Thank you, Dr. Uchendu Iwuanyanwu, OTD, OTR/L, (AKA, Dr._uche_the_swole_OT), for a great conversation about his personal journey to becoming a BrOT. In this BrOT Spotlight, Dr. Uche discusses his start in a pre-PT academic program, family dynamics, unique OT career plan, importance of physical activity, and his favorite aspects of being a male occupational therapist.

You can find Dr. Uche on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dr._uche_the_swole_ot/

BrOT_Brain Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brot_brain/

In this episode we discuss study tips, post-grad thoughts, and possible specializations we are looking at for our future OT careers. We hope you find this episode helpful in your studying process.

Resources we discussed:

NBCOT Study Pack: https://www.nbcot.org/Products/studypack

AOTA Exam Prep: https://www.aota.org/education/exam-prep

OT Miri: https://www.otmiri.com/

OT Dude's NBCOT Exam Prep Course: https://www.otdude.com/academy/nbcot-exam-prep/lesson/learning-objectives/

OT Exam Preppers: https://www.otexamprepper.com/

True Learn: https://truelearn.com/#

A great conversation with a fellow BrOT, Dr. Jason Browning. Dr. Jason Browning has more than 20 years of experience as an OT, and immense knowledge about improving sleep participation for all clients. We discuss his experiences, why he chose OT, sleep, and why more men are needed in the field of OT. If you are an OT practitioner struggling to find ways to address sleep for your clients, reach out to Dr. Jason Browning at his email, [email protected].

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we had making it!

Welcome to our first podcast series: BrOT Spotlight! In this episode, we interview Dr. Gentry and talk about OT and his experiences as a BrOT in graduate school and in practice. Dr. Gentry gives a lot of good advice in this episode so you won't want to miss this one!

Our second episode is up! The BrOTs discuss motivation and burnout within graduate school and how they stay motivated.

BrOTs also give advice on staying mentally and physically healthy while balancing academics.

Please share this with a local graduate student near you!

Our first pilot episode. We talk school, culture, and what we would have done if we didn't become brOTs.

Any feedback is welcomed!