AUGUST 2018
- COMING UP THIS MONTH -
Saturday, August 4 at 9:00 am New London clinic at the Ocean Beach Kelley Half Marathon
THE CUTTING EDGE Orthopaedic residency advances clinical excellence.
A commitment to clinical excellence has been part of PTSMC’s culture since our inception. The words became one of the three tenets of our mission statement ten years ago. PTSMC’s Orthopaedic Residency will officially “kick-off” in August 2018! This accomplishment represents a significant investment in people, time, effort and financial Our first cohort will be comprised of three PTSMC resources. clinicians. Channing Harwood, John Galer and Erik Schmitt will undergo an intensive growth and learning The application to be accepted by ABPRTFE (APTA’s experience comprised of 150 hours of clinical mentorresidency accreditation body) as an accredited residency ship as well as 175+ hours of “classroom” learning. has been led by Mike Gans, who will also assume Our goal is to provide residents with the knowledge, leadership of the new program. Mike is looking forward to skills and clinical reasoning capabilities to function at joining a small, forward-thinking group of similar the “top of their license,” as well as at the top of the programs, saying, “I am excited about the residency physical therapy profession! program because it provides PTSMC with the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of clinical education. There are It is my hope that PTSMC’s Orthopaedic Residency only nine residency programs in all of New England, and Program will ultimately improve ALL of our clinicians only two are in orthopaedics, so we are truly leading the and the care we provide, because Clinical Excellence is field here at PTSMC.” at the core of who we are and what we do. Mike will be joined by an exceptional team of PTSMC’s Thanks, clinical leaders who have stepped up to teach and mentor. Alan A special thanks to mentors Joe Allen, Nick Almonte, Danielle Dunn, Ken Kosior and Russ Woodman.
PTSMC IS STARTING A JOURNAL CLUB! Calling all clinicians! PTSMC officially has a Journal Club! We will be meeting monthly via Gotomeeting. The first club meeting will be Wednesday August 27th 11am-12pm. If you’re interested in attending, please email mike.gans@ptsmc.com
Welcome back to our Athletic Trainers! Welcome back to Jenna Bouffard, Caitlin Chaput, Sam Donahue, Bethany Grady, Caty Halpin, Erik Lanese, Hailey Lugo, Liz Saunders, Chelsea Searless, and Katie Urycki!
Saturday, August 4 at 2:00 pm Naugatuck clinic at the Naugatuck Summer Street Festival Saturday, August 18 at 9:00 am Westbrook clinic at the Clinton Bluefish 5K Thursday, August 23 at 10:00 am “Oh My Aching Joints!” with Joe Allen at the West Hartford Elmwood Community Center Fri-Sun, August 24-26 All Day Event Plainville Balloon Festival
Oct. 13, 2018 7 pm - 12 am
Night
Hartford Yard Goats Club
StriveHub Fab 5
“My therapist regularly is evaluating how much I can do and consults with me on how I did in between sessions. When I had difficulty with an exercise, she changed the routine to help me better reach goals.” - Wallingford “The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about the whole process of getting your body back into working shape :)” - New Milford “The staff is amazing at making people feel comfortable. You can really see how educated they are in their field and how much they want to see their patients get better. I’ve seen great results and unlike previous visits to other facilities, I look forward to physical therapy.” - Plainville “Outstanding customer service and extremely knowledgeable staff. You will not find a better PT group anywhere. Everyone is a professional and incredibly friendly as well as totally committed to your long term recovery. Don’t go anywhere else!” - Windsor “Friendly and professional group that take an active role in patient recovery and are focused on and capable of helping me reach my goals as a patient.” - Guilford