Posts Tagged ‘PT Workforce’
Survival Skills for the New Era of PT: Reflections from the 2025 Graham Sessions
What do you get when you bring together some of the brightest minds in physical therapy to discuss the new era of the profession? You get some whip-smart dialogue—and even better ideas. The 2025 Graham Sessions endeavored to do just this; innovative PTs gathered together in Colorado Springs to hold open, honest conversations about the…
Read MoreThe Death of DEI in Healthcare: What it Means for Physical Therapy
Over the past four months, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives have faced a rapid decline across many different industries, including healthcare. What was once a rallying cry for representation, accessibility, and fairness in patient care and workforce development has now morphed into a divisive topic, with federal funding cuts and policy rollbacks signaling a retreat…
Read MoreBuilding a Healthcare Career You Love
“37% of clinicians are considering leaving their role in the next 2–3 years.” Clinicians enter the workforce to help people—but working with patients is no easy task. Medical training and administration is grueling across the board, whether you’re a physician, nurse, allied health professional, or care assistant. COVID-19 brought this to the forefront of society’s…
Read More6 Equitable Hiring Practices to Help You Diversify Your DPT Clinic
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…
Read MoreFrom 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 targeted group of customers and best serve their specific needs. But can this “choose your line” style of advice work for PT students? Absolutely! There are some serious benefits to developing a greater depth of…
Read MoreA 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 competitive and can come parceled with serious financial burden. So, as a new grad DPT or a DPT who’s looking to specialize in their career, you might be asking yourself, “is physical therapy residency worth…
Read MoreTime 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 about 24 hours since I left Ukraine, the country that I used to call home. I was finally in the U.S. My new home. I looked back to see what was taking my parents so…
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 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 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…
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