Disparities as COVID-19 Spreads: What the Physical Therapy Profession Can Do
Apr 24, 2020/Podcast
APTA hosted experts in physical therapy and public health to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the United States, including how the pandemic interacts with existing geographic, economic, racial, and age-related health disparities. Speakers explored the roles the physical therapy community can play
Outpatient PT Attitudes and Behaviors: Cardiovascular Disease Screening
Jul 22, 2019/Podcast
Despite the high prevalence of patients either diagnosed with or at risk for CVD, few physical therapists consistently included BP and HR on the initial examination. The results of this survey suggest that efforts to improve understanding of the importance of screening and modifications of clinic policy
Global Service: Building a Sustainable Clinic in Guatemala
May 6, 2019/Podcast
A group of 24 people from the U.S. went to a rural town in Guatemala to renovate an old building and create a new physical therapy clinic—providing rehabilitation services to people who in most cases had never received that kind of health care before.
Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Clinicals
Mar 6, 2019/Podcast
Zach Stearns, PT, DPT, is a clinician in North Carolina. But in the spring of 2017 he was about to graduate PT school and was reflecting on his clinical rotations. Zach shares tips for students about to begin their clinical rotations.
AI in PT Practice: What Are the Benefits, Risks, and Ethical Questions?
May 28, 2025/Podcast
Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this podcast, APTA Ethics and Judicial Committee member Rebecca Edgeworth Ditwiler, PT, DPT, PhD, asks three experts about the most pressing ethical issues related to artificial intelligence, one of the most rapidly evolving frontiers in health care.
Finding My Way: “Listen to your gut”
Nov 1, 2017/Perspective
As a DPT student, Keaton Ray was struggling to identify her professional passion. Then she got involved in student leadership, developed mentor peers, and figured out when to say yes or no to her many opportunities. In this kickoff episode of APTA's new "Finding My Way" podcast series, Keaton reflects
Stereotype Threat: How Fear Led Me to Passion
Oct 3, 2018/Podcast
Ron Peacock, Jr, PT, DPT, describes what it was like to go through DPT school with an acute awareness of the negative stereotypes too often associated with black men, and the pressure he felt to defy those stereotypes.
NEXT 2017: PT and PTA Students as the Future of our Profession
Jul 7, 2017/Podcast
Listen to a discussion interview held at NEXT 2017 in Boston with Jeanine Gunn, PT, DPT, APTA Board of Directors treasurer on ways that today’s PT and PTA students can step-up, get involved, and make their mark on our profession.
A Nontraditional Student Perspective
Dec 4, 2019/Podcast
Kelly Clarke entered physical therapy school a little older than most of her student peers, having explored other careers before pursuing the physical therapy profession. She talks openly about some of the challenges she’s faced and advises that a lack of encouragement should not be mistaken for
