98. Elevating and Reimagining DPT Education with Mary Blackinton Part 1

If you are looking for a new way to look at Physical Therapy education, you will not want to miss this episode On this episode of the Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast, we talk with Mary Blackington and the work she's doing with enTandemDPT, powered by Rehab Essentials in order to change Physical Therapy schooling for the future. In this episode, we discuss the collaborative DPT program curriculum they have developed, how this helps professors save time to do what they want to do, how students will become more effective and competent future physical therapists. This is Part 1 of a 2 part episode.  Mary Blackinton PT, EdD is the Director of enTandem DPT Program, a component of Rehab Essentials Inc. Previously, she was the Director of the DPT Program at Nova Southeastern University-Tampa, the first completely hybrid (blended) Doctor of Physical Therapy program from 2011-2020. She worked as a full-time faculty at NSU from 1994-2010, and Director of NSU’s T-DPT program from 2001-2010. Her areas of teaching and practice include motor control/motor learning, geriatric and neurological physical therapy, and frameworks for PT practice. She received her BS in Physical Therapy from University of Maryland-Baltimore, MS from Nova University in Gerontology, and her Doctor of Education (EdD) from Nova Southeastern University. She was board certified as a Geriatric Clinical Specialist (GCS) from 2009-2019 (now Emeritus) and is an Educational Leadership Institute (ELI) fellow since July 2013. If you would like to reach out to Mary, please feel free to do so: Email | Website | 813-682-7445 Dr F Scott Feil is a husband, a father, a physical therapist, a professor, and most recently an Amazon best-selling author. F Scott is also a business coach and mentor despite starting his journey as an English major before landing as a Physical Therapist. He is one of the creators and co-hosts of the Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast which aims to break down the silos between healthcare professions in an attempt to find best practices in teaching and learning throughout healthcare academia. He also hosts the Professors of Profit Podcast where he interviews healthcare professionals about their side gigs and side hustles. His goal is to help at least 222 professors (one from every PT School at the time of publication of his book) and clinicians pay off their student loans quicker and/or more efficiently by using multiple revenue streams. If he helps some others with terminal degrees or other healthcare clinicians along the way, then it’s a bonus! He is also the owner of PTEducator.com , FGI Consulting, and Epic Therapy and Wellness. His areas of interest are in the realms of Geriatrics, Service Based Learning, and Business. Special thanks to our sponsor, The NPTE Final Frontier, www.NPTEFF.com, and if you are taking the NPTE or are teaching those about to take the NPTE, use code "HET" for 10% off all purchases at the website...and BREAKING NEWS!!!! They now have an OCS review option as well... You're welcome! You can also reach out to them on Instagram Feel free to reach out to us at:  Website  |  Facebook | Twitter |  Youtube Instagram: HET Podcast  | Dawn Brown | F Scott Feil | Dawn Magnusson | Farley Schweighart | Mahlon Stewart | Lisa Vanhoose For more information on how we can optimize and standardize healthcare education and delivery, subscribe to the Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.