Our 2020 Orthopaedic Residency Program residents both recently passed their American Board of Physical Therapy Specialty exam to become Board-Certified Clinical Specialists in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. This marks our 6th cohort of residency graduates to successfully pass their board certification exam.

Abbey Liebert, PT, DPT (left) is a 2019 graduate of Boston University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, and is currently working at Optimal Performance Physical Therapy in Tampa, FL.  While in the residency program Abbey presented her post at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) on “Combined Approach to Treating a Patient with Post-Concussion Syndrome and Whiplash Associated Disorder: A Residency Case Report” .

Mackenzie Garreth, PT, DPT (right) is a 2019 graduate of the University of Indianapolis’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, and is currently working at our USF Health Physical Therapy Center.  She was awarded second place from the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy’s Orthopaedic Residency and Fellowship Special Interest Group at the APTA 2021 Combined Sections Meeting for her poster “Rehabilitation of Failed Forefoot Surgery in an Adolescent Female”.  Her case report will be published in the July edition of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice.

To learn more about our Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program visit: https://health.usf.edu/medicine/dpt/ortho-residency