04/08/2026
Each week, we highlight an exceptional residency program! 🌟 This week: Duke University.
The Duke University Hospital Acute Care Physical Therapy Residency Program recently achieved accreditation in October 2025, marking a major milestone for the program, following the graduation of its first resident, Hope Reynolds, PT, DPT, in July 2025.
Hope reflects on what makes the Duke residency experience truly unique: the breadth and depth of learning across the acute care continuum. During her residency, she trained alongside expert clinicians on 10 different units, including general medicine, general surgery, oncology, neurology, cardiology, pulmonary, cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics, and trauma, along with dedicated time across Duke’s five intensive care units.
Hope credits the residency with shaping her growth as a clinician, sharing that the experience profoundly influenced her clinical reasoning, versatility, and confidence in complex acute care environments. She says, “I would not be the PT I am today without this program, and I am so grateful for everything I learned and the amazing people I got to meet along the way.”
The Duke Acute Care PT Residency continues to prepare clinicians for excellence across diverse and high-acuity practice settings.
