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ORF-SIG Infographic Development

ORF-SIG Infographic Development

The Orthopaedic Residency and Fellowship (ORF) SIG is developing a series of four (4) infographics with the focus on residency and fellowship education:

  1. What is Residency Education?
  2. What is Fellowship Education?
  3. What are the benefits of Residency and Fellowship Education to the Consumer?
  4. What are the Barriers to Residency and Fellowship Education?

Please consider a creative contribution for visual appeal and impact. The creators of the infographic selected as or contributing the most to the final product will receive a $250 cash prize and recognition from the ORF SIG. All AOPT members, including student and post-professional members, are included in this invitation. Individuals or groups of individuals are encouraged to submit more than one type of infographic.

Target date for submission: December 6th, 2021

Click here to submit your application. 

Files of infographics containing the content sought by the ORF SIG and meeting the technical requirements may be submitted as described below.

Content:

  1. Include the Identified Title
  2. Purpose:
    • What is Residency Education?
      • Focus should be on the benefits of residency education for DPT students, young professionals, non-board-certified PTs
    • What is Fellowship Education?
    • What are the benefits of Residency and Fellowship Education to the Consumer?
    • What are the Barriers to Residency and Fellowship Education?
  3. Structure:
    • Must use standard colors and fonts consistent with AOPT branding (please see accompanying information).
    • Must submit single page draft in a mobile format (consistent with Twitter and Instagram posts) & print format (must be 8.5” x 11” or smaller).
    • Must preserve an “unflattened” working version for future editing within Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Publisher, or Microsoft PowerPoint.
    • The lower two corners should be reserved for AOPT and ORF SIG logos.
    • Submissions must be original material, must not use copyrighted material, and must cite any sources used.
  4. Concept:
    • Consider using “idea bubbles” to demonstrate the thinking of the providers involved.
    • Main Themes:
      • What is Residency Education?
        • Cost vs. Value2,5 
        • Gain specialist knowledge, psychomotor skill & confidence3
        • 1:1 mentoring to integrate the knowledge & psychomotor skill into practice1,3
      • What is Fellowship Education?
        • Cost vs. Value2,6
        • Gain ultra-specialist knowledge, psychomotor skill & confidence6
        • 1:1 mentoring to integrate the knowledge & psychomotor skill into practice1,6
      • What are the benefits of Residency and Fellowship Education to the Consumer?
        • Highly trained experts4
        • Get better, faster5
        • Better access to care
      • iv. What are the Barriers to Residency and Fellowship Education?
        • Cost vs. Value2,5
        • Time2,6
        • On the job training2,6

References: We encourage inclusion of additional evidence to support your infographic

  1. Brennan GP, Fritz JM, Hunter SJ. Impact of Continuing Education Interventions on Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Neck Pain Who Received Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy. 2006;86(9):1251-1262.
  2. da Silva TM, Costa Lda C, Garcia AN, Costa LO. What do physical therapists think about evidence-based practice? A systematic review. Man Ther. 2015;20(3):388-401
  3. Hartley, GW, Rapport, MJ, Osborne, R., Briggs, MS, & Jensen GM. Residency education: is it now or never? Phys Ther. 2021;101(4): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzaa225
  4. Kume J, Tandel R, Indelicato J. Application of the evidence- based practice model by physical therapy clinical practitioners. J Allied Health. 2019;48(3):e79-e85.
  5. Ritter J, Kareha SM. Does Orthopaedic Residency Training Result in Improved Patient Outcomes? A Retrospective Case-controlled Study. St. Luke's University Health Network Research Symposium; 2019; Bethlehem, PA.
  6. Whitman, JM, Shepherd, M., Neilson, B, Janicky, TJ, Garcia, WJ, Peterson, S, & Stevens, BJ. An orthopaedic manual physical therapy fellowship training’s impact on professional development, involvement, personal lives and income- A survey study. J Man Manip Ther. 2020;28(5):287-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2020.1748333