Finding a permanent position can be a daunting task, especially for those looking for full-time career opportunities in medical facilities across..
When you’re looking for a new, full-time position in a hospital or other healthcare facility, it helps to have someone in your corner who can..
April 26, 2018
Mandy Mack on Non-Clinical OT, Networking, and Saying Yes
I was lucky enough to interview Mandy Mack, who I met when she joined the clinical field team at MGH Institute of Health Professions while I was..
April 25, 2018
How to Find a Great Physical Therapy Mentor
This is a sponsored post by FOX Rehabilitation, a supporter of NewGradPhysicalTherapy & new graduate physical therapists! 😎
The results are in,..
April 24, 2018
Heat Modalities: Fundamentals for New Grad OTs
Occupational therapists (OTs) use a wide variety of physical agent modalities (PAMs) in a wide variety of settings as a preparatory activity to..
April 19, 2018
How to Be Occupation-Based in Acute Care OT
We all learned intervention ideas in occupational therapy school. We heard all the research. But once you get into practice, being..
April 18, 2018
What To Eat and Do In Salt Lake City During AOTA
The national 4 days of AOTA — or stay longer!
I’ve been living here for a number of years, and am happy to call it home base. If you’re staying..
April 17, 2018
7 Things OTs Should Consider Spending Their Tax Return On
Almost all working occupational therapists should be expecting and receiving some sort of tax return this year. It’s tempting to spend it on..
April 17, 2018
Working During PT School: The Why and How
If you've opened this article, it's most likely due to one of two reasons:
- You've just gotten into a PT program, and you're currently wondering..
April 16, 2018
CoreMedical Group Funds Classrooms Across the Country
For CoreMedical Group's second quarter CoreCares charity initiative of 2018 the staff decided to partner with Adopt A Classroom to assist teachers..
With the ever-expanding world of technology, it’s only fitting that we assume robots will eventually attempt to take over our profession, right?
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April 10, 2018
How to Choose the Right OT Program for You
Congratulations, my friend: you have finished applying to occupational therapy school!
You shadowed for many hours, studied for the GRE, and..
April 10, 2018
How to Become a Track and Field PT Specialist
Becoming a specialist in any area of PT is never an easy task. Track and field is an even less common area to become a specialist. But this was..
I was lucky enough to interview Rafael Salazar, a consulting OT in Georgia, Member of the State OT Board, and owner of Rehab U Practice Solutions
Blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and . . . pain? Ah, the fifth vital sign, added in the 1990’s to improve pain..
Healthcare can be draining and isolating. Clinicians are faced with long hours, difficult patients, and endless hoops to jumps through for..
In the clinic and school-based setting, each patient and child we see is different.
Individuals come to occupational therapy with a different..
