Blake Withers works at Achieve Podiatry, located within a speciality sports medicine clinic in Newcastle, NSW. Most of his patients are musculoskeletal, which feeds into his particular interest in runners and paediatrics.

He also works at Newcastle University as a lecturer in Podiatric Biomechanics and as a clinical educator.

Blake was also on Episode 116: How First-Year Graduates Think In 2020.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why mentoring should come before money if podiatry is your career and not just a job.
• Your new employer may not be in a position to pay you more. You need to understand how numbers work within a podiatry business.
• Owning up to your mistakes when they happen.
• You are never going to be a weapon immediately after leaving university.
• Experience teaches you how to communicate and ask good questions to your patients.
• The Five Chimps Theory.
• Why you should make an effort to work with more experienced podiatrists in the areas of podiatry you want to know more about or get better at.
• Feedback from your employer improves and sharpens your skills.

When two podiatrists talk about a concept with open dialogue and an open mind to new information, they both benefit.

You can connect with Blake via his Instagram page @TheSportsPodiatryProject, and this is also the name of his podcast.

You can also find me on Instagram @tysonfranklin66.

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