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Are you transitioning from school to the clinical environment? Our podcasts include prominent healthcare professionals addressing the transition from physical therapy to educational careers.
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Paul Gough- Business in Healthcare Education
Paul Gough comes on the show today to discuss his academic journey, how he learned about business, what he has learned from teaching business to practice owners and physical therapists, why he thinks that many healthcare business owners are failing and how they can...
Zach Long & Mitch Babcock- Teaching the Fitness Athlete
Mitch Babcock and Zach Long come on the show for an episode focusing on teaching and training the fitness athlete. They provide their insight on how to best teach/train fitness athletes, pros and cons of treating fitness athletes, how students and clinicians can...
Amy Yorke- Leadership Development in Education
Amy Yorke, Associate Professor at the University of Michigan-Flint DPT program, comes onto the show to discuss the topic of leadership development. She talks about what her definition of leadership is, an overview of how leadership development is in higher...
Scotty Butcher- Incorporating Strength Training into DPT Education
Dr. Scotty Butcher comes on the podcast today and he discusses his academic journey, how PT licensure in Canada works, his biggest strength clinical pearls that he has learned, why DPT programs aren’t incorporating strength training/movement on a grand scale and what...
Physical Therapy: Why You Don’t Have the Right to Choose & Advocating for your Right to PT
This episode features F. Scott Feil, Jerry Durham, & Mark Milligan Discussing on the many aspects of direct access for physical therapy services and where we stand in the U.S. They also discuss the reality of why direct access for PTs is so restricted and what we...
Michael Wong (Part II)- Clinical Reasoning Strategies for Educators/Students/Clinicians
Michael Wong, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Strategist at Physio U, comes onto the show to discuss the topic of clinical reasoning. He discusses what clinical reasoning is, how and why Physio U started, how PTs can use apps/software to advance the profession,...
Michael Wong (Part I)- Clinical Reasoning Strategies for Educators/Students/Clinicians
Michael Wong, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Strategist at Physio U, comes onto the show to discuss the topic of clinical reasoning. He discusses what clinical reasoning is, how and why Physio U started, how PTs can use apps/software to advance the profession,...
Mark Milligan- Advocacy for the Profession/How to Get Shit Done as a New PT
Mark Milligan comes onto the show to discuss overall advocacy for the PT profession and how to get shit done as a new physical therapist and healthcare provider. He also discusses direct access and what needs to be done to push this forward in all states, how...
Casey Coleman/Joses Ngugi- DPT Education from the Student’s Perspective
Casey Coleman and Joses Ngugi (Founders of the Pre-PT Grind) come onto the show today for a discussion into DPT education overall from their perspective. Topics covered include: What they think school is/has prepared them well for, what they think could be beneficial...
William Jeffries- No Lecture Medical School Model
Dr. William Jeffries, the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, comes onto the show today for a great discussion regarding how the active learning model at Larner started, the data behind active...
Bryan Stewart- The Manager’s Perspective
Bryan Stewart is a partner/clinic director at the California Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy in Brea, California. Today he comes on to discuss his path to clinic director/management, responsibilities of being a PT clinic director, what he's learned being a director...
Kathy Mairella-Best Practices for Physical Therapist Clinical Education Task Force Insight
Kathy Mairella, Physical Therapist and Chair of the Best Practices for Physical Therapist Clinical Education Task Force, comes onto the podcast for some great insight from her perspective being on the task force. She goes through how the task force was formed and how...
Rob Vining- The Current & Future Role of Technology in Physical Therapy Education and Healthcare
Rob Vining comes on the show today for a great discussion into where the healthcare system and the healthcare education sector stands in regards to technology. He also discusses how technology could improve student physical therapist clinical experiences and he...
Dave Kittle- Teaching the Next Generation on Healthcare Technology
Dave Kittle (CEO of Vinitial) and physical therapist comes onto the show today for a great episode in which he shares relevant technology in the healthcare field, telehealth, healthcare and education's utilization of technology, should DPT programs teach...
Kyle Rice- How to Be An Effective Test Taking Coach
Dr. Kyle Rice, Physical Therapist and CEO/Co-Founder of The PT Hustle (which is an online-based consultation and board exam assistance service for Physical Therapists) comes on the show for a great discussion on the overview of the National Physical Therapy...
