If you’re a PT student or new PT graduate and you’re not using LinkedIn, you should be. It takes relatively little time to get an account going, and once it’s up and running you’ve basically got an online resume that doesn’t sleep or go on vacation. It’s an easy and effective way to begin building your reputation and letting the …
How to Find Clinical Observation Hours for PT Application Requirements
If you’re either wanting to apply to PT school or are seriously considering doing so, you are likely aware that one of the requirements for any PT school within the US, Canada, Australia or most other countries is to have completed a specific number of therapist-verified observational hours within a clinic or even multiple clinics. Some schools aren’t picky as …
Volunteer Clinical Hour Requirements: What PT Applicants Need to Know
If you’re considering applying to PT school, one of the first things to become aware of is that one of the mandated requirements to your application will be to have completed a certain number of observational hours within PT clinics. This is a requirement of every PT school, and it’s important to know that each school’s requirements towards specific number …
What are the Hardest Courses for Students in PT School?
Many students who are either considering applying to PT school or who have just been recently accepted into a PT program often wonder what the most challenging courses are that they’ll likely face throughout their schooling. The quick takeaway for this article While every student is different, there tend to be two courses that are often considered to be the …
How PT Students Can Recover From Failing the NPTE Board Exam
If you have recently received your board exam results and have been notified that you did not pass, know that you are not alone. Throughout every year, each cycle of brings failure to many hopeful PT students hoping to receive their license. The first thing that I would encourage you to keep in mind as you read this article is …
Why You Should Take Anatomy as Seriously as Possible in PT School
If the old saying is true, that the most important factor for building a good house is the foundation you build it upon, then your gross anatomy knowledge is the foundation to your house (your ability to be a successful student while in school and a successful practitioner when in the clinic). The quick takeaway from this article No matter …
Ten Critical Tips when Preparing to Study for the NPTE Board Exam
When the time comes to begin the seemingly long and arduous process of studying for your written board exam, it can sometimes be challenging to know where to start. Before even getting to the actual studying process, it’s well worth it to have an overall plan of how you plan to approach the study process itself. From there, you can get into …
Preparing for the NPTE: Why Practice Exams are Your Best Friend
The internet seems to be full of PT students and PT graduates trying to determine which organization out there offers the “best” practice NPTE exams (or CPE practice exams if in Canada) to take in preparation for the real deal NPTE itself. It’s very understandable that students want exams that will be as accurate to the NPTE or CPE as …
Borrowed Future: A Financial Podcast for DPT Students In the US
While I tend to make as many articles on this website applicable to PT students all over the globe, this article applies specifically to DPT students within the US. It is, however, still applicable to all students. The Student Loan Crisis in the United States Everything is bigger in America. Big trucks, big houses and… massive student loan debt. With the student …
Five Hot Tips for Crushing Your Clinical Placements in PT School
Ahh, clinical rotations. The time in your PT schooling when the proverbial rubber meets the road. Time to take a much needed break from sitting behind a desk all day on campus while staring at PowerPoint slides in class. Time to break away from the labs, writing papers and actually get off campus for a change. For some, it’s an …