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Championing Community and Care: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Emmanuel Noye

By Rizing Tide Team | August 29, 2024

Emmanuel Noye smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to him, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Emmanuel Noye, 2023 Crest Scholar."

This is the third installment of the 2023 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that spotlight our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! In the bustling halls of North Central College, Emmanuel Noye, affectionately known as Manny, stands out not just because of his warm smile and affable…

Inspired by Experience, Driven by Purpose: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Faith Blanchard-Ludanga

By Rizing Tide Team | July 24, 2024

Faith Blanchard-Ludanga, smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to her, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Faith Blanchard-Ludanga, 2023 Crest Scholar."

This is the second installment of the 2023 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that spotlight our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! Faith Blanchard-Ludanga, a dedicated student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is on a mission to bring healing and hope to her community…

Inspired by Family, Driven to Dream: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Darwin Sandoval

By Rizing Tide Team | June 14, 2024

Darwin Sandoval, smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to him, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Darwin Sandoval, 2023 Crest Scholar."

This is the first installment of the 2023 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that spotlight our exceptional scholars from Fleet III. Stay tuned for the next installment! For Darwin Sandoval, obtaining a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree means absolutely everything. A dedicated student at Saint Joseph’s University, Darwin…

How to Prepare for Physical Therapy School

By Rizing Tide Team | April 8, 2024

Illustration of a person standing at a fork in the road. Each road leads to a school house, but each path is dotted with hazards and pitfalls.

Journeying toward a doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degree is an incredibly rewarding pursuit. DPTs change their patients’ lives each and every day, offering support and a helping hand to many people who are experiencing life lows. But the DPT journey itself is far from effortless. From crafting a perfect application to surmounting serious financial…

6 Equitable Hiring Practices to Help You Diversify Your DPT Clinic

By Rizing Tide Team | November 10, 2023

On a blue background, six illustrated resumes with photos of various people are spread out in a pyramid shape. A magnifying glass emphasizes the image of the middle applicant.

Let us put on our fortune-teller hat and make some guesses about who you are. You are a hiring manager, HR representative, or clinic leader—and your physical therapy clinic needs help. Your patient population is unique. Whether you treat a large number of Spanish-speakers or Black postpartum parents, you’ve noticed that your patients have distinct…

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

By Rizing Tide Team | September 27, 2023

Bridget Ochuko, mid-conversation while on a virtual phone call. Next to her, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Bridget Ochuko, DPT, 2022 Surge Scholar."

This is the thirteenth (and final) installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that spotlight our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! Bridget Ochuko’s journey into the field of physical therapy began with a desire to improve the well-being of others. Her background as an…

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

By Rizing Tide Team | August 3, 2023

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

This is the twelfth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that spotlight our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! Keairez’s journey into the field of physical therapy sparked from a keen observation and a desire to help others. Growing up in an area with…

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

By Rizing Tide Team | May 25, 2023

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

This is the tenth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that spotlight our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! Carolina Mahecha Millan is a physical therapy student at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) who is excited to break away from the norms of…

Finding Her PT Zen: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Erika Gonzalez

By Rizing Tide Team | April 26, 2023

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

This is the ninth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that spotlight our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! When asked why she chose to attend Texas State University’s physical therapy program, Erika Gonzalez—a 2022 Crest scholar—says that it all came down to some…

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

By Rizing Tide Team | April 24, 2023

Illustration of a student with short hair sitting at a desk and sadly holding his head in his hand. A notepad saying "Debt" sits on the desk in front of him.

Winning Jenga is simple: Destabilize the tower as little as possible when relocating blocks from the bottom to the top, and hope your opponent sends the tower tumbling to the ground. The rules are easy enough—but as the average Jenga-enjoyer knows, each turn becomes more difficult as the players methodically erode the tower’s foundation. It’s…