Starting your career as a new PT or PTA can be struggle at times. We cover various topics that affect your life inside and outside the clinic.
Some people just hope to survive residency! On this episode we have Jenna Gourlay, PT, DPT, SCS to discuss how to do more than survive residency, really how to make the most of it and how to move on once you’ve completed residency. During the show Jenna mentions Professional Rebellion, a professional development course that has helped others move forward in their career, post residency or not. You can find more information HERE. To access the article that Jenna wrote, Should I do a PT Residency?, click the link. She will be at the INAPTA Student Conclave November 16th if you are wanting to hear her speak. If you have any questions, you can reach out to her at jennagourlay@gmail.com
Wondering what a Fellowship is? Or if it's right for you? We discuss everything Fellowship with Elaine and Paul Lonnemann on this episode! The American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education website was mentioned multiple times as a resource, so if you are looking for more information regarding Fellowship, please visit http://www.abptrfe.org/Home.aspx
There is more to financial health than just organizing your student loans, so we’ve brought Justin Brammer back to discuss the things we can be doing to improve our financial health. Where do you start? Should you pay off your student debt? Have a life changing event coming up, like a wedding or a baby? How do you prepare? Listen in as we discuss them on this episode with Justin Brammer, a financial advisor from Indianapolis, IN. If you have questions for him, you can reach him at jbrammer@jarredbunch.com.
Who doesn’t have questions about student loans and wish they would disappear? What kind of loans do you have? Can you find a payment that fits your income? And IS there a way to make them disappear? We discuss them on this episode with Justin Brammer, a financial advisor from Indianapolis, IN. If you have questions for him, you can reach him at jbrammer@jarredbunch.com. Justin also mentions the NSLDS website to help organize your loans, click HERE to check that website.
Finding a mentor can be difficult, do you have to formally ask for mentorship or does it come naturally? Should you have to meet with them face to face or even weekly? It looks a little different for everyone and with every mentor you have and we discuss it in this episode.
Post graduation life everything you thought it would be? It's pure bliss for a few months, right? And then reality sets in, is this really my life? We're here to discuss that life post graduation for the PT and PTA.