Knowledge and skills to help you transition from university to clinical practice, with Brian Kim

Welcome to another episode of Physio Foundations, a podcast about the knowledge and skills that provide the foundation of expert physiotherapy or clinical practice.

This week's episode is the first of my series of discussions with new graduate clinicians. I talk to Monash university physiotherapy graduate Brian Kim about the knowledge and skills that he has found most useful in his transition from university to clinical practice. Brian gives us some great tips about considering the whole person in your assessment and management, considering the individual person when providing education and practical ways to reflect on your clinical practice.

In this conversation:

• 0:00 Welcome to episode 4 and introducing Brian Kim, physiotherapist
• 4:10 New graduate perspectives of undergraduate training and foundational knowledge
• 4:50 Linking theory and practice as a student
• 6:06 What foundational knowledge is most important to you now?
• 6:57 Big tip: Do a good subjective assessment and consider the whole person
• 8:45 Know your physiology so you can provide effective eduction
• 9:18 Applying anatomy to the clinic
• 10:10 Don’t just learn facts, learn how to learn
• 10:25 How do you provide education on basic science concepts?
• 11:40 Use the resources that you have
• 13:10 Lecture you patients and you will lose rapport
• 14:35 How do you reflect, learn and improve?
• 16:50 Practice and learn from different people!
• 18:00 What can I learn from teaching other students?

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