CE Shield · For rehab clinicians
Which credential isworth your time?
143 credentials scored across five career lenses, each score backed by a curated library of 8,609 citations. See what a certification is worth to your career before you pay for it, then track your CE against your state’s rule.
- 143
- credentials scored
- 8,609
- curated citations
- 4,749
- trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses
- 5 × 6
- career lenses × dimensions each
Certifications cost clinicians months and money. The evidence on which ones pay back is scattered across journals, job boards, and payer rules.
Under the Research lens, 13 of 143 credentials are scored. The five that lead: Research Doctorates (PhD/ScD) (84.1), NIH K Award (K01/K12/K23) (83.3), Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (T32/F32) (82.0), MS in Biostatistics (72.4), MS in Clinical Research / Translational Science (71.4).
Five career lenses
One rubricper career.
Each lens has its own six dimensions, default weights, and evidence frame. Clinical lenses read trial and review literature on the intervention; career lenses read placement, demand, and pay. Scores are not comparable across lenses, deliberately.
- 01ClinicalDirect patient care in hospital and outpatient settings.124 scoredLeads: CAPP-Pelvic (Certificate of Advanced Practice in Physical Therapy in Pelvic Health) 76.7
- 02BusinessPrivate practice, cash-pay, entrepreneurship.124 scoredLeads: EIM Pelvic Health Specialist Certification 86.9
- 03Academic ClinicalFaculty roles at PT/OT programs, clinical instructor leadership, DCE positions.124 scoredLeads: Research Doctorates (PhD/ScD) 87.6
- 04ResearchPI track in academic medicine or industry R&D.13 scoredLeads: Research Doctorates (PhD/ScD) 84.1
- 05HealthTech & IndustryClinical informatics, EHR consulting, digital-health startups, payer-side roles, MedTech.22 scoredLeads: Epic Certification (Build & Configuration) 78.4
The field · live data
Switch the lens.Watch it re-sort.
The same scoring model as the full instrument, at default weights. In the field you can move every weight, filter by discipline, and open the dossier behind any score.
Every credential, by composite score
Clinical lens · default weights · higher is better
The five that lead this lens. Hover or arrow through any dot; select one to open it in the field.
The five that lead
Clinical lens · weighted toward clinical outcomes and certification investment
- 1CAPP-Pelvic (Certificate of Advanced Practice in Physical Therapy in Pelvic Health)Certification76.7
- 2EIM Pelvic Health Specialist CertificationCertification75.3
- 3CAPP-OB (Certificate of Advanced Practice in Physical Therapy in Obstetric Health)Certification75.1
- 4Otago Exercise ProgrammeProgram72.3
- 5CDC STEADI Fall PreventionCertification70.7
The Ledger · CE compliance
Your renewal,against the rule.
Log a course and the Ledger checks it against your state’s rule: total hours, mandatory categories, and format caps, with the board citation named. Upload a certificate and OCR fills the form. Export the report or every certificate in one ZIP for an audit.
State rule sets
3 states · 2 of 6 verified against the board rule
- Illinois PT40 h / 2 yr5 mandatoryVerified
- Illinois OT24 h / 2 yr5 mandatoryVerified
- Wisconsin PT30 h / 2 yrNo mandatoryDraft
- Wisconsin OT24 h / 2 yrNo mandatoryDraft
- North Carolina PT30 h / 2 yr1 mandatoryDraft
- North Carolina OT30 h / 2 yrNo mandatoryDraft
Draft rule sets are a first pass. Confirm against the cited rule before relying on them.
Method
Every score,traced to a source.
The method is public, the limitations are stated up front, and each dossier carries a written justification for every dimension score.
- Two evidence frames
- Clinical intervention vs. career outcome.Clinical lenses read trial and review literature on the intervention. Career lenses read placement, demand, and pay.
- Independence
- $0 from the programs we score.No ads. No sponsored rankings.
- Citations
- 8,609 curated, 4,749 of them trials or reviews.Classified by study type. 109 of 143 citation lists reviewed by research librarians.
- Dossiers
- A published page for each of the 143 credentials.Cross-lens scores, per-dimension justifications, and the full citation list.