PT Students Are Changing Healthcare — Porter Bartschi & Mackay Fuller (PT Bound)
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This episode discusses the challenges and changes in physical therapy education with students Porter Bartschi and Mackay Fuller.
What is PT school actually preparing students for — and what's it missing?In this episode of The Healthcare Revolution, Brad Powell sits down with Porter Bartschi and Mackay Fuller, Doctor of Physical Therapy students at the University of Utah and co-founders of PT Bound, a platform helping pre-PT and current PT students navigate education and career prep.We dig into:What PT school is really like right now — and where it falls short in preparing students for real-world practiceThe gaps between what's taught and what actually matters in clinical practiceWhy they started PT Bound and what they're hearing directly from studentsHow the next generation of PTs sees healthcare evolving — prevention vs. treatment, wellness and longevity models, changing patient expectations, and the role of tech and social media in shifting the systemWhat new grads will need to succeed in the next 5–10 yearsThe future of physical therapy is being shaped right now, by the students who are living through it.Follow PT Bound and check out more from Porter and Mackay, and be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with a future PT student in your life.
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