Ep. 7 Dr. Jess Herren: The Travel Interview Process and Strategies for Impairment

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Show Notes Episode 7

Dr. Jess Herren is a physical therapist that traveled straight out of graduate school. She also has a visual impairment. Hear all her information on the interview process, how traveling led into a Sport Clinical Specialist Residency, and the mindset to overcome impairment!

1:00 Dr. Jess Herren's Introduction 3:00 The Tax Situation and Tax Home 4:00 traveltax.com 6:00 How Jess stumbled into medical travel 6:30 Flexibility for those unsure of what setting they want to do 7:00 How Jess found housing as a student. airbnb.com 8:00 How Dylan found housing as a student. 10:00 Jess' 1st clinical experience. 11:00 Questions to ask during the clinic interview 16:00 Mentorship during travel contracts 20:00 How to travel with a visual impairment 27:00 Running + Travel = Relationships 30:00 Travel Blogs 31:00 Pain Science and Sensibility: http://ptpodcast.com/podcasts/pain-science-and-sensibility/ 32:00 Jess' message to those hesitant to travel 35:00 How to handle ethical situations 38:00 Hospital affiliated outpatient setting 39:00 Jess' must-haves for travel: Trip advisor - https://www.tripadvisor.com/ Roadtrippers - https://roadtrippers.com/ iortho - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iortho-special-tests-and-manual-techniques/id433505647?mt=8 Nike app for mileage tracker - https://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/nike-plus/running-app-gps mapmyrun - http://www.mapmyrun.com/

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