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Coming off our first All-Hands meeting in January, I’m excited to elaborate on some of the initiatives our HR team is focusing on in 2023. As I mentioned, we really take the employee engagement survey seriously. We use it to determine not only what we want to work on for the year but also to check in and ensure that what we’re rolling out/communicating is resonating with our team.
What we heard from our August 2022 survey was that 1. Communication needs to be better, 2. People didn’t know of or understand what benefits are offered to them under our plans, and want to see further enhancements in our offerings and 3. That our team wanted to have a better-defined career path and understand what growth, development, and promotion opportunities are available to them, so we built our 2023 initiatives around these goals. In addition to having more all-hands events, we are working on rolling out an intranet in Q1 that will give everyone more clarity around where to find company information and who to contact with questions on a multitude of topics. From a benefits perspective, we hosted 1:1 sessions with all benefits-eligible employees to explain the benefits we have available and we received great feedback from the team. We also want to keep focusing on what we can do to support young families, work-life balance, healthy lifestyles, financial well-being, and mental health, which were items that our teammates seemed to care about most.
Finally, we’re working on building clear and specific road maps that will help all of our teammates understand what a career at TPG looks like and how to get there. In addition to mapping your potential growth, we’ve kicked off a new and improved, centralized onboarding for all new hires and we’re constantly evolving our growth and development initiatives through programs like the PCC Orientation, New Hire orientation/training, the Clinical Leadership Program and much more to come! We’re excited to see what 2023 has in store for all of us, and looking forward to continuing to get “better every day” together!
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4 -Golden Moments: See our TPG shining stars
14 -TPG Students: Clinical rotation stories
18 - Book Release: Ben Turner of OPTM wrote a book
FEBRUARY 6, 2023 VOL. 31
A THERAPY PARTNERS GROUP NEWSLETTER
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TPG AWARDS CEREMONY!
FIRST EVER
Living the TPG Way Award Patient & Teammate Experience Award Corp ard Comeback Player of the Yr. GBPT Modesto Clinic of the Year GBPT Lodi
Amy Schepers PT, DPT & Erin McMullen, PT, DPT of NWRA have been honored with an opportunity to present at the Oregon Physical Therapy Association this March! Their presentation will be on Parkinson's CPT and it's clinical applications.
Inspire Physical & Hand Therapy (Spokane Valley) celebrated Men's Health Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month with "No Shave November".
Congratulations to the TPG and Bodycentral Sports Residency Graduates, Dr. Xavier Holt & Dr. Sarah Gamillo for completing 15 months of didactic training, mentorship, & on-field Sports Coverage!
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW Ourpartner,Stephen,of Paulseth&Associates PhysicalTherapy,had thehonorofbeingon themedicalteamfor Austria's2023WSC!
Stephen Paulseth working medical staff
NWRA's clinic dog, Summit, had a birthday recently. To celebrate, they asked for donations for his friends at the Willamette Humane Society in Salem, Orgeon!
Mason Tregoning and Amy Ngo represented Barrows
Physical Therapy at the City of Madera Health Fair!
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SNOW DAY SNOW DAY
An ice storm struck & took over parts of Texas!
See how our GTC team members rolled with it.
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TPG ROCKSTAR STUDENTS
KAITLYN KENNEDY
University of Southern California
Student Physical Therapist, Kaitlyn, was mentored by Amanda Carrillo in Milpitas. Kaitlyn is specializing in pelvic health & orthopedics.
ALINA DOAN
University of Southern California
Student Physical Therapist, Alina, was mentored by Nicole Reichenberger in Saratoga. Alina did incredible in her clinical rotation.
EVA BLACCONIERE
California State University Long Beach
Student Physical Therapist, Eva, was mentored by Stephen Doub in Costa Mesa. Eva & Stephen made a great team and we're excited to see her accomplish great things!
TERESA CURTIS
Passed PTA exam!
Congrats to Teresa for passing her PTA exam & attaining her license. She has been working at our Panama/Truxtun clinics & we are so happy to officially have her on the team.
KELLIE HUGHES
University of the Pacific
Student Physical Therapist, Kellie, was mentored by Josiah Lozano in Valley Springs. We're proud of the growth and dedication Kellie showed throughout her rotation.
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?!
OWNER: Julie Mathias, TPG's Human Resource Information System Manager
1. What is your dog’s weirdest quirk or what makes them unique?
Kingston's weirdest quirk is that he doesn't turn around when he wants change directions, he just backs up - this includes stairs as well.
2. What is the worst or funniest thing your dog has done?
He refuses to go through doorways. Going to the vet is quite an event.
3. How would you describe your dog’s personality in one sentence?
Kingston is a distinguished gentleman.
4. What's your favorite thing about your dog?
My boy is truly a gentle giant. He is the cuddle king!!
KINGSTON
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IT CORNER
"When I got out of PT school, I really had no idea how to make the transition from being a student to being a clinician. I literally chose my first job because it had the least squeaky floor. I was lucky to join a good team and got great mentorship and guidance, but I still struggled with a lot of things. As I met more students and newer graduate therapists, I realized that this was more of the rule and less of the exception. I saw an opportunity to use the experience I gained over my years in the field to bridge the gap between school and clinical practice, so I wrote down my thoughts and ideas to share with others. It's my hope that in this small way, I can help others to be more successful and confident and avoid some of the stumbling blocks that can pop, especially right out of the gate. "
You can purchase Ben's book via Amazon
Way to go, Ben, what an accomplishment!
THERE'S NO IINTEAM
Congrats to our FIT PT team earning GOLD for "Best Physical Therapy of Southern Utah". This award is a testament to their hard work, team unity, & the incredible bonds they share with their patients.
Check out Sarah (PT DPT), student intern Miriam, & therapy tech Chuy having donuts with their patient Rey! Rey loves coming to Two Trees Statham and has nothing but good things to say about his experience with this amazing team!
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Derek attended Cal State Fresno and graduated with honors in the field of physical therapy. He became a physical therapist in 1985 and joined the Pair & Marotta team in May of 1990. Derek had more than 37 years of diverse experience in PT & treated a wide range of orthopedic and neurological diagnoses. He prided himself in providing high-quality & compassionate care to his patients. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved supporting the community of Tehachapi.
A LIFE WELL-LIVED
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