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Mentorship, social media, awkwardly meeting your idols, and bad clinical rotation experiences! This episode has it all! Or at least those things!

Dr. Mike Ukoha is a physical therapist in Maryland and the founder of Live and Grow Mentorship, an organization that strives to help those who are on the pre-physical therapy path and be a light in the world.

This episode features special guest host Dr. Bana Odeh, along with the regular crew of Drs. Katharine Cline and Andy Wicks.

Music by Mark Joesting and Andy Wicks.

Today we talk with Dr. Rebekah Griffith, a physical therapist who works in the emergency department of University of Colorado Hospital near Denver. Not only does she practice in a niche field of physical therapy, she is a board certified neurologic clinical specialist, is working on her manual therapy fellowship, is the chief delegate for APTA Colorado, and will be testing for her first black belt in tae kwon do in April. If you aren't inspired after being in her presence, you may want to check your pulse.

The title of the episode is "PT in the ED," but really it could have been "A Masterclass in Service by Dr. Rebekah Griffith." Enjoy.

We conclude our round-table discussion with Drs. Lori Boright, Andrew Chongaway, Deb Doherty, and Chris Wilson, about the importance of oncology rehabilitation, the need for self-care, the importance of seeing and treating the whole person instead of just a "patient," and the international prevalence of oncologic rehabilitation.

Music by Mark Joesting and Andy Wicks.

One of my favorite parts of making this podcast is getting to talk to people who are super excited about what they do. Today's guests are four examples of just that. Drs. Andrew Chongaway, Chris Wilson, Lori Boright, and Deb Doherty are oncology rehabilitation experts and share some of their wisdom and enthusiasm with us. Come along as we learn what "oncology rehabilitation" is all about.

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Music by Mark Joesting and Andy Wicks.

We conclude our discussion with Dr. Nicole Piemonte about the importance of including the humanities in healthcare education, appreciating the lived experience of our patients, understanding the impact of social determinants of health, acknowledging our own vulnerabilities, and detachment as a protective mechanism.

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The physical therapy profession is an evidenced-based one. Just ask any clinician, educator, or student over the last 15 years.

But physical therapists and physical therapist assistants treat humans. Whole persons with quirks and foibles and inconsistencies and flaws. And we are humans, with those same quirks and foibles and inconsistencies and flaws. How do we train our students to be clinicians who can empathize, connect, and identify with their patients?

Dr. Nicole Piemonte tells us about how important the humanities are in healthcare education (hint: it makes us better clinicians!).

#nicolepiemonte #humanities #humanitiesinmedicine #humanitiesinhealthcare