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Professional Dance to Physical Therapy: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Brittany Ballentine

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

A Heart for the Hardworking: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Oliver Artiga

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

Building Relationships Through PT: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Zahraa Darwich

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

Achieving PT Dreams: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Fiorella Barreda

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

From Generalist to Specialist: What to Know About Board-Certified PT Specialties

Have you ever heard the advice to “niche down?” This business concept is simple: Narrow your focus to serve a…

The Struggle is Real: Managing Your Mental Health as a DPT Student

Current-day DPT students are staring down a tsunami of stressful situations. Not only are you facing significant societal and professional…

Everything You Need to Know About the New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

Published August 26, 2022 Student loan debt is a $1.6 trillion problem for more than 45 million Americans—or at least,…

A Day in the Life of a PT Resident

Attending a physical therapy residency program is a big commitment. Not only are DPT residencies incredibly work-intensive, they’re often extremely…

From Athletics to Medicine: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Stephon Moise

This is the final 2021 installment of the Rizing Tide’s Lighthouse Series, a string of interviews spotlighting our exceptional scholars.…

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…

Yuri Kochiyama

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