{"id":1465,"date":"2025-03-24T10:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/physicaltherapy\/?page_id=1465"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:05:04","slug":"womens-health-residency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/physicaltherapy\/womens-health-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelvic and Women\u2019s Health Physical Therapy Residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1742830751651{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 140px !important;padding-bottom: 140px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/physicaltherapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/03\/header-womensHealth.jpg?id=1484) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mb-4&#8243;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527858038636{padding-right: 80px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mainHomeTitle\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\tPelvic and Women\u2019s Health Physical Therapy Residency\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mainHomeSubtitle\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n\t\t\t\tUCF Physical Therapy\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478285673{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #fecb2f !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478351304{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478366376{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-label=\"Toggle navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDc2VjdGlvbiUyMGlkJTNEJTIyb3ZlcnZpZXclMjIlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmF1dG8tc2VjdGlvbiUyMiUyMGRhdGEtc2VjdGlvbi1saW5rLXRpdGxlJTNEJTIyT3ZlcnZpZXclMjIlMjByb2xlJTNEJTIycmVnaW9uJTIyJTIwYXJpYS1sYWJlbCUzRCUyMk92ZXJ2aWV3JTIyJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode heading-underline\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\tOverview\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The University of Central Florida (UCF) and Orlando Health (OH) Women\u2019s Health Residency Program enables physical therapists to advance their knowledge and develop their clinical skills in the area of women\u2019s health physical therapy. Established in 2024, the program offers an innovative design split between a specialty women\u2019s hospital acute care setting and outpatient rehabilitation services. In addition to extensive training in pelvic and obstetric physical therapy, the program offers training in pelvic and breast oncology, lymphedema, and women&#8217;s neuromusculoskeletal health across the lifespan, with opportunities for community involvement and research.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of the UCF and OH Women\u2019s Health Physical Therapy Residency is to prepare residents for advanced clinical practice of their specialty field of physical therapy as a clinical specialist committed to optimizing patient care in the current healthcare environment and improving the quality of life of individuals in the community. 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Ditmyer earned her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Health Sciences and Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) from the University of Central Florida. During her DPT program, she served on the executive board and gained clinical research experience in orthopedic physical therapy, with research presented at the Combined Sections Meeting and the Florida Physical Therapy Association conference. Ditmyer completed multiple clinical rotations with a focused emphasis on women\u2019s health and pelvic rehabilitation, which helped solidify her clinical interests in pelvic health across the lifespan. 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She received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Florida Agricultural &amp; Mechanical University. Her decision to specialize in women\u2019s health stems from a passion for serving an underserved population in healthcare, particularly women of color, and addressing the need for education and empowerment in this space. She is passionate about helping women better understand their bodies, confidently navigate their healthcare journeys, and receive tailored care that meets their unique needs. Through the residency program, she has gained experience providing post-operative and acute care, working with women in the ICU, and treating a diverse outpatient population with diagnoses including pelvic floor dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, and pregnancy and postpartum-related conditions. 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The curriculum is based upon the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Description of Residency Practice (DRP) published by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong><br \/>\nThe resident is expected to complete a women\u2019s health-based research capstone project at the end of the residency program. The resident will work with a research advisor and a women\u2019s health content expert throughout the residency. The resident will have the opportunity to participate in other ongoing UCF Division of Physical Therapy program research activities, including data collection with current Orlando Health research projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching<\/strong><br \/>\nThe resident will have a special opportunity to participate in teaching basic and advanced women\u2019s health physical therapy courses in the UCF Doctor of Physical Therapy program. The resident will be mentored by course instructors in preparing an instructional plan to teach several modules related to their current clinical work experience at Orlando Health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Service and Community Engagement<\/strong><br \/>\nEach semester, the residents are required to participate in professional service, community engagement and service-learning opportunities that involve different activities involving women\u2019s health clients and support groups in the greater Orlando area. 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