Didactic learning is offered primarily through weekly fellow conferences and through one of two professional conferences: American Sports Medicine Institute’s Injuries in Baseball course or the Professional Baseball Athletic Training Societies’ Baseball Medicine Conference. Guided research activity is threaded throughout the program with the fellows choosing a project based on interest and available resources.
Curricular components of the Upper Extremity Athlete Physical Therapy Fellowship:
Clinical Practice
- One-one-one Mentoring 3 hours/week
- Non-mentored 20-30 hours/week
- Physician Shadowing 20-30 hours
Event Coverage
- Spring Training 1 month
- Columbus Clippers 20 hours/week during in-season
Didactic
- Weekly Conference 1 hour/week
- Sports Med Grand Rounds 4 hours/year
- Journal Club 1 hour/month
- ASMI or PBATS Conference 24 hours/year
Teaching
Physical therapists fast-tracked to baseball’s big leagues via specialized training program
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Throughout the 12-month Upper Extremity Athlete Fellowship program, physical therapists actively integrate curriculum-based knowledge into practice to ensure comprehensive care of professional athletes. As a result, Ohio State-trained fellows are entering professional baseball as experienced health care professionals and skilled interdisciplinary team members.