Does Residency & Fellowship Training Improve Outcomes? | Cody Mansfield

Cody Mansfield joins the show to unpack the real value of residency and fellowship training — and to share insights from his new Cardon Research Award–funded study examining outcomes in non-operative knee pain.

Cody serves as Director of the Ohio State OMPT Fellowship, research associate, physical therapist, associate editor for JOSPT Cases, and instructor in the OSU DPT program. His mixed-methods research evaluates whether post-professional training changes outcomes related to quality, service, and cost — and what patients themselves value about receiving care from fellowship-trained clinicians.

In this conversation:

• Why this research matters for the future of OMPT

• Early insights from comparing trained vs. non-trained clinicians

• Patient perspectives on fellowship-trained PTs

• Residency vs. fellowship — how they actually differ

• Cody’s educational sessions on LE referral patterns and spinal decision-making

• His journey through a PhD while raising two young boys

Whether you’re a student, clinician, educator, or program director, this episode gives you a grounded look at what advanced training really does for patient care.