
Program Overview:
ASPIRE OMT Fellowship is a three year clinical fellowship program taught by well-recognizable and experienced faculty within the OMT profession. Many of our faculty have taught in both a Fellowship Program and university program and have experience in teaching, mentoring, and guest lecturing internationally.
Mission Statement:
ASPIRE OMT Fellowship is committed to creating mastery-level physical therapists and mentored leaders within OMT who can effectively manage highly complex patients. This program emphasizes an eclectic, quadrant-based approach toward treating the whole person and integrating clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, and evidence-informed evaluation and management for neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions.
Why ASPIRE OMT?
Admission Requirements:
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A physical therapist in good standing with a physical therapy license to practice in the US.
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A minimum of one year (2000 hours) of orthopaedic physical therapy clinical experience
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Demonstrate proof of individual personal malpractice/liability insurance coverage with a professional consulting liability rider.
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And one of the following:
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The candidate will have successfully passed all of ASPIRE OMT’s COMT level courses, or equivalent courses (including post-course exams and the oral comprehensive exam)
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The candidate will have passed 5 out of 6 of ASPIRE OMT’s COMT courses and will submit a structured timeline and plan to complete the final ASPIRE OMT, COMT level course, or equivalent course (including post-course tests and oral comprehensive exam) within 12 months of admission into the ASPIRE OMT Fellowship.
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The candidate has graduated from an ABPTRFE-accredited orthopaedic or sports residency program and has successfully completed an entrance examination. The entrance examination consists of 6 written tests associated with each of ASPIRE OMT's 6 COMT courses and the comprehensive oral COMT practical examination.
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ASPIRE OMT Fellowship is a three year clinical fellowship program taught by -recognizable and experienced faculty within the OMT profession. Many of have taught in both a Fellowship Program and university program and have experience in teaching, mentoring, and guest lecturing internationally.
Through completion of ASPIRE OMT Fellowship, the fellow-in-training will . . . .
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demonstrate critical thinking and evidence informed practice for the management of patients with pain and neuromuscular impairments;
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apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology, behavior science, and biomechanics to evaluate, tree, modify and progress treatment and management of neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions;
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apply advanced clinical reasoning throughout the assessment and management in OMPT to appropriately manage complex patients with neuromusculoskeletal impairments;
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demonstrate advanced communication skills with clients and/or professional colleagues, including: effective use of active listening skills, questioning strategies, interpersonal skills and other verbal/non-verbal communication skills when providing safe and effective OMPT patient centered care;
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demonstrate an advanced level of practical skills utilizing precision and specificity of techniques, enabling effective assessment and management to enable safe and effective practice within orthopaedic manual therapy;
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demonstrate continued clinical expertise and leadership in OMT and commitment to the professional development within orthopaedic manual therapy;
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demonstrate an understanding and application of the process of research within orthopaedic manual therapy.

Program Design & Curriculum:
ASPIRE OMT Fellowship will utilize a hybrid approach where clinical and academic curricular activities are performed in-person as well as virtual (synchronous & asynchronous).
Accredited Fellowship Programs require participants to:
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complete a minimum of 1,000 total program hours:
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200 theory
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160 practical educational hours
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450 patient-care clinic hours inclusive of 150 hours of 1:1 mentoring throughout the program.
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At least 75 of the 150 mentoring hours must be in-person (1:1)
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The participant is the primary patient/client care provider for 75 of the minimum 150 mentoring hours.
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The remaining mentoring hours may occur in person or using synchronous or asynchronous methodologies.
Total Aspire Fellowship Program Hours (1,311):
850 Hours - Educational Curriculum
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700 Hours - Clinical Practice with FAAOMPT Mentor Consultation Available
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150 Hours - One-on-One Patient Care Mentoring with FAAOMPT Mentor
461 Hours - Clinical Curriculum
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21 Hours - SMT-1 Integrated Evaluation and Management of the Thorax
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30 Hours - Evidence Based Research in OMT
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42 Hours - SMT-2 Integrated Evaluation and Management of the Lower Quadrant
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45 Hours - Leadership and Mentorship in OMT
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30 Hours - Application of OMT Clinical Research
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42 Hours - SMT-3 Integrated Evaluation and Management of the Upper Quadrant
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30 Hours - Professional Communication and Consulting in OMT
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30 Hours - Neuromuscular Reeducation and Therapeutic Exercise for OMT
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42 Hours - SMT-4 Spinal Segmental Manipulation, Part A & B
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30 Hours - Pain Science and Functional Medicine in OMT
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21 Hours - SMT-5 Integrated Advanced Clinical Reasoning
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30 Hours - Lifestyle Medicine and Pain Management in OMT
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40 Hours - Educational Practical Technique Practice
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14 Hours - Lab Assist COMT1 or COMT3
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14 Hours - Lab Assist COMT2 or COMT4
The Cost of the Aspire Fellowship Program is $8300. This does not include travel, exams, and the cost of the 150 hours of 1:1 mentoring. The cost of the mentoring will be between the mentor and mentee.
Start an Application:
We are accepting Fellowship applications for Spring 2022.
Please reach out to us if you have any questions on fellowship: fellowship@aspireomt.com or use the contact us link below.
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