Intro to Physical Therapy: ABPTS Practice Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
ABPTRFE - ✔✔Credentialing body for APTA for post-professional residency and
fellowship programs in physical therapy
(244 accredited residency programs; 48 accredited fellowship programs)
ABPTRFE (meaning) - ✔✔American Board of Physical Therapist Residency and
Fellowship Education
CCS - ✔✔Cardiovascular & Pulmonary
Clinical Fellowship - ✔✔Post-professional clinical and didactic education for
physical therapists who demonstrate clinical expertise, prior to commencing the
program, in the practice focus on the fellowship
Clinical Fellowship Advantages - ✔✔Further training in a specialty (subspecialty)
Clinical Fellowship Benefits - ✔✔Continued development of knowledge and
skills in a focused advanced area of clinical practice
Provides greater depth than what is covered in residency
Ongoing clinical mentoring for advanced practice in a sub-specialization beyond
that of a defined specialty area
Clinical Fellowship Hours - ✔✔Completed within a minimum of 1,000 hours
supervised clinical practice and 50 hours of didactic instruction
No fewer than 6 months and no more than 36 months
, Clinical Residency - ✔✔Post-professional programs
Occur after the graduate physical therapist has obtained their license to practice
Clinical Residency Advantages - ✔✔Combines opportunities for ongoing clinical
supervision and mentoring with a theoretical basis for advanced practice and
scientific inquiry
Clinical Residency Benefits - ✔✔Increase marketability
Qualify to sit for Specialist Certification Exam
Focused practice under expert therapist
Clinical Residency Purpose - ✔✔Designed to significantly advance the physical
therapist resident's knowledge and skills in a defined area of clinical practice
Clinical Residency Time Frame - ✔✔Completed with a minimum of 1,500 hours
and in 9 to 36 months
Continuing Education - ✔✔Required in most states to maintain licensure
Hours can vary per state (NY 36 hrs/ 3 years)
Approval of courses done by individual state licensing boards
Provided by national conferences
Diagnosis - ✔✔"Labels" that define PT problem and guide interventions
DSP - ✔✔Description of Specialty Practice
ABPTRFE - ✔✔Credentialing body for APTA for post-professional residency and
fellowship programs in physical therapy
(244 accredited residency programs; 48 accredited fellowship programs)
ABPTRFE (meaning) - ✔✔American Board of Physical Therapist Residency and
Fellowship Education
CCS - ✔✔Cardiovascular & Pulmonary
Clinical Fellowship - ✔✔Post-professional clinical and didactic education for
physical therapists who demonstrate clinical expertise, prior to commencing the
program, in the practice focus on the fellowship
Clinical Fellowship Advantages - ✔✔Further training in a specialty (subspecialty)
Clinical Fellowship Benefits - ✔✔Continued development of knowledge and
skills in a focused advanced area of clinical practice
Provides greater depth than what is covered in residency
Ongoing clinical mentoring for advanced practice in a sub-specialization beyond
that of a defined specialty area
Clinical Fellowship Hours - ✔✔Completed within a minimum of 1,000 hours
supervised clinical practice and 50 hours of didactic instruction
No fewer than 6 months and no more than 36 months
, Clinical Residency - ✔✔Post-professional programs
Occur after the graduate physical therapist has obtained their license to practice
Clinical Residency Advantages - ✔✔Combines opportunities for ongoing clinical
supervision and mentoring with a theoretical basis for advanced practice and
scientific inquiry
Clinical Residency Benefits - ✔✔Increase marketability
Qualify to sit for Specialist Certification Exam
Focused practice under expert therapist
Clinical Residency Purpose - ✔✔Designed to significantly advance the physical
therapist resident's knowledge and skills in a defined area of clinical practice
Clinical Residency Time Frame - ✔✔Completed with a minimum of 1,500 hours
and in 9 to 36 months
Continuing Education - ✔✔Required in most states to maintain licensure
Hours can vary per state (NY 36 hrs/ 3 years)
Approval of courses done by individual state licensing boards
Provided by national conferences
Diagnosis - ✔✔"Labels" that define PT problem and guide interventions
DSP - ✔✔Description of Specialty Practice
