Dimitrie Damos – Working under pressure, pelvic health and incontinence, mentoring and the importance of maintaining broad knowledge and skills - New grad series Part 11

Physio Foundations

Dimitrie Damos in a physiotherapist from Perth, Western Australia who was my mentee for the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s mentoring program in 2023. We talked about her special interest area and postgraduate training in pelvic health and incontinence, working under pressure and the importance of maintaining a broad skillset even when training in a specialty area. We finished with Dimi's tips for students. Thanks Dimi for a great conversation.

In this episode:

• 0:00 About this episode and welcome Dimitrie
• 2:20 About Dimi – what led you to pursue a career in physiotherapy?
• 4:40 Developing a special interest area prior to graduating.
• 6:35 Starting a masters in pelvic health and continence
• 8:25 How do you balance work and study? Working well under pressure.
• 10:55 High pressure careers – matching career choices with professional skills and personalities
• 13:30 Integrating new skills from masters training
• 15:15 Balancing different types of clinical work
• 19:05 Tips for students
• 22:45 Mentoring
• 27:25 The most important foundational knowledge and skills – have a structure so you don’t miss things

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