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How to Prepare for Physical Therapy School

Journeying toward a doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degree is an incredibly rewarding pursuit. DPTs change their patients’ lives each…

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Building a Healthcare Career You Love

“37% of clinicians are considering leaving their role in the next 2–3 years.” Clinicians enter the workforce to help people—but…

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6 Equitable Hiring Practices to Help You Diversify Your DPT Clinic

Let us put on our fortune-teller hat and make some guesses about who you are. You are a hiring manager,…

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The headshots of Rizing Tide Crest scholars, Ricky Locci, Elisha Li, and Tyrell McGee sit on a green background with artistic beige and dull blue circles.

Rizing Tide’s Third Anniversary: A Celebration of Empowerment, Progress, and Community

As we commemorate the third anniversary of the Rizing Tide Foundation, the team has just one thing to say: What…

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Pioneering Change in Pelvic Health: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Bridget Ochuko

This is the thirteenth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

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Keairez Colemen, mid-conversation while on a virtual phone call. Next to him, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Keairez Coleman, DPT, 2022 Surge Scholar."

Empowering Athletes and Embracing Diversity: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Keairez Coleman

This is the twelfth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

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Putting Orthopedics on the Map: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Devon Morris

This is the eleventh installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

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Setting Sail for Success: Navigating the Scholarship Application Journey

It’s no secret that the cost of higher education is staggering. Student loan debt has surpassed $1.7 trillion in 2023…

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The Power of Mentorship: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Carolina Mahecha Millan

This is the tenth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

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Erika Gonzalez smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to her, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Erika Gonzalez, 2022 Crest Scholar."

Finding Her PT Zen: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Erika Gonzalez

This is the ninth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

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Exceptional Scholars, Exceptional Debt: A 2023 DPT Student Loan Survey

Winning Jenga is simple: Destabilize the tower as little as possible when relocating blocks from the bottom to the top,…

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Breaking Down Barriers: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Said Mendez

This is the eighth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

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Liam Henson smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to them, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Liam Calvin Odesa Henson, 2022 Crest Scholar."

Providing Care for All: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Liam Calvin Odesa Henson

This is the seventh installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

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Maya Jones smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to her, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Maya Jones, 2022 Crest Scholar."

A Future Traveling PT: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Maya Jones

This is the sixth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

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6 Steps to Becoming a Physical Therapy Advocate

Physical therapy (PT) is a discipline that is often overlooked by both insurers and patients. More than 50% of all…

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Yuri Kochiyama

“Our ultimate objective in learning about anything is to try to create and develop a more just society than we have seen.”

Yuri Kochiyama