Tips For Success During Your First Week with Jerry Durham

Starting a new job? Beginning a new clinical? We sat down with Jerry Durham, PT to pick his brain and seek advice on how to OPTIMIZE the first few weeks during a new PT position. Jerry has been a great mentor to many PT's and like so many of our colleagues, we deeply appreciate his wisdom and willingness to share his experiences form a patient-first perspective to healthcare. Keys to success from this episode: The mindset for the drive in during the first week   The physical flow of the clinic    Show up early What are the managers looking for? How communication and education are perceived  How to handle the "experience" conversation Owning what you don't know How to be accountable and using a log Calming down during evaluations  How to get out of our own head - be the expert you're trained to be How self doubt is different than self reflection  Optimizing reflection and feeling effective  The potential of night journaling Big shout out to The Institute Of Clinical Excellence, Jeff Moore, And the PT on Ice podcasts  Follow Jerry on social media platforms @ JerryDurhamPT, tune into his podcast with Andrew Rothschild: Healthcare Disruption, and check out his website: Jerrydurhampt.com Interested in improving your PT education? check out www.nxtgenpt.com to find out how you can learn from elite clinicians and bring your skills to the next level.