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My Experiences with a Mentor
These mentors were really teaching me how to live my professional life. Without them, I would not be where I am today and I would not have experienced many of the things I have done thus far. These mentors are one of the reasons I believe in mentoring and why I enjoy being a mentor to so many others now.
Online or In-Person Physical Therapy Mentorship
It used to be that online–or virtual–mentorship was viewed as radical and something both the mentor and mentee could not successfully navigate. Times Have Changed. We’ve seen a definite shift from technology as a barrier to overcome to technology as an extremely helpful aid.
What to Discuss with a Mentor
When talking with your physical therapy mentor, the topics to discuss are almost endless. The important thing for you is to establish expectations early on and to constantly check in on them. But also be realistic and sensitive.
Injury Prevention Anatomy Text
For the past year plus, I have been working with Erik Meira on a book for Human Kinetics, Injury Prevention Anatomy. Earlier this month we completed edits to the text and this week, we finalized the photos that will be used in the book. The book will be pretty cool....
Benefits of a Physical Therapy Mentor
Sports physical therapists often feel like they have to do everything alone . . . understand diagnoses, differentiate between different positions and sports, proper progression, new surgical techniques. And those are just some of the clinical responsibilities. Now, couple those tasks with documentation, productivity, education. It’s a lot.
Having a mentor can make it feel like someone has your back.
What is a Physical Therapy Mentor?
A sports physical therapy mentor is a trusted advisor you turn to for help and guidance. Different types of mentors serve different needs; this makes sense . . . after all, you wouldn’t ask a business expert for help with your continuing education options or turn to a pediatric PT for guidance on your choice of residency.
Physical Therapy Mentorship Series
Finding a physical therapy mentor is important, more important than you may realize at first. Far too many PTs delay finding a mentor, telling themselves it’s not a priority with so many other things to see, do, and learn. But as a former new grad myself, I also know the value of ensuring that you have a mentor.
Injury Prevention Project
For many years, I have focused much of my professional life on reducing athletes' risk of injury. I have trained athletes both in-person and virtually. But I have also provided lectures and have started writing a book with Erik Meira entitled Injury Prevention...
Took some work, but pretty cool to see our #ACL Injury Prevention chapter in The Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament textbook finished! Co-authors Greg Myer and Terry Grindstaff were great to work with as were the models (my daughters) we used for exercise...
Contact David
david@preventinjuries.org