Core courses include four musculoskeletal management courses (Management of Lower Extremity Disorders, Management of Lumbo-Pelvic Disorders, Management of Cervico-Thoracic Disorders, and Management of Upper Extremity Disorders). The Core courses are delivered in 8-week educational modules, including 8 weeks of online learning and one live 16-hour lab weekend intensive component.
Track 2 FiTs will go through the Core management courses initially in a "content role" then will repeat the courses in a teaching assistant/mentorship role in the teaching practicum courses. In special circumstances, the Program Director may make exceptions to allow a fellow to complete both roles simultaneously.
Online Teaching Assistant Roles
All FiTs act in teaching assistant roles for the online portion of the Core courses in their teaching practicum courses. This role may include, but is not limited to, providing feedback to student online posts, assisting in grading activities, giving and receiving feedback on technique performance, and leading/directing group projects.
The expectations for the Teaching Practicum role are defined ahead of time by the Program Director and the Course Lead Faculty. Student performance is managed by the Course Section Faculty member.
Optional Lab Assist Roles
A FiT will participate in one WI for each of the four content areas but may return as a lab assistant if desired to acquire experience, gain additional feedback on teaching skills, and to acquire supervised/clinical lab hours (160+ required) and/or manual therapy practice hours (40+ required). A FiT may serve in a lab assistant role if prepared to do so and if agreed upon by the respective WI lead faculty member. If a FiT does not feel prepared or is not appropriate for assisting in labs (through assessment by the Program Director and/or Faculty), the FiT- does not have to serve in the lab assist role. It is the intention that the FiT practices techniques as appropriate if they serve as a lab assist.