Women’s Health

Overview:

The Brooks Women’s Health Residency Program integrates a comprehensive focus on women’s health physical therapy practice with a strong musculoskeletal/orthopaedic foundation. A combination of didactic and psychomotor training, clinical mentoring, and strategic directed learning activities provide the Women’s Health residents with exposure and access to interdisciplinary partners in women’s health care. In addition to the Women’s Health Description for Residency Practice, our curriculum is founded on the Brooks IHL Five Pillars and fosters the development of skills to prepare residents for specialty certification and long-term professional success. . Additionally, residents from all of the Brooks IHL residency programs comprehensively participate in foundational courses, allowing for development of professional relationships with colleagues of various specialty practice areas.

The one-year Women’s Health Residency, the first of its kind in the state of Florida, is designed to provide specialized training in the following areas:

• Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation (urinary incontinence, functional bowel disorders, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain)
• Obstetric and Postpartum Physical Therapy
• Breast Cancer Rehabilitation and Lymphedema
• The Female Athlete
• Conditions More Prevalent in Female Patients such as Fibromyalgia, Osteoporosis
• Women’s Neuro-musculoskeletal Health Across the Lifespan

Program Highlights:

• 150 hours of 1:1 on site clinical mentoring 
• Full salary and benefits with Brooks Rehabilitation, with flexibility to choose a 32-40 hour work week
• Shared experience between our 10 Residency and Fellowship Programs
• Enjoy opportunities to collaborate with 150+ graduates practicing in the Brooks System
• Experiential learning opportunities in multiple settings throughout the Brooks Rehabilitation System of Care 
• Multi-person cohorts per program
• Scholarly advisors include faculty from University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of Central Florida, University of St. Augustine and Jacksonville University
• The majority of our mentors are program graduates, board certified and clinicians within the Brooks System

Accreditation

The Brooks Women’s Health Residency is accredited for Physical Therapists by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency & Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE).

Board Certification

The Women’s Health Residency Program will prepare physical therapists with the knowledge and skills needed to sit for the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) board certification exam in women’s health (WCS).

Women’s Health Board Certification Pass Rate for First Time Takers

 

2023 Non-Residency Graduates	2023 Women’s Health Residency Graduates	Brooks IHL Women’s Health Residency Data
81.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Graduation Rate (5 year average) – 100%

Program Coordinator:

Jessica Magee, PT, DPT, WCS
Jessica.Magee@brooksrehab.org

Program Director: 

Sara Cristello, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Sara.Cristello@BrooksRehab.org 

 

Click here to view our ABPTRFE Program Financial Fact Sheet