We’re back with our #4 top episode of TheOncoPT Podcast 2025! đâŹď¸
What sets a good oncology PT apart from a great one?
Becoming a specialist in OncoPT doesnât just elevate your clinical skillsâit transforms how you advocate for patients, opens new career opportunities, and positions you as a leader in this growing field.
And one of the most powerful ways to showcase your expertise? The ABPTS Oncology Specialty Certification Exam.
If youâve ever wondered whether certification is right for you, this episode will help you think bigger about your career and whatâs possible. Plus, Iâll share how preparing for the exam can make you a more confident, capable, and effective oncology PTâlong before you ever sit for the test.
đ§ Tune in now to start your journey from good to great in OncoPT!
Why Advancing Your Career & Expertise Matters
Oncology rehab is evolving rapidly. With new research, treatment protocols, and innovations emerging all the time, staying at the forefront of this field requires an ongoing commitment to learning.
The best oncology PTs arenât just reacting to changesâtheyâre actively shaping the future of cancer rehabilitation by staying informed, refining their clinical skills, and continuously pushing for better patient outcomes.
When you take steps to deepen your expertise, you’re not just improving your own knowledgeâyouâre directly impacting the lives of your patients. The more confident and competent you are, the better equipped youâll be to address complex impairments, anticipate challenges, and offer solutions that can dramatically improve quality of life for those undergoing cancer treatment and survivorship.
Beyond patient care, advancing your expertise gives you a stronger voice in the oncology rehab community. You can advocate more effectivelyânot only for your individual patients but also for the role of physical therapy in oncology care as a whole. Whether itâs working with an interdisciplinary team, shaping hospital policies, or educating other healthcare professionals, your expertise strengthens the case for why oncology rehab is essential.
And if youâre looking to grow beyond the clinic, specialization can open doors to exciting opportunities. Maybe you want to teach the next generation of OncoPTs, mentor colleagues who are new to the field, contribute to groundbreaking research, or even develop new programs to expand access to cancer rehabilitation. The more you invest in your growth, the more youâll find yourself positioned for these opportunitiesâand the more youâll be able to make a lasting impact in the field of oncology physical therapy.
The Role of Certification in Professional Growth
One of the most structured and recognized ways to attainâand then showcaseâyour expertise in oncology physical therapy is through board certification. While experience, mentorship, and continuing education all contribute to your growth as an OncoPT, certification is a definitive way to validate your knowledge and skill set in a way that is recognized across the profession.
The ABPTS Oncology Specialty Certification Exam is more than just a test; itâs a powerful tool for distinguishing yourself in the field. It signifies that you have gone beyond the basics and committed to a deeper understanding of oncology rehabilitation. Certification sets you apartânot only to colleagues and employers but also to patients and referring providers who trust you with their care. When you become board-certified, you are signaling to the healthcare community that you are a leader in this space, equipped with the advanced knowledge to help oncology patients navigate some of the toughest challenges they will ever face.
That being said, the exam isnât the only way to grow as a clinician. You donât need board certification to be an incredible oncology PT, and plenty of highly skilled therapists do impactful work without it.
However, certification provides a clear, structured pathway for professional development, pushing you to expand your expertise in a way that directly benefits your clinical practice.
If youâre looking for a tangible way to solidify your knowledge, challenge yourself, and increase your credibility in the field, board certification is an excellent step forward.
How Preparing for the Exam Makes You a Better Clinician
Preparing for the ABPTS Oncology Specialty Certification Exam isnât just about passing a testâitâs about becoming a more knowledgeable, confident, and effective clinician for your oncology patients.
The study process pushes you to stay up-to-date with the latest research, refine your clinical decision-making, and develop a deeper understanding of cancer rehabilitation that directly enhances the care you provide.
Many PTs who begin studying for the exam notice an immediate shift in their practice. You approach patient evaluations with more precision, identify impairments you may have previously overlooked, and feel more equipped to advocate for your patients’ needs within your healthcare system. The process challenges you to think critically, integrate evidence into your practice, and build the kind of expertise that truly sets you apart as an oncology specialist.
By committing to this journey, youâre not just preparing for an examâyouâre investing in your growth, your career, and, most importantly, the patients who rely on your care.
Common Concerns & Misconceptions
- âI donât have enough experience.â â Many PTs feel this way, but you might be more prepared than you think. Weâll discuss whatâs required in the next episode.
- âIâm too busy.â â Yes, life is hectic, but professional growth is a long-term investment. Iâll share strategies for making it manageable.
