Clinical Internship

Our Physical Therapist Alumni 

• Stephanie Magnin, DPT, FAFS, University of California

• Jordan Mugarura, DPT, University of Washington

Physical Therapist Aide 

UNDERGRADUATE | PRE-PT/MED 

About 

Experience Momentum Physical Therapy provides internships for undergraduate students interested in becoming a Physical Therapy Doctor, Medical Doctor, or Physical Therapist Assistant. Although students are not required to be interested in pursuing a career as a Doctor of Physical Therapy or Physical Therapist Assistant to be considered for the position. This position is best suited for those interested in pursuing a career in a medical related field.

Our internships are paid and include onsite training and education in Physical Therapist derived interventions and methodologies.

The Physical Therapist Aide internship is optimized for a 1-year commitment, but requires at least a 6-month commitment. While not required, many of our Aides perform at least 1-year at Experience Momentum during their gap year or application year as they prepare for Physical Therapy or Medical School. The internship does include doing laundry, prepping clinical areas between patients, and performing opening and closing clinic duties. The bulk of the internship empowers you to participate in the provision of care directed by the PT Doctor or Assistant and you will be supported to learn how to navigate clinical presentations under direct supervision. This includes paid time where you are not directly working with the patient, but shadowing and working with the provider to come up with plans for the patient. When you matriculate into Physical Therapy or Medical School, you will be provided the opportunity to learn more hands on skills that are pertinent for your abilities as a doctor or assistant, practicing on other providers and aides in our direct supervision.

By the end of your 6-month internship, you will be competent in your understanding of what it means to practice soft skill communication" (aka, the art of medicine) and will have a solid skill set for teaching, cuing, and correcting movement.

You will be versed in your surface anatomy and will be able to effectively communicate basic physics of biomechanics to patients and to providers. You will understand how to process triplanar motion and how to adapt movements to focus force vector magnitude to specific tissues and regions while sparing others. The longer you stay with us, the more you will receive. If you would like to learn more about the program from the perspective of an Alumni, please contact us. 

95% of our Physical Therapist Aide Interns who have applied to their graduate program have been accepted since our program started in 2007. Our program continues to evolve producing better and more advanced matriculating students. Join us and become your best with Experience Momentum Physical Therapy. 

Qualification 

• Freshman or later in your undergraduate education at an accredited college or university. 

• 3.0 or higher in your cumulative GPA. Please note that a competitive GPA for DPT school matriculation was greater than a 3.5 in 2019. 

• 10 hours of clinical experience at another clinic. We cannot be your first experience and should not be your last. 

• Must be in the active process of taking prerequisites towards becoming a DPT, MD, or PTA school. Our program is built on you transitioning to professional health school.  

How to Apply 

To apply, please email the following to HR@experiencemomentum.com with a subject title: "Physical Therapist Aide Application - Your Name." 

• Updated CV dating back to your Junior year in High School ONLY. 

• Cover letter answering the following prompt: What do you believe are the three most important characteristics of a healthcare provider? Explain why for each. Must be less than one page, single spaced 12-point font, 1" margin. 

• Letter of recommendation by a school professor, previous professional you have shadowed, or a professional who knows you discussing why you will make a great Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, or Physician. 

• Unofficial Transcript from your college or university with a print date within 4 weeks of submitting your application. 

We will review your application upon receipt and respond within two weeks with your application status. If accepted, you will have a 60 day probationary period to demonstrate that you can meet our expectations. 

Hiring & Clerkship Policy 

Many of our Aides who have matriculated into DPT School have applied to our SPT-Y3 Doctoral Internship. Being an Aide at Experience Momentum does not guarantee acceptance, but does favor it. Being an Aide here also does not guarantee being hired when you become a PT Doctor, but does favor it. We are an equal opportunity employer. 

Our Physical Therapy Aide Alumni 

• Megan Dalton, DPT, PT, University of Montana

• Jessica Gunn, PT, DPT, Pacific University

• Robby Boyles, DPT , West Coast University

• Tyler Ma, DPT, University of Southern California

Clinical Shadowing 

UNDERGRADUATE OR HIGH SCHOOL  

About 

Experience Momentum Physical Therapy does allow clinical shadowing for individuals looking to learn more about the profession of Physical Therapists. However, we do not recommend you base your decision to seek this profession on what you experience at Experience Momentum as we have a unique model that is at the frontline of the profession. Shadowing is unpaid and occurs in two hour blocks at the discretion of the provider. If you have already shadowed at other clinics, we will not accept you to shadow at Experience Momentum and recommend you apply for our internship program. 

How to Set Up your Shadowing 

To start, please email info@experiencemomentum.com with a subject title: "Physical Therapist Shadowing - Your Name" and in the subject, please provide the best way to contact you. We will respond within two weeks to whether we can meet your needs or not. If we are unable to fulfill your request, we will recommend you contact us again in the future.  

Internships Under Consideration 

At this time, Experience Momentum does not offer clinical internships for Physical Therapist Assistant Students (SPTA), or Massage Therapist Students. Please continue to check back to see if we begin offering this.  

Beta Testing 

• We are currently testing our clerkships for Registered Dietitian Nutritionist students. Please have your program director contact us if you have an interest in exploring our programs. 

• We are currently testing our fellowship program for employed fellows. We have no Fellow positions at this time.