Top 7 Lessons From My First Year in Practice
Going to hold onto this for next year! Lessons from a new DPT. Top 7 Lessons From My First Year in Practice
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Hi there, I just graduated and my application process opened up yesterday. I don’t quite understand how you turn in letters of recommendation on the PTCAS and was wondering if you remembered? Also, do you remember how you completed the supplemental material for school specific requirements? Thanks!
For specific PTCAS questions, I recommend asking PTCAS directly. I remember them having excellent customer service, and got especially quick answers when I tweeted at them. As for school specific requirements, your best bet is to check with each school individually. Who else has PTCAS questions??
PT Job Growth – Fear Not the Coming of Robots
In the most recent Sunday times, there was an article refuting the idea that robots and technology take jobs away. Instead, the argument goes, as certain jobs become outdated, new jobs spring up to take their place. One example of growing jobs, of course, was Physical Therapy! According to their data, 81,000 jobs were added
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Medicare Maintenance
Today, at my internship, we had an in-service on Medicare. Contrary to what I was taught in some of my classes in school, it IS possible to bill for maintenance. A recent clarification to the rules means that people with degenerative conditions can still benefit from, and receive physical therapy. This article explains the situation
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Fitness Crazed – The New York Times
A good reminder: there is no one correct way to work out. If there was, everyone would be doing it! Experiment and figure out what works for you (and your patients!) Fitness Crazed – The New York Times
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Hi Jasmine! I’m not sure if you’ve answered a question in this regards, but I’m planning to apply to PT school in the fall. I have yet to take the GREs. I’m really confused as to how to start applying and the timeline of when I should be completing things (applications, PTCAs signup, taking GREs, etc.). I would really appreciate your guidance and advice!
Hi, the process is different for each school, but you can find a lot of great information at CAPTE: http://www.apta.org/ProspectiveStudents/. In general, you want to take the GRE’s in the fall and start studying this summer. Most applications are due around December or January, but some schools give preference to applications submitted earlier. You can
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Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s
Overseeing the business of medicine is big business. Here’s an interesting article about salaries in the healthcare field. Many administrators and insurance executives are making exorbitant amounts of money, and driving up the price of healthcare. Alsonof note, this says physical therapists working in hospitals make about $78,000/year on average. Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not
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Getting out of the classroom, again
I just finished a challenging semester of school. One that was supposed to be the hardest semester of all. While I’m not sure if I agree, it definitely was challenging. Long hours of class, followed by even longer hours of studying. However, since it was second semester of the second year, most of the classes
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PT #15
According to Career Cast’s ranking of 200 jobs in 2014, Physical Therapy is 15th best. It looks like the rankings were determined in part my workplace environment, stress and hiring outlook. What do you think, readers? PT #15