Students

Clinic Shadow / Observation

Pre PT or PTA students that are currently a junior or senior in high school, or beginning a college/university may inquire about job shadowing / observation hours. Please contact Jody Wolowicz: jwolowicz@osipt.com

Clinical Experiences / Internships

OSI provides every student with an advanced, high level clinical experience. The internship will prepare you for employment in a fast-paced orthopedic clinical setting that focuses on outstanding clinical care and excellent customer service. Our goal is to help students enter the physical therapy profession with a strong clinical background, ethical and effective decision-making skills and a highly professional behavior.

Objectives of an OSI Internship

Clinical

Entry-level applicants start with orthopedic evaluation and treatment
You will manage a moderate caseload with consistent time-management involving 1 hour evaluations and 1/2 hour subsequent visits
You will determine discharge criteria and accurately predict expected number of visits and functional outcomes with assistance from a clinical instructor.
You will be trained to become a critical decision-maker
You will become familiar with various treatment techniques and specialties

Personal / Professional

Ethical

Student Expectations

We prefer to take students in their final internships. We are a fast-paced orthopedic clinic and have high expectations for students with regards to evaluation, treatment and documentation. We expect professional behavior, appearance and excellent overall presentation. We prefer students who have a strong orthopedic/sports medicine background or interest.

Colleges we have contracts with:

University of Minnesota
St. Catherine’s University
College of St. Scholastica
Anoka Ramsey Technical College
Mayo School of Health Sciences
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
University of North Dakota
Des Moines University
Clarke College
University of Iowa
Indiana University
University of Kentucky
University of St. Augustine
Lake Superior College
University of Central Arkansas

Amy Prose, PT, OCS, is the Director of Clinical Quality at Therapy Partners and works with OSI to place qualified students in our clinical internship program.

Please contact Amy Prose regarding a clinical internship: aprose@therapypartners.com