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Podcast: Becoming a Great Physical Therapist (PT)
Episode: Ep. 08: Power of Social Media & Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) In Physical Therapy (Dr. Yusra Iftikhar)
Description: Ethan and Joey spoke with Dr. Yusra Iftikhar, PT, DPT, her upbringing starting off as a pre-med sutdent before making the jump into physical therapy while at Duke. Yusra also discussed her time in APTA as the Student Assembly Board Director of Communications, starting with her interest in leadership, which led her to write for the North Carolina blog. In her time in this position, she developed great and plentiful networking connections and mentors at various conferences, such as National Student Conclave. We also talked about of social media presence, especially on topics like diversity, inclusivity, body positivity, eating d...