Blog 18: Interview 4 Prep

Answer 3
1. What works in our current healthcare system?
2. What doesn't work in our current healthcare system?
3. From your experience, what would you change about the current system? And why?
4. What are your thoughts on patient-centered care?
5. Why do you suppose healthcare has not shifted into this model of care yet?
6. What do you think the long term effects of a shift into patient-centered care will be?
7. Are there any other healthcare models/theories that may start popping up in the future?

Answer 2
8. What difference does good patient education make in the final outcome of treatment?
9. What would you say qualifies as "good" patient education?
10. What are some outcomes of poor patient education?
11. What would be considered inadequate patient education?

Answer 1
12. What makes the initial systems review so important in physical therapy?
13. Is there any part of the systems review that requires closer attention to detail? Why?
14. Was there ever an eval that you did that went pretty badly? What circumstances made it difficult?
15. How can a PT ensure their initial eval is as comprehensive as possible?

Other questions
16. How can a physical therapist best establish good communication with a patient?
17. Is there any singular factor that will, for lack of a better term, "make or break" the effectiveness of a patient's care?
18. How does patient/P.T relationship affect the overall care experience? How does it compare to the relationship between patient/doctor?
19. What would you say is the difference between "effective care" and "efficient care?" Could you pick one over the other if you had to?
20. (EQ) How can a physical therapist best ensure a patient is effectively cared for (in an outpatient p.t. program)?

Blog #6: Second Interview Preparation

1. My mentor is Andrea Haston, PhD. She works at Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation in Pomona.

2. Background questions I'll ask:

• What did you major in? Why?
• How did you end up working at Casa Colina?
• How long have you been in PT?
• Did you do a residency? How did that go?
• What's Casa Colina's reputation?

Blog #4: Interview Preparation

1. I plan to interview my current mentor,  Dr. Andrea Haston, DPT. I figure that since we need four interviews and I can only interview the same person twice, I'll interview my best source for interview #1 and interview #4. By doing this, I'm hoping I'll be able to start strong and finish strong as well.

2. Additional questions I plan to ask are:

• What's it like working in a hospital?
• What are you doing when you're not working one-on-one with a patient?
• What's the most difficult part of being a physical therapist? What's the most rewarding part?
• Are there certain qualities one should possess if looking to become a PT?