Applicants to the Kennedy Krieger Institute Physical Therapy Residency Program must submit an application through APTA’s centralized application system: .
Additionally, all applicants must submit the following application materials:
1. Three letters of recommendation, all of which must be from physical therapy professionals – Complete and submit as part of the RFPTCAS base application.
2. Proof of PT Licensure or Information about the NPTE – Submit a copy of your PT license as part of the RFPTCAS application documents section. If you have not yet earned your DPT, please upload a Word document indicating when you will sit for the NPTE. Note that all new graduate applicants to our program must sit for and pass the NPTE by April of the year they will begin the residency program.
3. Proof of CPR certification – Submit a copy of your CPR card as part of the RFPTCAS application documents section.
4. Applicant Self-Assessment Form – Click on the hyperlink here to access this form. Complete and submit as part of the RFPTCAS application documents section.
5. Responses to 4 essay questions – Complete and submit as part of the RFPTCAS application questions section.