Physical Therapy Sports Medicine Residency Program

The Physical Therapy Sports Medicine Residency Program at St. Luke's Sports Medicine connects you to professional, collegiate, and club-level athletes; nationally and internationally respected sports medicine physicians; physical therapists and athletic trainers; as well as involvement in new and ongoing research.

A World-Class Learning Experience

St. Luke's Sports Medicine partners with local and national sports organizations, including:

Northwest Nazarene University
College of Idaho
Idaho Steelheads hockey team
Boise Hawks Baseball
Snake River Stampede Rodeo
Boise Twilight Criterium
Idaho Cycling League (Youth Mountain Bike Races)
Bishop Kelly High School Athletics

The breadth and depth of the on-field and training room experience for our residents is unmatched.

Learn more about program faculty and residency participants

Our Program

The residency period is a minimum of one calendar year. You'll be considered a full-time, salaried employee, eligible to receive all benefits described within the St. Luke's employee handbook. Your salary will be 70% of the minimum therapist range and you'll be responsible for your own travel and living expenses. (For more information on program costs, please refer to our Residency and Financial Fact Sheet). If accepted, you may make a written request for a short sabbatical extending the residency program to a maximum of 15 months.

Although you'll be scheduled for 40 hours per week, there will be events on both weeknights and weekends that require additional hours without additional compensation. You may be allowed to work for other organizations, if your resident obligations are met first.

St. Luke's Sports Residency collaborates with other high profile residencies and fellowships in the Sports Inter-Residency Case Conference Series, which allows our current resident an opportunity to present nationally to an audience, including Duke, Ohio State, West Point, Cleveland Clinic, the Hospital for Special Surgery, and more.