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#DPTstudent Chat Topic for Wednesday, January 23, 2013: Are We More Than Just Ultrasound and Tiger Balm Patches?

In a follow up to Dr. Eric Robertson’s post last week, “There’s no Such Thing as Bad Press” about the way Physical Therapists have been defined by the media and even how some PTs have portrayed our profession, I want to discuss how this makes you feel as a DPT student and what we can do for both the media and the public to have a better understanding of or profession. Take a look at Dr. Robertson’s post, form some opinions, and join the chat on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 9pm EST!

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#DPTstudent Chat Topic for January 16th: APTA’s CSM Conference- What’s in it for the SPT?

Image courtesy { pranav } via Flickr
Image courtesy { pranav } via Flickr

Yeah, this is were CSM is!

Next week, many DPT students are jet setting across the country to sunny to San Diego for the APTA Combined Sections Meeting. What made you decide to go? What do you hope to get out of it? We will discuss the benefits of being there as well as chat about your thoughts about what being an APTA member means to you. Talk to you all on Wednesday evening at 9pm EST on the next #DPTStudent tweetchat!

 

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Specializing in the Field of Physical Therapy- #DPTstudent Topic for Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

#DPTstudent Tweetchat topic for January 9th, 2013: Specialization in Physical Therapy

Once we graduate from PT school and have those three amazing letters of DPT after our name, we are considered to be a well rounded practitioner. So where do we go from there? Do you feel that it is a good idea to find your niche within the field and really focus on it and become an expert? Or do you feel that we should continually brush up on all aspects of care and remain general practitioners? Can we have the best of both worlds? There are pros and cons to all sides. Let’s talk about it!

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STUDENT MENTORSHIP- #DPTSTUDENT TOPIC FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012

Does your DPT program have an organized mentorship/buddy program? How has this helped you? Are you a mentor to someone in a class below you? What do you do help them and motivate them?

If your school does not have a formal mentorship program organized- did you adopt a mentor from the class above you? Would you want your school to start a mentorship program? Let’s talk about it! 9pm EST this Wed, December 12th.

PT school is a strange place and I as a 1st year student I am thrilled to have a second year giving me the inside scoop on classes, teachers, and the way things work around here.

 

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How to Survive Finals – #DPTstudent topic for Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Topic: How to Survive Finals!

It’s that time in the semester again where you can’t seem to drink enough coffee, you quiz yourself in your sleep, and you don’t think that there is any way for this much information to be absorbed in your brain. It’s finals time! This Wednesday we will be discussing how we make it through finals. What are your tricks to staying sane? What kind of study breaks do you take? Are you an up-all-night studier or early-bird studier?

Use this twitter chat as a nice study break to learn some new ideas from other DPT students on how to survive finals. Talk to you all this Wednesday at 9pm EST! #DPTStudent

User’s Guide to Twitter:

APTA’s Social Media team put this excellent quick guide to how to get the basics of Twitter down. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCqBeZLnmNM

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About Lauren Riley:

Lauren is a first year DPT student at Regis University in Denver, CO. She’s helping to coordinate the #DPTstudent tweetchat with others, and is a new PTThink Tank contributor! She attended American University in Washington, DC for her undergraduate degree where she majored in accounting and statistics. After a severe knee injury and a change of heart, Lauren decided to change careers. Outside of PT school, Lauren enjoys whipping up new recipes, hiking and triathlons. You can find her on Twitter at @LaurenrSPT.