A Physical Therapist's Journey - Dr. Ujjwal Shakya (Award winning PT)

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Are you interested about becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Today on the My Career Shop Podcast, to discuss the career of a Physical Therapist, I am joined by the 2021 Best Physical Therapist in Northern Virginia and owner of the practice MMA Sports & Rehab, Dr. Ujjwal Shakya, who has a very interesting journey to become a Doctor of Physical and Manual Therapy, and has a wealth of experience to share with respect to the profession.
In this episode, along with discussing Dr. Shakya's journey to becoming an award winning PT, we get to learn about the profession, how to actually become a PT, how to succeed through the obstacles that appear during this journey and much more.
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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. About Dr. Ujjwal Shakya (00:00:34)

3. What is a Physical Therapist? (00:09:07)

4. MMA and Sports Rehab (00:12:11)

5. How to become a Physical Therapist? (00:18:46)

6. Shadowing requirements (00:20:11)

7. How shadowing time is measured? (00:22:16)

8. 3+3 program (00:25:09)

9. When to take the GRE? (00:29:16)

10. What is a PTCAS account? (00:31:16)

11. How to find out if a school is accredited? (00:34:46)

12. Going to DPT School (00:42:53)

13. What a normal day in clinical rotations look like? (00:45:21)

14. How to become a licensed physical therapist? (00:52:56)

15. NPTE exam format (00:54:48)

16. Advantages of 3+3 program (01:01:31)

17. What is a Travel PT? (01:04:41)

18. Is DPT school very expensive? (01:08:31)

19. Residency and fellowship program (01:18:56)

20. What's an average day like for a PT? (01:27:13)

21. Different industries PTs practice in (01:34:01)

22. Usual tasks in a day during clinical practice (01:36:20)

23. Characteristics that should & shouldn't choose this field (01:39:15)

24. Work life balance in the life of a PT (01:45:05)

25. Salary (01:46:29)

26. Is the job stressful? (01:55:36)

27. Special perks in this profession (02:03:50)

28. Dislikes about profession (02:12:28)

29. Advice to youth aspiring to be a PT (02:14:11)

30. Best career advice (02:18:56)

31. Worst career advice (02:19:53)