Women's Health Residency Program

The Division of Physical Therapy was granted candidacy through ABPTFRE as a Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency Program on June 3, 2022.

Program Director: Adam Walsh
Email: adwalsh@salud.unm.edu
Phone: 505-272-6740
Contact Adam Walsh with any questions regarding the UNM Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency Program

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of New Mexico Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency Program is to provide exceptional evidence-based post-professional training that will advance the resident’s knowledge, skills, and critical thinking in gender health physical therapy to that of a clinical expert thereby optimizing the human experience of New Mexico communities.

Clinical Partnerships

The UNM Women’s Health Residency Program is partnered with Balanced Physical Therapy and Wellness to provide the clinical and mentoring aspect of the residency curriculum.

Admissions Process

Requirements for application:

• Be a graduate of a CAPTE accredited physical therapist program by the residency start date
• Be licensed to practice physical therapy or be eligible for licensure in the state of New Mexico
• Be a member of the American Physical Therapy Association
• Submit an application through RF-PTCAS
• Submit additional information required through RF-PTCAS
• Submit two reference letters, one of which must be from a clinical instructor, physical therapist colleague, or a professor in a physical therapy program

Accepted residents must:

• Be licensed to practice physical therapy in the state of New Mexico prior to the residency start date
• Provide proof of membership in the American Physical Therapy Association
• Provide proof of membership in the New Mexico American Physical Therapy Association
• Provide proof of membership in the APTA Pelvic Health section
• Agree to the Residency Program duration from August 1 of the year accepted to July 31 of the following calendar year
• Agree to an annual total of 2450+ hours of work including:
  • 1800+ patient care hours
  • 300+ educational hours
  • 200+ mentored hours
• Agree to an annual salary of $50,000 paid by the clinic
• Agree to a required $500 monthly fee paid by the resident to the Bursar account
• Agree that any fringe benefits are at the discretion of the clinic
• Maintain appropriate professional behaviors throughout the entirety of the curriculum
• Participate in all residency learning experiences that may include but are not limited to: clinic work, mentored time, didactic work, journal clubs, psychomotor labs, UNM DPT lab assistant work, APTA Pelvic Health courses, quizzes, written and psychomotor examinations, written assignments, a community project, and a research requirement
• Complete at least 1 scholarly activity by the end of the residency curriculum, at the discretion of the Program Director and Program Coordinator
• Pass all written and psychomotor examinations
• Lead a monthly journal club for interested gender health therapists
• Complete all required activities to ensure successful learning and mentoring

Housing Options

UNM offers off-campus housing listings: https://och.unm.edu/index.html
Links to other off-campus housing options https://och.unm.edu/albuquerque-apartment-guides/index.html 

Financial Fact Sheet

Curricular Map

The weekly schedule can be downloaded here: Women's Health Weekly Curriculum Schedule

Outcomes

Once the program has had residents, we will share retention rate, ABPTS Specialization Exam pass rates, and similar data. These data will be available as soon as the program has it.