Residency series part II: In this episode, Maggie, Carley, and Cara discuss their path to residency education. This podcast covers how the hosts chose to pursue residency, how they determined which programs would fit their professional goals, advice on how to stand out to a program, and much more!

"Our ability to be compassionate and empathize with our patients is what makes so many of us good clinicians, and when you feel like you can’t do that, you feel like you’re not good at your job” - Dr. Carley Peterson. On today's podcast, the hosts discuss how compassion fatigue has impacted their practice and suggest strategies for dealing with it.

Welcome to Part I of our residency series! Maggie, Carley, and Cara and joined today by Dr. Joe DeHope and Dr. Dylan Bassett to discuss their post-residency experiences and opportunities. The five friends discuss many topics related to professional life post-residency and offer advice to those considering residency training.

Meet our guests:

Joe DeHope, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, CSCS

Joe DeHope completed his master’s degree in Sport Psychology and Motor Behavior from the University of Tennessee in 2013, Doctorate of Physical Therapy from South College (Knoxville, TN) in 2019, and Orthopedic Residency from Creighton University (Omaha, NE) in 2020. Joe received his Orthopedic Clinical Specialty in the spring of 2021. He currently serves as the embedded physical therapist for an Air Force Special Warfare unit in Colorado Springs as a civilian contractor. Joe also serves as adjunct faculty for the South College DPT program. With a background in strength and conditioning, Joe's passion lies in attempting to create an ideal environment for both tissue adaptation and skill development (whether rehabilitative or performance based) through optimal loading and intentional coaching cues to maximize motor learning.

Dylan Bassett, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

Dylan Bassett received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City in 2019. He then went on to complete orthopedic residency at Creighton University and received his Orthopedic Clinical Specialty in the spring of 2021. Following completion of residency, Dylan moved back to Kansas City where he now practices at a hospital-based outpatient clinic and teaches anatomy within the DPT program at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Outside of the clinic, Dylan enjoys learning handyman work around his house and building his own home gym.

Maggie, Cara, and Carley discuss their strategies and challenges related to work-life balance.

Maggie, Cara, and Carley are joined by Dr. Michelle Reilly to discuss her career and the pros/cons of academic life. 

Michelle Reilly, PT, DPT, OCS

Dr. Reilly received her DPT from Creighton University in 2008.  She completed the residency in orthopedic physical therapy at Creighton in 2009 and received her orthopedic specialization in 2010 and recertification in 2020.  She has over 12 years of experience in outpatient orthopedics with a niche practice in the treatment of performing artists. She has been the physical therapist for American Midwest Ballet, Ballet Nebraska and Omaha Ballet Theater and provides backstage physical therapy services to various productions in the Omaha area.  Michelle started her career in academia in 2009 at Clarkson College, teaching in their physical therapist assistant program before moving to Creighton in 2017.  At Creighton, her teaching responsibilities include Patient Management, Differential Diagnosis, and Musculoskeletal content as well as emphasis on the physical therapist’s role in prevention and wellness.  She serves as the curriculum committee chair for the entry level curriculum and is a member of the clinical education team at Creighton.  Her scholarly agenda focuses on the teaching and learning of clinical reasoning as well as the physical therapy treatment of performing artists.  She has presented nationally on these topics.

Maggie, Cara, and Carley discuss their top three post-grad surprises, play two truths and a lie, and discuss what's been on their mind this week.

We share PT lifestyle perspectives so that young PTs/students can better navigate their professional lives. In this short introduction episode, the hosts introduce themselves and briefly explain what this podcast is all about.