The Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Certificate Program is an online curriculum of post-professional didactic education for physical therapists. Enroll in a single course or complete the full five-course program to earn your certificate. Enhance your knowledge, clinical reasoning and psychomotor skills. Learn from board-certified faculty instructors with a combined 70 years of experience. Healthcare professionals experienced in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diagnoses are encouraged to apply.

Program Features

• Combination of didactic lectures, guided independent study and skill demonstration videos
• Asynchronous lectures that can be completed at your own pace
• Online assessments for each course
• Integration of the APTA’s Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy’s Clinical Practice Guidelines

Program Goals

• Establish evidence-informed practice principles
• Develop the content knowledge, clinical reasoning and psychomotor skills to confidently provide care for orthopedic medical conditions
• Promote life-long learning

Courses are taught by the Johns Hopkins Hospital Orthopeadic Physical Therapy Residency faculty who have been recognized for their contributions to education, research and practice management. The faculty offer the highest caliber of training and an opportunity for students to become distinguished leaders in evidence-based orthopaedic and manual physical therapy practice.

All instructors are either Fellows of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapist (FAAOMPT), Board-Certified Clinical Specialists in either Orthopaedic (OCS) or Sports Physical Therapy (SCS) or Certified Hand Therapists (CHT) by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission.

Instructors

• Julie Finocchiaro, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
• Ryan Cummings, PT, DPT, OCS
• Kevin McLaughlin, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
• Andrew Kunin, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
• John Dale, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS
• Ryerson Stinson, MOT, OTR/L, CHT

All instructors are either Fellows of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapist (FAAOMPT), Board-Certified Clinical Specialists in either Orthopaedic (OCS) or Sports Physical Therapy (SCS) or Certified Hand Therapists (CHT) by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission.

Certificate

After successfully completing the course, learners will receive a certificate of completion from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. While not conveying academic credit, it will document the learner’s competency in the knowledge and skills delivered in the course and successful completion of course requirements.