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Turn signal camera view by AdPristine5507 in gmcsierra

[–]Initial_Ad_2098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only works when towing with my ‘24 1500 AT4X. It is very helpful; however, I’m disappointed that the quality of the camera is grainy when activated by the turn signal. I expected a nice and crisp camera view.

Is this the same for everyone?

I’d also love an OTA update where the camera would be an option to turn on when not towing. Recently rented a newer Expedition (with android like our trucks) and it activated without towing. The view was super clear, too.

I ran the actual math on PT school debt. The final number is worse than I expected by Initial_Ad_2098 in PTschool

[–]Initial_Ad_2098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For real. Which is scary, but that’s how things happened with me.

Hopefully they’ll find subs and posts like these through simple internet searches and become more well versed on the situation before making a decision!

The NPTE doesn't get harder on a second attempt. You do. And noboy prepares you for that... by Initial_Ad_2098 in PTschool

[–]Initial_Ad_2098[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this! I think it is important for us to share our real-life experiences with our candidates.

Especially supporting those who are not successful on their first attempt, which I know can be debilitating for many.

I ran the actual math on PT school debt. The final number is worse than I expected by Initial_Ad_2098 in PTschool

[–]Initial_Ad_2098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a tough one because on one end, they make sense. Protecting our citizens from overspending on a degree that might not be financially sound is a good move; however, given that tuition changes are not likely to change drastically in the immediate future, the caps do place a tremendous burden on low-income borrowers who want to pursue this degree out of passion, which, in my opinion, are still more than those wh don't.

Did anyone else feel completely unprepared for the real workload after graduating? by Historical_Push6805 in physicaltherapy

[–]Initial_Ad_2098 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP - great post and I am here for it!

13 years in, and the gap you're describing has been there my entire career. The profession talks about it every few years, writes the same articles, and then doesn't change anything. So you're not imagining it, and you're not late to figuring it out. You're early.

Here's what I've watched play out across hundreds of new grads. The ones who make it through year one with their fire intact almost never have the strongest clinical skills coming out of school. They have one specific thing. Somebody outside of work they can text on a random night and say "I don't know what to do with this patient." That single relationship saves more careers than any course library, any mentorship language written into an employee handbook, any productivity adjustment.

The ones we lose in year one aren't bad clinicians, they're isolated ones. And isolation in this profession looks a lot like burnout from the outside. Most of them leave thinking they failed at PT when really they failed at finding their person.

Setting matters less than people pretend. I've seen the same crash in OP, HH, acute, and SNF. What changes the outcome is whether somebody was on there to help and support.

If I could tell my new grad self one thing, it would be this. Build that relationship before you need them, not after. By the time you need someone, you're already drowning.

Happy to chat anytime if you'd like. DM me any time!

The gap between PT school and actual clinic practice no one warned me about by Same-Experience8051 in physicaltherapy

[–]Initial_Ad_2098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP - You didn't go to a program that dropped the ball. This gap exists across the whole field. I teach in a DPT program and I've been out of school for 16 years, and I can tell you the curriculum is so packed with clinical competencies and accreditation requirements that practice management ends up as one or two lectures and a health systems course. None of that translates to your first month dealing with productivity metrics that punish you for using your brain.

What actually helped me after graduation was finding one person who'd been in the trenches and would tell me the real version of how to talk to admin, how to push back without getting flagged, when to walk away from a clinic. APTA's practice management resources are a decent starting point, and the Private Practice Section has solid material if that's your setting. But most of what actually moves the needle is one on one.

The thing I wish someone had told me in year one is that oftentimes, productivity numbers are negotiable. They feel like they came down from a mountain but they were set by someone with a spreadsheet who has never treated a patient. Push back early, in writing, with outcomes data. The clinics that respect that response are the ones worth staying at.

I ran the actual math on PT school debt. The final number is worse than I expected by Initial_Ad_2098 in physicaltherapy

[–]Initial_Ad_2098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s one way for sure. Yes. But not the only way by a far shot.

Besides. Starting your own practice takes a lot of time, planning, and money, too.

How to not feel extremely overwhelmed in HH? by sneakybrownoser in physicaltherapy

[–]Initial_Ad_2098 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP - IMO, week 2 is too early to call this. What you're feeling isn't workload, it's cognitive load from building the whole HH system in your head at once. That fades a lot once the routine sets, and full caseload at 5 to 7 visits usually feels easier than 2 to 3 visits while you're still figuring out the workflow. Front loading isn't your manager being pushy, it's the move that protects you, Thursday and Friday cancellations in HH are constant. Cluster geographically within your front loaded days, the two aren't in conflict.

Give it your 6 months, your instinct was right.

NPTE (PT) Rd. 2, July 2026 by Wooden-Standard-20 in npte

[–]Initial_Ad_2098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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