Jess Lindstrom – develop your teaching, learning and research skills, tips for learning at university, teaching during the pandemic and doing a PhD

Physio Foundations

This week I spoke to Monash University Physiotherapy educator and PhD candidate Jess Lindstrom about her tips for developing your career through education and research, tips for students for learning at university and why you might choose to do a PhD.

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In this episode

0:00 About this episode, welcome Jess

2:00 Jess’ journey through the new grad years leading to physio education – COVID-related disruptions, adaptations, growing and improving

6:40 The specific teaching activities Jess did to build up her CV

8:43 What do you love about anatomy teaching?

11:30 What are the best parts of clinical work? Getting to know people and teaching people how to manage their health

13:32 Are the people who teach in physiotherapy courses dinosaurs? Pushing back on an unfair stereotype, learning goes both ways

17:00 Everyone learns so differently – what works for someone won’t work for someone else

18:23 Good ways to learn and study - learn how to learn, study groups, learn through teaching, the importance of making mistakes, learn in-person whenever possible, don’t try to be perfect

25:38 The value of saying ‘I don’t know’.

26:30 Use the supports that are available for you. Need help, ask

28:38 Jess’ PhD in pelvic health in athletes, and why do you do a PhD?

33:00 Tips for approaching supervisors and starting a PhD, be patient, build your connections and ideas

38:22 Tips for building your research CV. Everyone talks about the importance of saying no, but make time and space so you have the opportunity to say yes.

50:29 Saying ‘I don’t know’ is a sign of an expert (provided you have a plan for finding out the answer)

43:00 What are the most important foundational knowledge and skills for practitioners? Wanting to connect with people, listening, making the space to listen to people. Knowledge of your own skills and limitations, you don’t need to know it all, but you need to have processes for learning

47:55 How well do you need to know anatomy?

52:17 Final thoughts? Have a go. Put your hand up, say yes to things, try things you may not be successful in

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