Frequently Asked Questions

The fees are indicated on the enrollments link for each program: Fellowship CHT Exam Prep Intro to Hand Therapy By clicking course cards you can also view course curriculum.

Virtual Hand Therapy Fellowship: Specialization in upper limb and hand therapy. New grads are welcomed and encouraged to enroll. CHT Exam Prep: You meet the exam requirements of 4,000 clinical hours in hand therapy and have been a licensed PT or OT for 3 years. You already have an advanced-level knowledge base. Intro to Hand Therapy: For clinicians exploring hand therapy or wanting to broaden their skills for common hand diagnoses. Students in level II fieldwork placements are welcomed to enroll to support their FW experience. New Hire Primer: Making a safe transition into a hand therapy setting requires foundational knowledge and an awareness of healing principles that guide progression of care. The 7 module curriculum is an efficient means to achieve this.

Virtual Hand to Shoulder Fellowship, LLC is an AOTA approved provider. Fellowship awards 14.4 CEUs. CHT Exam Prep awards 5.2 CEUs Intro to Hand Therapy awards 3.0 CEUs. All curriculums are AOTA approved. Live weekends are separate enrollments that are AOTA approved and offer an added 14 credit hours. The live events will be in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, however, you may request the live weekends to be held at your facility by emailing us at : info@virtualhandfellowship.com

The curriculums assign a weekly lecture to be viewed asynchronously at a time convenient for you. There is also a weekly quiz and case study you can review in advance of our live weekly session. We meet for a live zoom session of experiential learning, applying concepts learned from lecture to a case study. We also review the quiz and address any questions you may have. For the fellowship we offer 3 mentorship sessions during the week: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 pm EST and Wednesdays at 3 pm EST where we discuss your patients or general questions you have. Our Tuesday sessions are recorded and serve as a case study library that can be accessed throughout enrollment. For Intro to Hand Therapy we offer one weekly mentorship session on Thursdays at 8 pm EST. For CHT Exam Prep mentorship is offered on exam readiness only. Submitting the CHT Exam Tracker will initiate a 1:1 session to review progress and identify study needs to support CHT exam readiness. New Hire Primer is seven modules completed asynchronously.

Course Completion Requirements i. Completion of online curriculum ii. Completion of quizzes, exams, and class participation iii. One written assignment

You need to have access to a smart device with internet connection or a computer with video and audio capabilities. The only other requirement is the required textbook which is also available as an ebook. Required Text: Skirvin, Osterman, Fedorczyk, Amadio, Feldscher, and Shin (eds). Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2021. Supplemental readings are not provided and typically come from peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Hand Surgery and Journal of Hand Therapy. VHSF holds no financial interests in the purchase of required text.

The purpose of the program is to provide an accessible, affordable, comprehensive education and mentorship in upper extremity and hand rehabilitation. Physical and occupational therapists are educated as generalists so our mission is to educate clinicians treating the upper limb and hand as specialists. It's about gaining knowledge and learning how to use it to empower you to be effective and successful in supporting your patients to achieve their best possible outcome. The added benefits are related to helping you make the transition into the specialty, if applicable, or to help you advance your career, whether you have an interest in eventual transition to leadership positions or as an educator. If you are a business owner, or rehab director, the program is designed to give your team the needed knowledge and skills to broaden your referral base for upper extremity and hand related injuries and conditions. Hand surgeons want to know they're sending their patients to clinicians that are invested and committed to delivering effective, evidence-based, and specialized care that supports and maximizes recovery, and optimal outcomes. Find out about group rates and company specific cohorts. We can also bring the live weekend lab to you. Email us to learn more: info@virtualhandfellowship.com

In order to qualify to sit for the CHT exam, you must be a licensed physical or occupational therapists for a minimum of three years. You must also have documented evidence of 4,000 practice hours treating upper limb or hand related conditions. You can read more about this at www.htcc.org The 4,000 practice hours do not include education related hours; they must be clinical. The fellowship curriculum and mentorship can support your efforts to obtain a job that would allow you to accrue the needed clinical hours. Enrollment in the fellowship reassures a prospective employer that you are taking needed measures to grow your knowledge and skills in a comprehensive manner. More importantly, it reassures them that you will have mentorship that they may not have the time or resources to provide someone with little to no experience. The curriculum does prepare you for the CHT exam and we also offer over 800 practice questions throughout your enrollment. We also offer CHT Exam Prep for clinicians that meet the exam requirements and are already at an advanced-level of practice.

The fellowship offers a one year evidence-based curriculum in upper extremity and hand rehabilitation and address all the identified domains and topics identified on the HTCC exam blueprint. Our comprehensive curriculum is supplemented with mentorship throughout enrollment. Weekly quizzes and trimester CHT practice exams are designed to support exam readiness and amount to over 800 test questions. While the fellowship has all the built in tools to help you prepare for the CHT exam, it was designed to serve bigger purpose. Namely to fill a gap in knowledge for therapists that want to specialize in upper extremity and hand rehabilitation. This is accomplished through both our curriculum and mentorship. If you already have advanced knowledge in upper limb and hand therapy and your primary goal is exam readiness only, VHSFs CHT Exam Prep curriculum was designed for this purpose. Learn more about exam prep here:

Yes, provided that applicants meet the requirements to practice as a physical or occupational therapist within their home country, international students may apply. International applicant should email us at info@virtualhandfellowship.com to learn about international cohorts and associated fees.

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: • This program is delivered virtually using PowerPoint presentations and audio. Closed captioning is available if you choose to enable it. If you need special accommodations to improve accessibility of contact, please email Mirella Deisher at: info@virtualhandfellowship.com CANCELLATION POLICY: ● Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time. ● You will not be reimbursed for content you have had access to, such as that provided with purchased bundles. ● Transaction fees incurred by VHSF will also be reimbursed to VHSF.

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