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Does completing the EIM Orthopaedic Residency make me eligible to sit for the OCS examination?

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Does completing the EIM Orthopaedic Residency make me eligible to sit for the OCS examination?

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Yes, providing you are eligible in every other respect. Completing an APTA-credentialed Residency qualifies a candidate to sit for specialty certification in orthopaedics through option B, which replaces the requirement of 2000 hours of clinical practice. (Click here) To view APTA’s list of minimum eligibility criteria for Orthopaedics go to page 23. The Capstone activity of the Residency is the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) Examination Preparation course. While completion of the OCS prep course doesn’t guarantee passing the OCS, it is excellent preparation for the exam. The goal of the EIM Residency is to first and foremost develop a reflective and evidence-based Orthopaedic specialist practitioner; passing the OCS exam will be the natural by-product of our students’ preparation and training.