PT 953 Pediatric PT Residency Education III
The third course in the 3-part residency education series focuses on advanced clinical reasoning with cardiopulmonary and hematological conditions as well as the influence of COVID-19 in pediatrics. The course will also focus on special settings and diagnoses that can be encountered in advanced pediatric practice with hands on skill focus of concussion/vestibular examination and intervention. Participants will expand upon their teaching practices through creation and delivery of guest lectures to DPT students as well as in-service to Connecticut Children’s staff. Participants will demonstrate their knowledge through live patient assessment as well as presentation of their independent research project. The course will culminate in review of individualized professional development plan with reflection on progression throughout the program duration. Concurrently, participants will complete their final clinical rotation at Connecticut Children’s. They will progress towards graduate competency requirements on the Physical Therapy Residency Competency Evaluation Instrument.
Prerequisite
PT-952 Pediatric PT Residency Education II
Corequisite
N/A