The Clinician - Tim Fearon

12/29/20 • 39 min

When he graduated physical therapy school, Tim Fearon DPT, FAAOMPT felt lost in his new profession. He was able to memorize his way through school, but found himself ill-equipped to handle the complex patients he encountered in clinical practice. Frustrated and confused, Tim's chance encounter with a few clinicians showed him that the problem was not the profession, but himself. Over 40 years later, Tim has founded a continuing education company, started a practice, and taught in multiple residency and fellowship programs - all while continuing to treat patients full-time in his clinic. In this episode, Tim describes his journey and how he uses consistent self-reflection and intellectual honesty to keep driving him forward today.
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BONUS: The Woman in the Cloak - Mary McMillan

The story of Mary McMillan is perhaps the greatest of any physical therapist you will hear. Mary was the first Reconstruction Aide sworn into the U.S. Army and the first President of the APTA (back when it had another name). She served in two world wars, became the world's first international physical therapist, and was a prisoner in an internment camp for 3 years in Manila. Unfortunately, Mary passed away in 1959. On the 100th Anniversary of the APTA's founding, something Mary had a chief role in, this episode is a tribute to Mary's life with excerpts read by actors or taken from direct sources. Enjoy!
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Check out book "Mary McMillan - The Mother of Physical Therapy" one of the chief sources for this episode, on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Mary-McMillan-Mother-Physical-Therapy/dp/B085HLJ7JD