Archive for July 2022
Assisting the Global Geriatric Population: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Nanami Mano
This is the seventh installment of Rizing Tide’s Lighthouse Series which spotlights our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! Physical therapy’s movement-focused approach to medicine and patient care acts like a magnet for some aspiring healthcare workers—and Nanami Mano, DPT, was no different. She first encountered the field in high school when she…
Read MoreService: Worthy to Do and Worth Doing
I began this essay while traveling on a plane, during which, every now and again, I gazed through the windows to take in the clouds. I felt hopeful. That is what the clouds have always meant to me: hope, possibility, and the promise of positive change to be found in the unknown if we dare…
Read More6 Secrets to Success for Aspiring DPT Students
Are you wondering how to get into a DPT program? As a prospective doctor of physical therapy (DPT) student, getting into your chosen DPT school may feel like a daunting goal—especially as you work to maintain your competitive undergraduate GPA while simultaneously preparing applications for various programs. (Yeesh!) Fear not, though—many student physical therapists have…
Read MoreA Journey into Neurological PT: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Uzair Hammad
This is the sixth installment of Rizing Tide’s Lighthouse Series which spotlights our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! Dr. Uzair Hammad didn’t always know which PT specialty he wanted to pursue—but today, he’s completing his neurological physical therapy residency with the University of Central Florida and the Orlando Health Regional Medical Center.…
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