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Time to Reimagine The American Dream
I opened the building door, ran up the stairs, and stopped by the door to the apartment. It had been…
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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…
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Diversifying 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…
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Trust 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…
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Identifying 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…
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From 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…
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How 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…
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What the Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson Means for U.S. Diversity Efforts
This month, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history as she became the first Black woman to secure a position on…
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Culturally 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…
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You’ve Got a Friend in Me: The Power of PT Mentorships
If there were no clinical instructors to mentor students during clinical experiences, how could we exist as a profession, much…
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The 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…
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Diversifying 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…
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One 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…
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19 Physical Therapy Scholarships for Students and PT Residents
Finding and applying for national scholarships can be deeply frustrating—the process is a heck of a lot more difficult than…
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Movement Is Medicine: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Ricky Locci
This is the first installment of Rizing Tide’s Lighthouse Series which spotlights our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next…
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