Whose Job Is It Anyway?
Picture this… Kansas City, October 2014, the Clinical Education Summit. There was a united cry for CHANGE by Physical Therapy (PT)...
The Peter D. Mosher Educational Leadership Conference (ELC) Scholarship
You may hear members of the Ohio-Kentucky Consortium talk about a special colleague of ours, Peter D. Mosher, PT, DPT, OCS. Pete was an...
Clinical Education "March Madness" Follow-Up
In the world of PT clinical education, “March Madness” did not bring you the thrill of buzzer beater victories or the agony of busted...
Challenging the Exceptional Student
The demands on clinicians grow every year, and adding the responsibility of clinical instructor (CI) can create even more stress. We...
Strategies for Reduction of Student Anxiety
Clinical instructors (CIs) mentor many different types of physical therapy (PT) students. Mentoring anxious DPT students may pose a...
A New Year and Upcoming Scholarship Opportunity Opening Mid-January
As 2016 begins, the OKCPTP is excited about the future of physical therapy clinical education! The recently formed National Consortium...
'Clinician to Clinician' Connections- A New Mentoring Program
Do you consider yourself a mentor? And if so, have you considered mentoring your peers in clinical education? Mentoring is a process...
GRATITUDES IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE
As I sit here, preparing to write the September blog for the Ohio-Kentucky Consortium, I am looking at a picture of a dear friend, Dr....
The National Consortium of Clinical Educators
Physical therapy clinical education continues to move forward! In the midst of various initiatives within the clinical education arena,...
A Look At The Evidence: How Does One Become an Expert CI?
We often hear the term “evidence based practice” in regard to patient care, but did you ever stop to consider how evidence based practice...