The Twin Cities Orthopedics (TCO) Sports Physical Therapy Residency is a 54-week program beginning the 3rd week in July, and concluding end of July the following year. The residency is conducted at prominent locations within the Training HAUS and Twin Cities Orthopedics organization. This residency program is ABPTRFE Accredited Program.
Kimari Lewis, PT, DPT
Kimari Lewis, PT, DPT grew up on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. She earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) from Northwestern University. Prior to DPT school, she was a member of the official dance team at Georgia State University. Kimari also served as a sprint and hurdling coach at her former high school in Chicago while in DPT school. Kimari values providing her patients with quality care through individualization of plans and evidence-based practice. Her mission is to promote the intersection of sports performance principles and rehabilitation protocols to help her athletes maximize their potential. Outside of the clinic, Kimari enjoys playing the guitar, reading a good book, cheering on her Chicago sports teams, and spending time with family and friends.
Allie Spaulding, PT, DPT
Allie Spaulding, PT, DPT, grew up in central Minnesota. She played college basketball at the University of St. Thomas and earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from St. Catherine University. Allie is passionate about helping patients recover from injury, improve movement, and return to the activities they love. She uses an individualized, evidence-based approach to empower patients to achieve their goals, stay active, and maintain long-term health and wellness. Outside of the clinic, Allie enjoys staying active through volleyball, yoga, and Pilates, as well as spending quality time with friends and family.
The mission of the Sports Physical Therapy Residency is to create an advanced, highly skilled, specialty-trained sports physical therapy practitioner built on a foundation of sports science, research, and world-class sports medicine expertise. The Sports Residency will exemplify our organizational culture expectations for quality service to our patients and athletes, and support our mission, and values: integrity, service, innovation, teamwork, and quality.
About TCO
Twin Cities Orthopedics (TCO) is committed to providing world-class service. TCO’s dedicated teams of independent physicians, specialty providers, and care coordinators serve patients in clinic locations, walk-in orthopedic urgent care locations, and numerous other therapy and specialty care settings across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Regardless of the location, TCO delivers an exceptional patient experience, backed by decades of trusted orthopedic and sports medicine care.
About Training HAUS
Training HAUS, powered by Twin Cities Orthopedics, is a state-of-the-art sports performance and training center located in Eagan at Viking Lakes. Adjacent to the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center, the 22,000 square feet of turf, court, studio, and sports science lab space gives athletes of all ages a place to train, recover and improve performance, all under one roof. Every detail of the facility is built on a foundation of science, research, and world-class sports medicine expertise.
Training HAUS’ industry-leading team of experts — strength & sports performance coaches, sports dietitians, physical therapists, biomechanists, sports chiropractors, massage therapists, sports acupuncturists, and sport psychologists — work together to form a personalized and collaborative approach for each athlete. Training HAUS establishes a foundation for athletic performance that promises to challenge, inspire and produce real results. Sports performance services are available at the Training HAUS flagship location in Eagan, TCO Sports Performance facilities, or at your school, field, or facility.
The Sports Therapy Residency will, therefore, provide extensive training in musculoskeletal clinical experiences and sports medicine skills. The faculty is composed of expert orthopedic sports medicine providers working in collaboration with one another. Furthermore, teamwork amongst our team of board-certified peers, in the training room, on the playing field, and in an educational setting, all with a commitment to the pursuit of athletic clinical excellence.
Our residency values and supports professional development by ensuring our residents participate in:
The residency provides exposure to the care of athletes of all ages, from high school settings, up to world-class competitors. Click here to view all community and sports medicine partnerships. In summary, the residency will help align your ambitions within our organization of highly engaged sports medicine providers, our culture of excellence, and our state-of-the art facilities.
For additional information on the Twin Cities Orthopedics Sports Physical Therapy (TCO-SPTR) program, including salary and benefits, please review the link below or reach out to [email protected] if your questions are not answered.
Faculty, mentors, and residents work collaboratively to encompass all areas of the current Sports Physical Therapy Description of Specialty Practice (DSP) throughout the duration of the residency. Direct one-on-one clinical and professional practice mentorship is built into the resident’s schedule and curriculum. The clinical mentorship is an essential and highly valuable component of our residency. The Sports Physical Therapy Residents will benefit from having dedicated time with two formal clinical mentors during their residency. Each resident will spend six months directly with each mentor listed below, along with interactions amongst other clinics and professionals. Thus, in addition to planned weekly mentorship, our residents will have many opportunities throughout the planned residency curriculum and schedule to spend time with an array of clinical specialists, benefiting from these educational and professional practice interactions that will enhance their specialty sports practice. The teamwork within our residents and specialists will lead to relationship building, and networking interactions between faculty and sports residency physical therapists as they continue their careers in sports medicine. By completion of the residency, the residency can sit for the Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS) certification examination by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS).
Mentor time will include enriched activities such as:
Sports Therapy Residency Director: Brandon Schomberg, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
Mentors
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The TCO Sports Physical Therapy Residency will be participating in the standardized Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program Match for the upcoming application cycle. This will process will fill our two available Resident positions for our upcoming start date: Mid-July. All communication regarding this match process will come through the Match Program, EXXAT, if you receive an interview offer. Good luck, and we look forward to reviewing your application!
Applications and all supporting documentation must be received by December 1.
Online Application: Complete entirety of application at RF-PTCAS
Please follow the detailed instructions and complete all information through the RF-PTCAS website, including;
1. Application Review: The selection committee will review each application. Applicants are evaluated by the team based on these criteria:
Applicants must be licensed to practice in Physical Therapy in Minnesota prior to the start of the Sports Physical Therapy Residency. In addition, the residency requires the applicants to have one of the following:
Applicants must be an active APTA member and American Academy of Sports member.
2. Interviews: Select candidates will be invited for in-person (Training HAUS campus) and/or virtual interviews mid-February.
3. Sports Residency Acceptance: Selected candidates will receive notification in early March. Acceptance into the program is provisional pending the candidates meeting all conditions of employment with Twin Cities Orthopedics.
Click here to download the financial fact sheet for the TCO Sports Physical Therapy Residency.
For questions not addressed above or in the Detailed Information section, please send an email to the Sports Therapy Residency Director at [email protected].
Since its inception in July 2022, the program has a successful completion rate of 100%. Past graduates are noted below.
2025-2026 Residents:
2024-2025 Residents:
2023-2024 Residents:
2022-2023 Residents:
