Residency Education in Every Town: Is It Just So Simple?

Abstract

Kornelia Kulig, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FAAOMPT(Hon), is a physical therapist, educator, and scholar whose work focuses on exploring the mechanisms behind the causes and presentations of and interventions for recurrent pain of seemingly musculoskeletal origin such as low back pain and tendinopathies. Currently Professor in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Dr Kulig also serves as Co-Director of the Division's Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory. Previous posts include Associate Professor at Oakland University and Director of the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program. Dr Kulig earned a PhD in Biomechanics and an MS in Physical Therapy and Physical Education from the Academy of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland; a BS in Physical Therapy from Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan; and was a postdoctoral fellow in Biomechanics at the Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Dr Kulig's research explores tissue morphology, biomechanics, physiology, and pathology in relation to degenerative processes in connective tissues and accompanying muscle activation and movement strategies, signs, symptoms, and loss of function. A sought-after lecturer, she has presented at the Annual International Conference on Foot Biomechanics and Orthotic Therapy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Annual Conference of PTAROC (Taiwan), Nordic OMT Conference, University of Potsdam, and the American Physical Therapy Association, among many others. Dr Kulig is an active and contributing member of the American Physical Therapy Association, where she has served on the Board of Directors of the Orthopaedic Section. In addition, she is a member of the American and International Societies of Biomechanics and the American College of Sports Medicine, as well as a Founding Member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. Thank you, Mr Maley, for introducing me (Fig. 1). Each year, with this lecture, we honor your father's life, and it is a privilege for me to do …