Accelerated CMPT Series in Montana
Get Your CMPT Done in One Year
Join the Accelerated CMPT Series in Montana
- Convenience - You can complete all courses including NAIOMT CMPT certification in just one year.
- Savings - Accelerated series participants enjoy a significantly reduced cost per course.
- Expert Mentorship - Courses are instructed by NAIOMT faculty Bill Temes, Steve Allen and Kent Keyser who are readily available to cohort participants in between courses.
- Support - Attending each course with the same group throughout the year fosters beneficial camaraderie and support as you go through the program.
- Career Satisfaction - Experience your career in a whole new, satisfying way as you gain the skills it takes to treat more complex patient problems.
- Continuing Education: NAIOMT is an approved provider through the TPTA. Each course in the Accelerated CMPT Series in Montana is worth 21 CEUs.
Program Schedule
- APR 9 - MAY 7, 2022: ”Hybrid" C-511 Lumbopelvic Spine I & C-516 Cervical Spine I - Sign up here
- OCT 15 - NOV 5, 2022: ”Hybrid" C-611 Lumbopelvic Spine II & C-621 Lower Extremity - Sign up here
- MAR 18 - APR 22, 2023: “Hybrid" C-616 Cervical Spine II/C-626 Upper Extremity - Sign up here
- MAY 6-7, 2023: C-613 Thoracic Spine - Sign up here
- OCT 7-8, 2023: C-630 "Virtual" Oral Practical Exam - Sign up here
Program Details
"Hybrid" C-511 Lumbopelvic Spine I & C-516 Cervical Spine I
Location: Hamilton Physical Therapy - Hamilton, MT
Course Details
This is a combined C-511 & C-516 "Hybrid" course with 12 hours of didactic coursework virtually via zoom, a 16 hour on-site lab intensive and 14 hours asynchronous self study course work via NAIOMT's online learning platform.
Course Schedule
Pre Live-Course Didactic "virtual" via Zoom: 6 hours
- Saturday, April 9, 2022 - 8:00am - 2:30pm MDT (registration begins at 7:45am MDT
In-person Lab Intensive: 16 hours
- Saturday, April 23, 2022 - 8:00am - 5:00pm MDT (registration begins at 7:30am MDT)
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Sunday, April 24, 2022 - 8:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Post Live-Course Didactic "virtual" via Zoom: 6 hours
- Saturday, May 7, 2022 - 8:00am - 2:30pm MDT (registration begins at 7:45am MDT)
14 hours asynchronous online course work via Thinkific
Total Hours: 42 hours
Instructor: Bill Temes, PT, MS, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
Cohort Participants: $998
Non-Cohort Participants: $1198
Registration: Sign up here
"Hybrid" C-611 Lumbopelvic Spine II & C-621 Lower Extremity
Location: OrthoRehab Physical Therapy - Columbia Falls, MT
Course Details
This is a combined C-611 & C-621 "Hybrid" course with 12 hours of didactic coursework virtually via zoom, a 16 hour on-site lab intensive and 14 hours asynchronous self study course work via NAIOMT's online learning platform.
Course Schedule
Pre live-course Didactic "virtual" via Zoom: 6 hours
- Saturday, October 15, 2022 - 8:00am - 2:30pm MDT (registration begins at 7:45am MDT)
In-person Lab Intensive: 16 hours
- Saturday, October 22, 2022 - 8:00am - 5:00pm MDT (registration begins at 7:30am MDT)
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Sunday, October 23, 2022 - 8:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Post live course Didactic "virtual" via Zoom: 6 hours
- Saturday, November 5, 2022 - 8:00am - 2:30pm MDT (registration begins at 7:45am MDT)
14 hours asynchronous online course work via Thinkific
Total Hours: 42 hours
Instructor: Steve Allen, PT, MS, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
Cohort Participants: $998
Non-Cohort Participants: $1198
Registration: Sign up here
"Hybrid" C-616 Cervical Spine II & C-626 Upper Extremity
Location: Excel Physical Therapy - Bozeman, MT
Course Details
This is a combined C-616 & C-626 "Hybrid" course with 12 hours of didactic coursework virtually via zoom, a 16 hour on-site lab intensive and 14 hours asynchronous self study course work via NAIOMT's online learning platform.
