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Podcast: The Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast
Episode: 449. The Importance of the PTA Profession and the Future of PTA Education with Katie Sutton
Description: On this episode of the Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast, our guest Katie Sutton, a physical therapist assistant (PTA) and educator, discusses the importance of the PTA profession and the challenges it currently faces. She highlights the need for more PTAs due to a decrease in applications and an increasing number of PTAs leaving the profession. Katie also shares her motivation for starting the PTA Plus Podcast, which aims to showcase the diverse roles and opportunities available to PTAs. She emphasizes the need for PTAs to explore different career paths and advance their knowledge and skills through certifications and specialized training...