PTAs Shaping What’s Next: Board Eligibility and the Future of Leadership
Dec 16, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 26:53 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify For the first time in APTA history, physical therapist assistants are eligible to serve on the APTA Board of Directors beginning with the 2026 cycle. In this episode, host Kelley Kubota, PT, DPT, MS, sits down with Evan Bier,
Building a Career You Love: Advice From PT and Entrepreneur Megan Brown
Nov 4, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 33:55 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode, Megan Brown, PT, DPT, details her journey from beginning her career as a physical therapist to founding her business Mind The Mat Pilates & Yoga. Gain practical advice for your career and finding your passion
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
I Don’t Care About My Grades
Nov 6, 2019/Podcast
Hannah Belles, SPT, couldn’t shake a poor grade she’d received on an exam. She started to doubt herself. After sharing her story, her perspective shifted. Instead of holding her grades in such high regard, it made more sense to see them as milestones, or as check-in points. Hear her story.
Pursuing a PhD
Feb 10, 2021/Podcast
Two PTs discuss their career journeys and things to consider when pursuing a PhD.
Advocacy: Why Should Students Care?
Feb 6, 2019/Podcast
Eliminating barriers to care. Protecting scope of practice. Reducing administrative burden. Those are just some of the issues for which APTA looks to lead change through advocacy. Justin Elliott, APTA’s Vice President of Government Affairs, discusses health care advocacy landscape, including why students
A Journey Out of Pain and Addiction and a PT’s Crucial Role
Jul 25, 2019/Podcast
US Army Master Sergeant (Retired) Justin Minyard’s recounts the injuries he received during a rescue attempt during 9-11 attacks at the Pentagon, and then while on a mission in Afghanistan—and then what happened afterward: with multiple fusions and other surgeries, the intense pain, and his eventual
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