Virtual Hand to Shoulder Fellowship, LLC

Bridging a Knowledge Gap in Upper Extremity & Hand Rehabilitation

Curriculum-Based Online Continuing Education

with Mentorship

Fellowship

Fills a knowledge gap for physical and occupational therapists in upper limb and hand therapy via an online, evidence-based, curriculum with personalized mentorship, and live labs to enable advanced critical thinking in upper limb & hand therapy.

ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIP

CHT Exam Prep

Provides an advanced-level evidence-based curriculum that reflects the full HTCC blueprint and domains, with exam prep resources & tools, and supplemented with related mentorship to support CHT exam readiness & success.

CHT EXAM PREP

Intro to Hand
Therapy

Provides an introductory-level curriculum with mentorship for generalist clinicians or PT and OT students to broaden their knowledge and critical thinking skills in treating common upper limb & hand conditions. This course also includes virtual labs for introductory-levels clinical skills to support success in transitioning to hand therapy clinics or fieldwork settings.

INTRO TO HAND THERAPY

New Hire Primer

Includes foundational knowledge of anatomy, kinematics, and physiology integral to developing critical thinking in hand therapy. The emphasis is helping new clinicians utilize knowledge in these foundational areas to make a safe transition to the highly specialized area of hand therapy.

NEW HIRE PRIMER

Membership

Monthly Membership offers many clinical resources as well as the opportunity to become part of a community committed to supporting professional development and endeavors in the specialty of upper limb and hand therapy. Earn 42 contact hours/year.

MEMBERSHIP

Individual Courses

Access individual courses to meet more specific learning interests that support patient care while also fulfilling contact hour requirements for re-certification. Choose from 30 courses that offer a comprehensive lecture and a case study that applies learned concepts to clinical scenarios.

COURSES

Labs

VHSF offers multiple live labs throughout the year on key skills in upper limb and hand rehabilitation. Current live labs include the Essential Skills Lab, the Diagnosis-based Lab, the One-Day Orthotics Lab, and the Kinetic Chain Lab.

We also offer several virtual labs and this list is growing to better accommodate students that cannot travel or students that prefer the convenience of online learning.

LABS

Group Partnerships

Our group partnerships* are designed to create a community of learners linked through shared evidence-based curriculums, learning and mentorship resources, and great discounts.

We partner with:

Professional Organizations
Educational Institutions
Clinical Practices
Clinician-Led Study Groups

* National & International

GROUP PARTNERSHIPS

"We've been educated as generalists. Our mission is to educate you as specialists."

- Virtual Hand to Shoulder Fellowship

VHSF TESTIMONIALS

“The Virtual Hand to Shoulder Fellowship has been life-changing for me. It gave me a solid understanding of foundational and then more complex knowledge that improved my critical thinking skills, allowing me to better serve my patients with more confidence. The support provided through open case study sessions, ability to email questions if I needed support, our weekly class meeting video, live discussion of case studies that were related to the weekly lesson all helped me to solidify the information I was learning. In addition, in-person courses were provided, and I got hands-on training in manual therapy, crafting orthoses, practicing differential diagnosis, and critical thinking, which I was able to immediately use in my practice. The content covered everything I needed to know to prepare me for passing the CHT, along with the practice exams that were provided. This Fellowship has professionally taken me to another level and I am excited as a new CHT to continue the journey moving forward and tackling harder cases thanks to the VHSF! ”

-Katherine Rose, OTR/L, CHT, CSRS