Finding a permanent position can be a daunting task, especially for those looking for full-time career opportunities in medical facilities across the..
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 guide..
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 a..
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,..
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..
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 occupation-based..
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 in..
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..
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..
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?
At..
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..
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 my..
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 set..