Posts by Rizing Tide Team
Investigating LGBTQ+ Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy
No two patients are exactly alike. In a clinical sense, two patients recovering from the same condition won’t progress in exactly the same way—and in a social sense, those patients will respond differently to their provider interactions. One patient may respond well to detailed explanations about their care, whereas another may respond to light overviews…
Read MoreDiversifying the PT Hiring Pool Through HBCUs
Many people who work in or alongside the physical therapy industry are invested in diversifying the PT profession. National PT organizations, like APTA, ACAPT, and APTQI, alongside private companies, are working tirelessly to improve access to physical therapy and ensure that patients feel represented by their PT providers. That said, the PT industry has a…
Read MoreTrust and Healthcare: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Tyrell McGee
This is the fifth installment of Rizing Tide’s Lighthouse Series which spotlights our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for our sixth installment! From having a personal experience with PT to offering personal training, Rizing Tide scholar Tyrell McGee is no stranger to the world of health, fitness, and physical therapy. A student athlete and a graduate…
Read MoreIdentifying and Dismantling Performative Allyship
Good intentions are easy to have. Most people have a lot of them—and you likely do, too. You may intend to empty the trash when you get home. You may also intend to book a flight to visit a friend in Chicago, or you may intend to knit a blanket for your niece. But the…
Read MoreFrom Patient to PT Student: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Jacqueline Hua
This is the fourth installment of Rizing Tide’s Lighthouse Series which spotlights our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for our fifth installment! It’s not uncommon for student athletes to spend a large portion of their careers with trainers and physical therapists. As you can imagine, these individuals can influence an athletic career by treating injuries, training…
Read MoreHow to Network as a PT Student
Networking is key to a fruitful and far-reaching career. If you’ve spent any amount of time looking up professional development advice or job-hunting tips, you’ve probably encountered some iteration of that advice. It lives on countless webpages and is passed around more freely than a bucket of popcorn at a movie theater. But unlike digging…
Read MoreCulturally Competent Care is Key: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Elisha Li
This is the third installment of Rizing Tide’s Lighthouse Series which spotlights our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for our fourth installment! Washington University Physical Therapy student, Elisha Li, always dreamed of having a career in healthcare, but never knew what field to pursue. It wasn’t until she reflected on her interests, her family’s experiences, and…
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of Attending a PT Residency Program as a New Grad
To residency or not to residency, that is the question. Okay, no, it’s not exactly Shakespeare’s original question, but it’s closer to the source material than you might think! Even though old Bill’s most famous soliloquy ponders a different sort of choice, the basic premise stands: How can you make a good choice when faced…
Read MoreDiversifying PT in and Outside the Classroom: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Ruth Morales-Flores
This is the second installment of Rizing Tide’s Lighthouse Series which spotlights our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the third installment! Ruth Morales-Flores is a second year student at Northwestern University’s Physical Therapy Program who credits her son as the driving force that encouraged her to pursue PT. Ruth’s son was born with developmental issues,…
Read MoreOne More Hurdle: How Students Face Unequal Barriers to the PT Profession
In an official 100-meter hurdle race, everything is perfectly fair. Every racer jumps over exactly 10 hurdles that are adjusted to be exactly 33 inches high. Every subsequent hurdle is placed 8.5 meters away from the previous one—and everyone who runs the race starts at the exact same time in the exact same weather conditions.…
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