Encouraging and Incentivizing Walking Programs for Employees, with Milica McDowell

About this episode

Dr. Jonathan H. Westover discusses with Milica McDowell the importance of encouraging and incentivizing walking programs for employees.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Milica McDowell about encouraging and incentivizing walking programs for employees. Dr. Milica McDowell is a dynamic healthcare leader and educator with over 20 years of clinical, entrepreneurial, and academic expertise in physical therapy and e-learning innovation. Currently serving as Associate Vice President of Education at U.S. Physical Therapy, she spearheads strategic partnerships with professional PT and OT schools and drives student engagement across the organization's national platforms while supporting over 140 partner brands. Previously, Dr. McDowell led Physitrack's global e-learning division, Physicourses, where she oversaw a multidisciplinary team and collaborated with prestigious institutions including Gray Institute, Evidence in Motion, and the Hospital for Special Surgery. In this capacity, she launched evidence-based professional education programs for medical and wellness practitioners worldwide. Her career spans diverse leadership roles across academia and entrepreneurship. As Adjunct Faculty at Montana State University, she mentored students in human performance. She has also held leadership…

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan H. Westover

Guest: Milica McDowell

Topics covered

• employee wellness
• walking programs
• healthcare leadership
• physical therapy
• incentivizing health

Keywords

• walking programs
• employee health
• incentives
• physical therapy
• healthcare leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Physical Therapy, Physitrack, Montana State University, Gray Institute, Evidence in Motion, Hospital for Special Surgery

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