Casey Unverzagt- Baylor DPT Program
Today we welcome Dr. Casey Unverzagt (Director of Admissions of Baylor DPT Program) in which he provides his insight on the design and background of the new 2 year DPT program, benefits for students compared to other programs, what separates Baylor from other...
Jason Eure- Communication Theory & Application to Education
Today we welcome Dr. Jason Eure, DPT on the show today for a great discussion on the breakdown of communication theory and how it relates to clinical and educational practice, how to minimize potential problems from the communication sender and receiver roles, how to...
Mary Blackinton- Hybrid Models/ Nova Southeastern University Hybrid DPT Program
We welcome Dr. Mary Blackinton who is the director and an associate professor of the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) DPT program in Tampa, FL. Mary discusses what hybrid learning and what it is not, benefits to students and teachers in a hybrid program, overview of...
David Butler- Conceptual Change Science: Strategies for the Public and Professionals
Today we welcome Dr. David Butler onto the show for a discussion into Conceptual Change Science. Conceptual Change is a branch of educational psychology focusing on learners having well developed existing misconceived knowledge. David discusses...
Mike Eisenhart- Promoting Health Promotion/Prevention Models in Healthcare Education Programs, Businesses, & The Community
Mike Eisenhart comes on the show today for a great discussion into health promotion/prevention models in healthcare along with discussing some solutions on how to implement this into healthcare education. He also talks about the phenomenon of how beliefs within...
Jeff Moore- How to Become Your Best Self & Professional After Graduation
Today we welcome Dr. Jeff Moore onto the podcast. Jeff shares his insight on advice for the new healthcare professional, how to select a mentor and how to best reach out to them, how the new professional can learn to find their career path, pros & cons of...
Ricardo Fernandez- NPTE/OCS Question Creator & Disciplinary Board Member Perspective
We welcome Dr. Ricardo Fernandez on the podcast today who has been a physical therapy educator & clinician. He has also been involved with NPTE/OCS question development and a member of the Illinois Disciplinary Board. We hear his insight on clinical education, his...
Dr. Gail Jensen (2011 McMillan Lecturer)- Learning: What Matters Most
We welcome Dr. Gail Jensen on the show in which she provides her insight on the key findings of relevant educational research, process of getting accepted/planning/ and giving the McMillan lecture, the key takeaways from her McMillan lecture, where she sees education...
Brett Bartholomew- Bridging the Gap Between Healthcare Providers and Strength & Conditioning Coaches
For this week's episode, we welcome Brett Bartholomew on the show for a discussion into how the bridge between healthcare providers and strength coaches. In this episode, Brett discusses his educational background and how it compares/contrasts to other fitness...
Ken Miller- Interdisciplinary Education
We welcome Dr. Kenneth Miller on the show for a discussion regarding interdisciplinary education. Ken specifically talks about becoming a GCS, non-board certification vs board certification route for development, current landscape of interdisciplinary education in the...
Cheryl Keller Capone- A Researcher’s Perspective
On today's episode we welcome Dr. Cheryl Keller Capone Ph. D. on the show for a discussion regarding the path of the researcher. Cheryl discusses what's she's studying, her academic/research future, what tenure is, pros and cons of being a researcher, an insight into...
Ben Fung- Social Media/Online Marketing for Building Your Educational Brand
We welcome Ben Fung who is the Chief Operating Officer at UpDoc Media for a discussion regarding a day in the life of Ben Fung, online marketing using social media and how to use it to build one's educational brand for those looking into a career in teaching. Ben...
Rich Severin- An Overview of Academia
Today we welcome Rich Severin on the show to discuss an overview of the world of academia with discussion including how to start a career in academia along with things to avoid doing, distinguishing between the Ph.D , Ed. D, and Doctor of Sciences, his take on the...
Justin Dunaway & Morgan Denny (Part II): International Patient and Interdisciplinary Education & Thoughts on Healthcare Education
The 2nd portion of our interview with Justin & Morgan in which we discuss what STAND: The Haiti Project, international patient and interdisciplinary education, and their recipe for change for DPT and healthcare education. Bios: Justin Dunaway, PT, DPT, OCS,...
Justin Dunaway & Morgan Denny (Part I): Manipulation Progression Strategies & Best Methods of Teaching Manipulation
We welcome Justin Dunaway and Morgan Denny onto the show today for a discussion regarding thrust manipulation progression strategies to maximize performance along with their insight on the best methods for teaching thrust manipulation and so much more. It was a great...
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