Course Schedule
Pre live-course Didactic "virtual" via Zoom: 6 hours
- Saturday, March 18, 2023 - 8:00am - 2:30pm MDT (registration begins at 7:45am MDT)
In-person Lab Intensive: 16 hours
- Saturday, March 25, 2023 - 8:00am - 5:00pm MDT (registration begins at 7:30am MDT)
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Sunday, March 26, 2023 - 8:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Post live course Didactic "virtual" via Zoom: 6 hours
- Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 8:00am - 2:30pm MDT (registration begins at 7:45am MDT)
14 hours asynchronous online course work via Thinkific
Total Hours: 42 hours
Instructor: Kent Keyser, MS, PT, OCS, ATC, FFCFMT, FAAOMPT, CKTP
Cohort Participants: $998
Non-Cohort Participants: $1198
Registration: Sign up here
C-613 Thoracic Spine
Location: Excel Physical Therapy - Bozeman, MT
Course Details
This course is 14 hours on-site with 7 hours asynchronous self study coursework via NAIOMT's online learning platform.
Course Schedule
14 hours on-site
- Saturday, May 6, 2023 - 8:00am - 5:00pm MDT (Registration begins at 7:30am MDT)
- Sunday, May 7, 2023 - 8:00am - 4:00pm MDT
7 hours asynchronous online course work via Thinkific
Total Hours: 21 hours
Instructor: Kent Keyser, MS, PT, OCS, ATC, FFCFMT, FAAOMPT, CKTP
Cohort Participants: $499
Non-Cohort Participants: $599
Registration: Sign up here
C-630 "Virtual" Oral Practical Exam
Date: October 7-8, 2023
Registration deadline: Friday, September 18, 2023
Cost: $599
Registration: Sign up here
What Our Students Say
If you are a novice practitioner committed to the orthopedic manual physical therapy, NAIOMT will give you an excellent foundation to help you master the patient with complex neuromuscular conditions. Safe and efficient manual therapy assessments and interventions based on sound clinical reasoning, current evidence, and anatomy and physiology are taught in a comfortable setting with time for hands-on learning and feedback.
For the experienced practitioner, NAIOMT will complement your current clinical skills while challenging you to grow in areas of clinical reasoning and deepen your appreciation for doing the basics well. Mastery enables you to handle even the most complicated regional interdependent conditions.
Mette Coleman, PT, CMPT, DSc student, Fellow in training OMPT
Meet Your Instructors
William Temes, PT, MS, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
Bill Temes received a Certificate in Physical Therapy from New York University and began practicing in 1974. He earned his Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Southern California in 1979. He became a certified specialist in orthopedic physical therapy (OCS) by the American Physical Therapy Association in 1996 and became a Certified Orthopaedic Manual/Manipulative Therapist (COMT) in 1994. He is a graduate of the North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT) Fellowship Program and received his Fellowship with the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual therapy in 1998. He has studied and worked extensively in acute and chronic spinal pain and orthopedics.
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Steve Allen, PT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
Steve Allen is a graduate of the University of Southern California 1977 with a MS in Physical Therapy. Internships included attending the Kaiser Vallejo Rehab Program with Margaret Knott and Greg Johnson for intense instruction in Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. Steve is the founder of Evergreen Physical Therapy in Spokane and currently serves as Clinic Director at Therapeutic Associates, Inc. in Liberty Lake, Washington. Steve received his Board Certification in Orthopedic Physical Therapy in 1986 and is a 1996 graduate of the North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy (NAIOMT) and currently serves on the board of directors for NAIOMT. Steve received his Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy in 1998.
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Kent Keyser, MS, PT, OCS, COMT, ATC, FFCFMT, FAAOMPT, CKTP
Kent Keyser received his BS in Physical Therapy from Cal State Northridge/UCLA in 1978, certification in Athletic Training in 1983, and a Masters Degree in Human Anatomy from the University of Oregon in 1987. He became OCS certified in 1995 and received his COMT in 1996. He is a graduate of the NAIOMT Residency Program, receiving his Fellow with the American Academy of Manual Physical Therapy in 1998.
Course Organizer
NAIOMT
The North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy
The North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy, Inc. (NAIOMT) is a private physical therapist-owned organization dedicated to achieving the highest standards of clinical practice for manual physical therapists.
NAIOMT specializes in a flexible teaching program, which seeks to promote the utilization of safe, effective and efficient manual physical therapy management of musculoskeletal dysfunction. It further seeks an environment that is conducive to the application of a reasoned approach to manual physical therapy through critical inquiry and the creation of new knowledge and skills based on scientific study and dissemination of that knowledge.
NAIOMT strongly supports the union of the clinician, academician and researcher to further facilitate the development of quality patient care, physical therapy education and the development of master clinicians.
