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OCS Prep Program
This self-guided OCS Prep Program is designed to give you the tools you need to pass the test, gain expertise, and elevate the profession — all while earning CEUs.
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93%
Success Rate
93% of subscribers who studied with Medbridge Certification Prep Programs successfully passed their board specialization test!
Prepare to take the next step in your career
Our OCS Prep Program provides all of the tools you'll need to pass the board specialization test, develop your clinical skill set, and elevate your career - all while earning CEUs. With advanced certification, you'll set yourself apart as a distinguished professional equipped to provide an advanced level of care.
We can help you get there faster.
In this program, you will study advanced topics taught by the best instructors in orthopedic therapy. With over 500 practice questions, this 20-week program will have you well-prepared for success on test day.
Learn from the Best
Study advanced topics taught by the top instructors in orthopedic physical therapy.
Identify Your Strengths
Analyze your strengths and weaknesses with scores for practice areas.
Personalize Your Plan
Customize the program to meet your needs. Study in groups or on your own.
Advance Your Career
Prepare for the test and earn CEUs—all included in the annual subscription.
Explore OCS prep courses
Whiplash-Associated Disorders: Evidence-Based Practice
James M. Elliott and David M. Walton
Trauma-Informed Assessment and Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Pain
James M. Elliott and David M. Walton
Trauma-Informed Treatment of Neck Pain
James M. Elliott and David M. Walton
Hamstring Strain in Athletes CPG and Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy
Elizabeth Lane
Understanding and Utilizing ICF Guidelines, CPGs, and Lumbar TBC
Elizabeth Lane
Lateral Ankle Sprains: Pathomechanics, Examination, and Outcome Measures
Todd E. Davenport
Lateral Ankle Sprains: Prevention and Interventions
Todd E. Davenport
Pain in the Knee: Integrating Evidence Into Patient Cases
Mary Derrick-Manis
Track your strengths
The OCS Prep Program is based on both practice areas and body regions in alignment with the Orthopedic Description of Specialty Practice. Over 500 test questions are mapped to these two matrices so participants can track their strengths and weaknesses to prepare for the exam.
Examination, Evaluation, Diagnosis
Critical Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice
Prognosis, Interventions, & Outcomes
Shoulder
See your strength in over 20 categories! Begin the OCS program today.
Practice exam
Case Excerpt
A patient is presenting with neck and arm pain with insidious onset three weeks prior to referral to physical therapy. The patient states that the pain started in the anterior shoulder and radiated proximally to the neck and distally to the mid-forearm. The patient had a diminished C6 reflex upon evaluation, and also showed significant weakness in the elbow flexion manual muscle testing.
Question
Which of the following diagnoses is least likely to be implicated in this patient’s symptoms?
Meet our instructors
With courses from top instructors like Eric Robertson, Jodi Young, and Todd Davenport.
Eric Robertson
PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Jodi Young
PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Robert Boyles
PT, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT
Gail Deyle
PT, DSc, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
David M. Walton
PT, PhD
James M. Elliott
PT, PhD, FAPTA
Dan Rhon
PT, DPT, DSc, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT
Haideh V. Plock
PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, FAAOMPT
Cheryl Sparks
PhD, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Todd E. Davenport
PT, DPT, MPH, OCS
Derek Clewley
PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT
Anne Harrison
PT, PhD
What's included in the program
Advanced Courses
Choose from over 50 online, video-based courses taught by the experts.
Practice Questions
Study with over 500 practice questions and recommended journal articles.
Group Study
Prepare on your own or with others sitting for the exam.
Structured Program
Improve your expertise with this 20-week program designed specifically for the OCS exam.
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