Physical Therapy Residencies
Orlin & Cohen Medical Specialists Group & Northwell Health Sports Residency
Meet the Team
Program Director: Summer Koepplin, MS
Program Coordinator: Bryan Paul, DPT, CSCS, SCS
Residency Faculty & Mentors
Program Structure
Our Sports Residency Program offers a comprehensive and immersive learning experience that includes one-on-one mentorship, independent patient care with a sports-specific caseload, sideline educational experiences, physician clinical and surgical shadows, and online and in-person education. The curriculum is tailored to the high school and collegiate athletic seasons, with the didactic material complemented by the clinical and sideline experiences. One-on-one mentorship is provided by sports-certified specialists who have experience treating high school, collegiate, semiprofessional, and professional athletes.
Program Information
Our Sports Residency Program offers:
- Twenty to twenty-five hours a week of independent patient care clinical hours
- Seven to eight hours weekly one-on-one clinical mentorship
- Four to eight hours of sideline experience or physician shadowing
- Five hours of weekly didactic time
- Educational hours format: Combination of in-person and remote
- Program application deadline: May 5, 2025
- Program start date: June 3, 2025
- Number of seats: One
- Program type: Multi-facility
- Program format: Full-time
- Program length: 13 months
- Percent participant salary to a comparable physical therapist: 100%
- Tuition amount: $10,000*
*Residency tuition and fees, which total $10,000 for the complete 13-month program, are fully subsidized by the Program in exchange for a commitment to continuous employment by the Resident for one year after completion of the Program. If a Resident fails to maintain employment with the Northwell Health System for the required one-year commitment period, the Resident would be responsible for the unforgiven portion of tuition and fees.
Click here to read the Sports Physical Therapy Residency Financial Fact Sheet.
Orlin & Cohen Medical Specialists Group & Northwell Health Orthopedic Residency
A Message from Our Program Director
At Orlin & Cohen, our mission is to provide advanced education to orthopedic physical therapists who aspire to advance their clinical knowledge and distinguish themselves as leaders in the field. We are dedicated to the growth, continued improvement, and implementation of strategic initiatives to enhance the quality of patient care that we deliver to our community.
Meet the Team
Program Director: Tatiana Malkina, PT, DPT, COMT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Residency Faculty & Mentors
- Olivia Bolen, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Alex Bossert, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, USAW
- Jared Kipnis, PT, DPT, COMT, ART, FAAOMPT
- Paul Kropas, PT, MSPT, OCS, CSCS
- Yiyu Lin, PT, DPT, OCS
- Barbara Rudloff, PT, DPT, OCS
Program Structure
Our program is structured to ensure an optimal learning experience. We offer a logical and sequential progression of didactic material seamlessly integrated with clinical experience. One-on-one clinical mentorship consolidates theoretical knowledge and applies it to real clinical scenarios, solidifying newly acquired didactic knowledge. This approach enhances the practical application of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, medical imaging, and surgical considerations in clinical practice and patient management.
Various additional learning activities are scheduled in accordance with the didactic curriculum topic to allow our residents to solidify their knowledge or accommodate their special interests:
- Physician shadowing
- Specialty clinic observation
- Research
- Journal club
Program Information
- Next program application deadline: May 5, 2025
- Next program start date: November 3, 2025
- Number of seats: 1
- Program type: Multi-facility
- Program format: Full-time
- Program length: 13 months
- Percent participant salary to a comparable physical therapist: 100%
- Tuition amount: $10,000*
*Residency tuition and fees, valued at $10,000 for the complete 13-month program, are fully subsidized by the Program in exchange for a commitment to continuous employment by the Resident for one year after completion of the Program. If a Resident fails to maintain employment with the Northwell Health system for the required one-year commitment period, the Resident will be responsible for the unforgiven portion of tuition and fees.
Curriculum Components
- Completion of a minimum of 1,500 clinical patient-care hours
- Thirty hours a week of independent patient care clinical hours
- Five hours weekly one-on-one clinical mentorship
- Educational hours format: Combination of in-person and remote
- A minimum of 210 combined mentored hours with the assigned mentor
- In-person = 150+ hours
- Syn/asynchronous = 60+ hours
- Approximately five hours per week
- Successful completion of the outlined mandatory coursework with a minimal passing score of 80%
- Participation in professional and national conference
- Research project
- Physician shadowing (minimum of 20 hours)
- Participation in a journal club (minimum of 20 hours)
- Community outreach involvement (minimum of 10 hours)
- Successful completion of baseline employment requirements for practice physical therapist
Click here to read the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Financial Fact Sheet.
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