- âWill this really help my career?â â Beyond personal growth, this certification can enhance your credibility, lead to career advancements, and set you apart in a growing field.
Your Next Steps
If youâre committed to advancing your career as an OncoPT, take a moment to reflect on what growth looks like for you. What skills do you want to refine? What knowledge gaps do you want to fill? And most importantly, what impact do you want to makeâfor your patients, your profession, and yourself?
Pursuing board certification is a powerful way to take your expertise to the next level, and the first step is simply deciding to go for it. In the next episode, weâll break down the application processâwhatâs required, key deadlines, and how to set yourself up for success.
If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a colleague whoâs also looking to grow in oncology rehab. Together, we can continue raising the standard of care for our patients and making a real difference in their lives.
If youâre feeling inspired to take the next step toward board certification, Iâve got a free resource to help you get started.
Register for our free workshop, The 3-Step Framework for a Finished Case Report, where Iâll walk you through exactly whatâs required for your case report to be acceptedâand how to make the entire process more manageable.
Sign up now at TheOncoPT.com/framework, and letâs get your application on the right track!
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Transcript
Dr. Elise K. Cantu (00:00)
Hey, Onco PT and welcome back to this episode of the Onco PT podcast. If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode, you might be a little lost. So let me catch you up. In the month of December, me and my team take a step back and we take a little break from the podcast to allow ourselves a little time to rest and recuperate, especially after such an amazing, but also amazingly busy year. So what we do in December is that we count down our top episodes from 2025. And this week we are continuing the countdown with our top
four episode of the podcast. And I’m really, really excited to bring it back to you because this one titled from good to great, how to stand out and make an impact in Onco PT clearly resonated with you. This was an episode that when I was writing it, I was kind of reflecting on, okay, what’s happening right now? How can we really take our profession from where it’s at?
to the next level. And ultimately that does start with us. That individually starts with us. And I wrote this episode after coming back â from CSM and feeling very excited and wanting to carry this momentum forward. So in this episode, I’m gonna get into that a little more. I’m not gonna just spill the beans on the entire episode here, but I really want you, I think even now towards the end of the year, it’s December, it’s almost 2026.
there might be a little bit of a temptation to kind of coast. And I want to differentiate between coasting and resting because that is absolutely what me and my team are doing right now in December is we are resting, we are recuperating. We are not driving ourselves into the ground by trying to just get across the finish line because we know that 2026 is going to be here before we know it. And we have a lot of work that we’re doing, which is awesome.
which is so, cool. And so I want you to really take a moment as you’re listening to this episode, instead of coasting, instead of kind of, you know, I’ll just pick things up in 2026, I’ll get around. This is an opportunity that you have to kind of reflect on this past year, which is what I’m doing, right? This is not just a, do this. I’m not going to do it. No, I’m definitely in the trenches with you here, my friend.
What are things that I can really be focusing on 2026 in order to take my practice and my skills and my knowledge and my advocacy to the next level? And in December, I’m using this time to really reflect on how am I going to do that in 2026 instead of waiting until January 1st to say, I think this is what I’m going to do in 2026. So anyways, whatever that path is for you, I hope that you really take this
episode to heart and really consider how you are going to elevate your practice and your work from good to great in 2026 and beyond. So without further ado, here is our number four episode of
Elise Cantu (03:19)
Hey there, Onco PT, and welcome to this episode of the Onco PT podcast. This episode is going to be the first part in a series of episodes that we are doing where we’re talking about the process of professional growth. And hold up, okay, we’re not talking about professionalism. Okay, I think that has a certain connotation with it. We’re not talking about that. We are talking about your professional growth and specialization.
ultimately leading up to the ABPTS oncology specialty certification exam. And the whole reason that this conversation kind of sparked in my brain. So this past weekend, I went to the annual Cowtown Oncology Nursing Symposium here in Fort Worth, Texas. This is a conference that I’ve been to for several years. This is a conference I’ve talked about on the Onco PT podcast. And for the first time, I actually dragged along another physical therapist to come with me to this conference.
And it was really eye opening. First of all, for Tori, who you know and love on the podcast, to have this experience, to make these connections. I’m putting this out into the universe. I’m hoping to get her on the podcast to talk about this experience as well. But it really started the gears turning in my brain about how dissatisfied I was with the fact that
There were two of us in the audience who are in rehab, who are working with oncology patients in this capacity. We are, as far as I know, the only two specialists in Fort Worth, Texas who are treating oncology patients. And the fact that you may or may not know this,
Fort Worth is not like a small little podunk town. Sometimes I feel like that. It’s actually really big. It’s technically either the 12th or the 13th largest city in the entire United States. So we’re not in this like little, little town. This is a big city. This is a big city where a lot of people live. And a lot of people come from out of town actually into the city for various purposes.
including their healthcare. And this dissatisfaction was really growing within me as far as we have this tremendous population in our city and in the surrounding areas and in the far region areas where people come in. And there are literally two at the time of this recording board certified clinical specialists in oncology, physical therapy, and that’s not good enough.
