Acute Care Physical Therapy Residency Curriculum

The Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) Acute Care Physical Therapy Residency is a 12-month program inclusive of 1,920 hours of clinical and didactic education. This involves more than 300 didactic hours including educational sessions by acute care physical therapists, LVHN sponsored continuing education and journal clubs. Didactic learning is further supplemented through partnership with Medbridge and attendance at a state or national conference. Residents will receive at least 150 one-on-one mentored hours.

Physical therapy acute care residents will practice primarily at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest. This will be supplemented with additional hours at LVHN–Tilghman which is an orthopedic hospital and teaching and/or volunteer opportunities at DeSales University. LVHN offers a level I trauma center, Pennsylvania’s first Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a regional burn center, medical surgical units, various ICUs and one of the largest emergency departments in Pennsylvania.