Checking in with Dr. Joshua Munter, SLU SSM Health Physical Therapy Orthopedic Residency Graduate, on His Journey as a Traveling Physical Therapist

SLU SSM Health Physical Therapy Orthopedic Residency Spotlight 

- Dr. Joshua Munter (Residency Graduate 2020-2021 cohort)

Dr. Joshua Munter earned his ABPTS Board Certification in 2021.  He has experienced much professional development over the past several months including becoming a traveling PT in the Northwest region of the United States.  When asked “What are you reading now?”  Dr. Munter highlighted the recent JOSPT publication:  “Diagnostic Accuracy of Clusters of Pain Provocation Tests for Detecting Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Systematic Review with Meta-analysis”.  JOSPT 51(9).   

Congratulations Josh on all of the events of the past several months – personal and professional!  

The SLU-SSM Health Physical Therapy Orthopedic Residency Program is an accelerated post-licensure program to advance the orthopedic skills of physical therapists. It is the only ABPTRFE accredited orthopedic physical therapy residency in Missouri. Founded and accredited in 2014-2015, this unique collaboration between Saint Louis University Program in Physical Therapy and SSM Health Physical Therapy currently has 3 Residents and has graduated 16 licensed physical therapists. In addition to clinical practice and teaching in the entry-level DPT program, each resident completes over 150 hours of mentoring and over 300 hours of educational experiences.

For more information on the program, visit https://www.slu.edu/doisy/degrees/ssm-residency.php or contact the Residency Program Director, Dr. Chris Sebelski at chris.sebelski@health.slu.edu.