农夫导航 Geriatric Residency
Vision Statement
Create and sustain a geriatric residency program which develops and enhances the skills and abilities of the physical therapist to provide state of the art older adult rehabilitation to a diverse population which enables the therapist to help create a culture of patient centered clinical excellence, community service, research initiative and lifelong learning in the workplace.
The 农夫导航 Geriatric Residency is a patient-centered educational program providing advanced physical therapy clinical training and promoting the application of evidence-based knowledge and skills with emphasis on service and life-long learning. The environment has been created to produce leaders with advanced geriatric rehabilitation training who can make a lasting contribution to their local and professional communities. Through this program, residents and staff will educate, advocate, empower and improve the quality of life of our patients, their families, caregivers and our community. The program supports the mission of 农夫导航 by providing high quality health care and education to all those we serve in a manner that responds to the needs of our communities, honors our faith heritage and celebrates our values.
Our Goals
The Goals of the 农夫导航 Geriatric Residency are to:
- Develop advanced practitioners in the field of geriatric physical therapy who meet the needs of patients and clients, their families, and society.
- Train practitioners to be critical consumers of the literature in geriatric physical therapy which includes supporting clinical and basic sciences, and to apply the evidence in the development and implementation of patient treatment and education programs.
- Mentor the resident鈥檚 teaching skills in all applicable areas.
- Foster the clinical research and inquiry skills of the residents to meet the needs of evidence based practice in geriatric physical therapy.
- Enhance the residents ability to apply advanced knowledge, skill and care in the examination and treatment of individuals with geriatric conditions.
- Provide formative feedback and facilitate guided reflection for the geriatric physical therapy residents.
- Promote professionalism, community awareness and leadership roles in geriatric residents.
- Improve the resident鈥檚 ability to provide continuing education for community leaders in the field of geriatric physical therapy, while fostering best practice habits, active participation in clinical research, and excellence in teaching skills.
- Ensure consistent delivery of high quality patient education and clinical interventions throughout all clinical settings.
Residency Requirements
- Graduate from a CAPTE accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Current PT license to practice in state of the residency
- Submission of application form electronically through RF-PTCAS
- Minimum of 2 letters of recommendation (1 academic and 1 clinical)
Accreditation Status
农夫导航 Geriatric Residency is accredited by the American Physical Therapy
Association as a post-professional residency program for physical therapists in geriatrics.
Typical Residency Week
- Regular clinical schedule of predominantly older adult patients with mentoring blended into the week
- An average of 4 hours devoted to study of the residency curriculum outside of the clinic
- A block of time devoted to one-on-one learning with faculty and/or observational/experiential opportunities
Residency Highlights
- Residency faculty with extensive geriatric experience in multiple clinical settings
- Opportunity to interact with faculty of the 农夫导航 DPT program
- Able to schedule time in gross dissection lab
- Option to interact with 农夫导航 Neurology resident
- Input into the design of the educational content and delivery
- Possible to pursue adjunct teaching or guest lecturing in selected courses in the DPT program
Residency Outcomes
The Bellarmine Geriatric Residency, established and initially accredited in 2017 has an 88% completion rate to date (one voluntary withdrawal). Six residents have taken the ABPTS certification examination to date with five receiving official certification.
Contact Information
Julie Hartmann, PT, DSc.
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy (GCS)
Director, 农夫导航 Geriatric Residency
jhartmann@bellarmine.edu
502.272.8367
School of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences
农夫导航 NCAH #370
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40205
Meet Our Residents - Past and Present
Ellie Jury, PT, DPT
I am a 2024 graduate of the University of Kentucky Doctor of Physical Therapy program
and have been working with KORT Physical Therapy since graduation. I developed a strong
passion for working with the geriatric population while employed as a physical therapy
technician prior to PT school, and this interest was further confirmed through my
clinical experiences and first year of practice as a licensed physical therapist.
I am motivated to continue advancing my education and expanding my clinical experience
in geriatrics in order to better serve this population. I am especially excited about
the unique opportunities this residency program provides, including dedicated mentorship
and access to specialized resources, to support my professional growth and enhance
the care I provide to my patients and community.
Grace Klain, PT, DPT
I am a 2023 graduate of 农夫导航 DPT program and have been working with
KORT physical therapy ever since graduation. Working with the geriatric population
is something that I have always been passionate about and after my first year with
KORT I knew that I wanted more education and experience with geriatrics in order to
better serve the population and broaden my knowledge. I am excited for all of the
opportunities that this residency program has to offer and to be immersed within this
field so that I can improve my patients' care and be a resource for my community.
Sydney Morabito
I am a 2022 graduate of the 农夫导航 DPT program and have been working
with KORT Physical Therapy since graduation. I have always enjoyed working with the
geriatric population, and after working for KORT and KORT鈥檚 in-home PT program, it
has solidified my desire to further my education in this population. Being a part
of Bellarmine's Geriatric Residency will provide a wonderful experience to increase
my depth of knowledge on a variety of related topics, an opportunity to observe different
settings and discipline, and mentorship that will make me a better provider for the
geriatric population. I am looking forward to utilizing new skills and knowledge to
advance my patient care, as well as being a resource for my community.
Brandon Samuels
I graduated from WKU鈥檚 DPT program in 2021 and have been working full time for KORT
ever since then in my hometown of Mt. Washington. I have always enjoyed working with
older adults, even before I began my professional career as a PT. My older patients
tend to be a bright spot on my workday and it is important to me that I put in the
effort to learn how to best serve them and to help them to achieve the goals that
they wish to achieve from a functional standpoint. Often times when speaking with
colleagues I feel that the geriatric population is often an area that can be overlooked
when attempting to find a specialty area or a population niche, despite knowing that
our population is continuing to age and that serving this population to the best of
our ability will be vital in the decades to come. As the percentage of older adults
that I see in the clinic continues to increase, so does my passion for treating them.
I am excited that Bellarmine has given me this amazing opportunity to continue to
advance myself as a clinician as well as to open potential new doors for me professionally.
I am very happy to have joined the Bellarmine family.