2013 Application Version

I didn’t realize my last blog was as long ago as it was, so here I am updating what I have been doing for the past month.

To begin, I will say that I took the residency mentoring preconference course offered at CSM and found the whole course and information to be very, very helpful. I was able to gather several resources to assist with our program and I was able to gain great insight into different ways to format mentoring hours and how to best structure and incorporate these into the program. I have since decided to change around some of what I pictured a resident’s day and mentoring sessions to look like and will continue to reference my materials gathered from the course to further help develop the mentoring aspect of our residency.

As far as the credentialing document is concerned, I am still transferring some information from the old template to the new, 2013 form. I have been spending some time on curriculum development and determining resident expectations for all of his/her experiences. The document is coming along quite well for the moment and we are accepting applications for the current residency position and hope to have some great candidates in the near future. 

Jen Flug-Atwood
Premier Physical Therapy and Sports Performance 
www.premierptsp.com

Still Recruiting

I apologize for taking time off the past month from my blog, but I am back at it now. I am currently in the process of transferring my current credentialing document into the new 2013 application. I am not finished with this process as some of the wording is slightly different so I want to be careful to transfer all of the information into the appropriate category. I have also found some sections with new components that I need to work on such as goals for the resident in addition to program goals. Since I have made good progress in the credentialing document, this will be a good opportunity to re-read and edit everything I have done thus far. I also think the new document will help to make the final product easier to read and look cleaner.

I have also reached out to the sports sections residency SIG to try to become a member and see if they have any further advice or assistance with marketing for our first/future resident(s).

I am looking forward to CSM next week and will be taking the pre-conference course on residency mentoring which is sure to be beneficial as we take the next step in our program!


Jen Flug-Atwood
Premier Physical Therapy and Sports Performance 
www.premierptsp.com

Recruiting a Resident

It seems that working on this document could be never-ending as every time I open it to work on something I find something else I want to tweak or change from weeks past.

I have taken time to work on Section 3.1.2 of the credentialing application as I had intended to work on the sequencing of the curriculum. I struggled with this at first as I had completed an orthopedic residency myself and was trying to make comparisons. I finally came to the conclusion that the lay-out was not able to be parallel given the objectives of a sports residency and the athletic schedule a resident will be following. I used the athletic seasons to help guide my development of this section which seemed to make the most sense.

I have also been gathering information from all of the mentors for Form 2.2.2/2.2.3 and figuring out who will have what responsibility within the residency program.

We are still actively recruiting for a resident for early Spring 2013 so if anyone reading this is interested please feel free to contact me!


Jennifer Flug-Atwood, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
Premier Physical Therapy and Sports Performance
www.premierptsp.com

Recruitment

We are still in the process of advertising for our residency and working hard to find our first resident. At the same time we are continuing to work on our credentialing document and I was able to discuss my current progress with one of the clinic owners today. We reviewed the whole document as it stands and highlighted areas that need to continue to be an area of focus and require more development. Together we worked on narrowing down the list of doctors who will likely be involved in the residency and what we are hoping each will be able to contribute. I plan to talk with one of the doctors in the next few weeks and want to be clear on what we need to ask him and get from him prior to the conclusion of the meeting.

We also looked over the curriculum overview form (form 3.1.2.A) that I have started and discussed areas in the DSP where we may want to work on having more representation throughout the residency.  The curriculum seemed very daunting when I started, but now that I have the majority completed, I am happy with the way it looks. It is definitely helpful to jot ideas down and then review them later as some of these initial ideas end up being helpful starting points for further development.  I now need to go back to the document and work on evidence 3.1.2.C to describe the overall sequencing of the curriculum.

Hopefully in the coming weeks I can take the time to present more of the document to the entire staff for further input and ideas!


Jennifer Flug-Atwood, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
Premier Physical Therapy and Sports Performance
www.premierptsp.com

Website!

I can’t believe it is already nearing the end of October, but I am feeling comfortable with the progress I am making on the credentialing document. I have started to have some questions come up that I plan to address with the staff at APTA as they have been more than helpful in the past. I am needing a little more explaining with some of the requirements for section 3 of the credentialing document (this is where my focus is for the time being.)

I am proud to say that our website is officially up and running and the residency application with additional residency information is now available on our site. If you want to check it out feel free to go to www.premierptsp.com.  There is a tab at the top for the residency.

So now I am struggling with how else to best  advertise for the residency. I have started to write up a description that can be posted on APTA and DPTA but I am not sure how to go about finding our first resident. If anyone has ideas I am all ears and if you know anyone interested in a sports residency feel free to pass along our information! 

Jennifer Flug-Atwood, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
Premier Physical Therapy and Sports Performance
www.premierptsp.com

Looking at Sections 3 and 4

I have finally returned to consistently working on the residency credentialing document, which is helpful as it is hard to know where to start after a long break.

Now that I am back into the swing of things I have found the final sections to be very challenging. I had thought part 1 of the document was challenging but I am realizing that each section is challenging for its own reasons. I have completed the majority of section 2 with the biggest hurdle here being gathering all of the information on all of the clinicians that will be involved in the program. This also includes preparing to talk to doctors that will also be involved in the program and obtaining the necessary documentation.

I have started to look ahead to section 3 and 4 just to see what I am getting into. I have been looking at the DSP to work on developing the curriculum in compliance with the current DSP. I think it will be most challenging getting started with curriculum development and trying to match it as best as possible to our athletic seasons and likely scenarios that will be observed during these times. I am planning to go through the application resource manual to see examples from other programs to see if that helps me in the development of our curriculum.

Jennifer Flug-Atwood, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
Premier Physical Therapy and Sports Performance
www.premierptsp.com 

Slowly but Surely

I will have to admit, summer and the beginning of fall have proven to be very challenging in the development of this residency program. Between vacations, weddings and a busy clinic schedule it has been tough to get as much done as I originally anticipated. It was definitely helpful having a solid base to work with as section one of the credentialing document was all but complete before our schedules became hectic.

I am continuing to work on section 2 of the document and have made pretty good progress though it has taken longer than I expected. I have outlined areas that I will need assistance with, such as financial areas in which I need to sit down with one of the owners of the clinic.

We have been more vocal about the development of the residency program to try and attract candidates in the near future. In the coming weeks I plan to meet with another clinician who will be assisting me in some of the development of the residency and to show her section 2 to have someone read what I have been drafting.


Jennifer Flug-Atwood, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
Premier Physical Therapy and Sports Performance
www.premierptsp.com