Residency and fellowship programs build on physical therapists' foundational knowledge and facilitate the development of advanced practitioners with enhanced skills in a defined area of practice.

Access steps, information on the process, and resource documents for institutions considering developing a physical therapist residency and fellowship education programs.

Dec 15, 2022/Open Access

Access ABPTRFE processes and procedures that cover everything from consideration for forming a residency or fellowship program new practice area, to renewing accreditation.

Non-substantive changes are those changes that require a program to notify ABPTRFE but do not require prior approval. A program undergoing a non-substantive change must notify ABPTRFE, by completing and submitting the Non-Substantive Change document through the Accreditation Management System, within

ABPTRFE provides periodic updates, at least twice a year, on policy and procedure changes, revisions to standards and key elements, new regulations, leadership and staff updates, and other topics of interest to program directors, faculty, and onsite reviewers. These newsletters may also include information

ABPTS and ABPTRFE are pleased to provide this information to those individuals or groups interested in petitioning either commission to recognize a new area of specialty or subspecialty practice. The commissions believe this information will be of value to petitioners in planning, organizing, writing,

Every year, ABPTRFE requires an ACIR submission by all accredited residency/fellowship programs. The ACIR and Annual Fee must be submitted by January 31. The ACIR and all supporting documentation are submitted through the Accreditation Management System.

A substantive change is one that may significantly affect a program's mission, quality, scope, or control. Substantive changes are reviewed to assure that changes to curriculum, instructional modalities, locations, scope of offerings, and program ownership are made in compliance with ABPTRFE Quality

In health care, a specialty allows clinicians to focus on a specific patient population or particular conditions. Physical therapists can deepen their expertise by completing residency programs to earn board certification in a specialty or by pursuing fellowship programs to gain advanced skills in a

The American Board of Physical Therapy Residency & Fellowship Education has recorded the following presentation on the background on the establishment of an ABPTRFE pilot program to explore a new proposed model of residency education. This session also includes insights and recommendations from the ABPTRFE