The Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency program aims to provide excellent child and family-integrated care, optimize outcomes for function participation, and utilize financial and physical resources efficiently. The residency will demonstrate continuous improvement and strategic initiatives to be a national leader for health, learning, and community.
The residency is a full-time, one-year program. Our first cohort will begin on August 4, 2025. We offer two (2) residency slots annually, with one practicing in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area and the other in the Charlotte, NC, metro area. Patient care will include a minimum of 150 hours of 1:1 mentoring with an assigned faculty mentor.
Residency Components will include:
The residency is a full-time, one-year program. Our first cohort will begin on August 4, 2025. We offer two (2) residency slots annually, with one practicing in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area and the other in the Charlotte, NC, metro area. Patient care will include a minimum of 150 hours of 1:1 mentoring with an assigned faculty mentor.
Residency Components will include:
- Weekly didactic learning
- Weekly 4-hour mentoring time
- Ability to participate in multidisciplinary clinics
- Shared faculty and experiences with Atrium Health Occupational Therapy Fellowship Program
- Physical Therapy faculty includes six pediatric board-certified specialists
The program’s curriculum is developed from the most recent version of the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education’s Description of Residency Practice (DRP).
Our Mission
The mission of Atrium Health Pediatric Residency is to provide an advanced post-professional education to pediatric physical therapists to foster reflective practice and use evidence-based practice and research to promote health, elevate hope and advance healing for the clients we serve.