Speaker: Emily Titus, PT, DPT, OCS, SFMA, Clinic Director & Partner, Ivy Rehab Coatesville
Emily Titus, PT, DPT, OCS, SFMA: Hi, my name is Emily Titus and I'm a clinic director and partner for the Ivy Rehab Coatesville office. Outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And I've been with the company since May of 2021.
Take us through a day in the life of a clinician doing their residency with Ivy.
Emily Titus, PT, DPT, OCS, SFMA: A day in the life as an Ivy Rehab Resident in a residency program looks very similar to any other day as a non-resident. The biggest difference is, is that whether it's before work or after work, there may be additional work to be done for the residency, including reading, studying, checking in with your mentor, going through cases with your mentor or with your colleagues and your cohort, things like that, that go along with the residency curriculum. Then whether it's once a week or once every other week, your mentor will come into your clinic and observe you practicing and actually watching you in real time interacting with your patients. They watch how you evaluate, diagnose treat, intervene, you name it, your mentor will watch you do all of this and then have scheduled one on one time off of the treatment floor where you and your mentor can dive into and discuss how everything went where your strengths are and where there are areas of opportunity for you to continue improving upon your practice as an already established clinician.
What is something you get to do at Ivy that you might not be able to do anywhere else?
Emily Titus, PT, DPT, OCS, SFMA: Something that I get to do at Ivy Rehab that I don't think I could do anywhere else is I get to continue giving back to education. Education is how I've gotten into my role here as a physical therapist and as a director and I couldn't be happier about the opportunity I have within Ivy to give back. I completed a residency program and elevated my care beyond what I could have been capable of on my own. And now I'm a board certified orthopedic specialist. Now I feel more confident taking on students going through their physical therapy, school rotations for feel more confident taking on residents going through their residency mentorship. And I also get to lecture on several topics to all of the residency programs that are very near and dear to my heart. I don't think I could do that anywhere else other than at Ivy Rehab.
What advice would you give to someone considering Ivy’s residency programs?
Emily Titus, PT, DPT, OCS, SFMA: My only piece of advice to somebody considering applying to an Ivy Rehab Residency Program, is to just do it. It is so worth it. And Ivy makes it very affordable for you to do so. Completing a residency is going to elevate your career and your practice far past what you had known possible and launch you into leadership roles because you are now a specialist and doing a residency program gives you the confidence to recognize just how good you are. This is perfect for leadership roles because now you're confident in your care and now you can learn how to work with people.
Emily Titus, PT, DPT, OCS, SFMA: It is so worth it. And I hope that you do it.
In your words, what makes Ivy such a special place to work?
Emily Titus, PT, DPT, OCS, SFMA: What makes Ivy Rehab such a special place is the amount of opportunity it presents its employees at any given time. There's always an opportunity for you to improve whether it's personally or professionally and Ivy Rehab fosters a really great environment for doing that, all while continuing to provide quality outcomes to their patients under their care. Whether it's a non clinical role or a clinical role, there's always going to be leadership courses that you can enroll in De Novo partnership opportunities to open your own office alongside Ivy Rehab Residency Programs. And so much more that you can learn how to elevate your care and elevate yourself personally and professionally with Ivy Rehab. And that's really, really special to find.
