To review, initiate and complete at least one research project.
2. To support and assist with any ongoing research projects.

Education

1. To attend rounds and in-services as appropriate to the specialty of sport physiotherapy (i.e. orthopaedic, research, sport medicine, physiotherapy).
2. To attend Kin Course 436 (theory) and 485 (practical-selectively) in athletic therapy on an audit basis.
3. To attend appropriate post-graduate physiotherapy courses, seminars and conferences. (Five days of education leave will be provided in addition to UWO Sport Medicine Symposium and Orthopaedic Residents Day.)

Teaching

1. To assist in the supervision of physical therapy students.
2. To assist in the teaching and "shadowing" of the undergraduate physical education and high school co-op students.
3. To be available for physiotherapy consultation and collaboration with physicians.
4. To assist with community involvement and promotion of the specialty of physiotherapists in sport medicine (i.e. lectures, workshops, career days).

Administrative

1. To act as the "Chief Therapist" for the London Marathon in association with the "Chief Medical Officer" who is customarily the primary care sports medicine fellow.
2. To assist in coordinating special event coverage as requested.

The Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic is offering a sport physiotherapy fellowship. The purpose of the fellowship is to enhance and support specialization in the treatment of sport injuries/conditions.

The curriculum will include: clinical experience, research, teaching, education, and on-field/event coverage.

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Past Fellows

Applications
Deadline for applications is May 20th.

For more information contact or to send a current CV, please address to:

Nancy Adams
Director of Physiotherapy
Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic
3M Centre
University of Western Ontario
London , Ontario
N6A 3K7

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