I know we have a third, okay, I have talked to this, you know, to be third person and hopefully there’s more to come. But the fact that we are now in 2025 and there are still only two of us for being the 12th or 13th largest city in the United States, I’m not tolerating it anymore. Like I am unaccepting of this and I reject that this is our reality. Like it lit a fire in me. This is not good enough.
This is not good enough. This pace at which we are adding to our, gosh, what am I trying to say here? Not inventory, that’s such a terrible word to use here. The pool of specialty trained physical therapists who can confidently, competently treat oncology patients, it’s not fast enough, it’s not good enough. And I really had this mentality for a long, long time of,
You know, we add about, you know, I think it depends on the year, but anywhere from like 30 to maybe 60 new specialists a year. Um, and don’t quote me on those numbers. Okay. That’s what I’m remembering in years past. And it’s like, that’s kind of, know, that’s kind of the speed at which we do things. And that’s just how it is. And I realize this past week, no lie that this mentality comes from a place of scarcity on my own part of like,
Well, you know, that’s just how things are. That’s just, you know, this is just what we got to work with. This is just the reality. And I was literally driving to work the other day and I was at a stop sign about to turn onto the main road to head down to my clinic. And I realized it does not have to be that way. Not just like, oh, you know, it, like, it doesn’t have to be that way. It really doesn’t have to be that way. It was a, I can change this. We can change this.
And how we change this is not by accepting of like, well, that’s just how things are, you know, that’s just how we do things here at oncology. We’re slow and we’re small, but we’re mighty. No, we can be big.
We can be really big in fact. The way that, you know, ortho is really big, that neuro is really big. I have a scarcity mindset of my own of like, you know, that’s just, that’s just ortho and that’s just neuro and you know, all the other wonderful academies out there. You know, they’re just really big because that’s the, that’s the bulk of PT. Friend, we, and like, I talk about this on the podcast. I talk to other PTs.
And professionals who are in this world who are, you know, not just in onc, but in all these other places treating patients oncology is throughout every patient population, every setting, every institution, every quote specialization that we think we are in oncology is there. Cancer is there. People with cancer are there. And so this mindset that I have, I have been having, and I think that we sometimes as a profession have of
You know, we’re just slowly adding to the pile of available practitioners and you know, we’re, you know, we’re going to get there someday. We’re going to get there someday, but we just have to wait for that to happen. I’m not, I’m not sitting for that anymore. I’m not allowing that anymore. And I have realized I have had a fundamental shift this weekend. I am going to change this and you and I are going to work together to change this because this is not.
good enough. have an urgency in which I am now proceeding with this. have a fire under me that we can make it. We can make it so that there are more specialty trained clinicians who are confidently and competently going to step up to the plate and say that I can and I will and I must treat these patients with cancer in my community.
because the amount of patients who are falling through the cracks, who are not getting connected with necessary life saving, life restoring cancer rehab services is not good enough. We’ve been playing small for far too long. I’ve been playing small for far too long. It’s go time.
And so all of this realization, like I said, I’m literally sitting at this oncology nursing symposium conference that I love going to every year. And I’m just like, I’m not getting angry with the speakers or with the content. I’m getting angry at the reality that is such. And as I’m getting more and more mad at the reality, it wasn’t until that few days later when I was driving to my clinic and I realized, that doesn’t have to be the reality. And in order to make that not a reality, it has to start.
with me, it has to start with each of us, okay, in our own journey. This is my journey right now. It has to start with me getting out there and making it so, making it so that there are more clinicians who are skilled and ready to step up to the plate and treat this patient population. And that is why, that has really shifted this big why for me of why yourâŚ
why your expertise, why advancing your career and advancing your expertise is so, so important, especially within oncology, physical therapy and oncology rehab. One of the things we also talked about at the conference, there were many, many things, was just how rapidly things are advancing. Like we talked about different screening tools that are being used to detect cancer earlier.
talking about different tools to identify different markers on tumors so that we can get more targeted with our therapy and determine who is likely to have a recurrence versus a full response to treatment. All these things. So there were a lot of updates that I was learning about from the medical side of things at this oncology nursing symposium. And it really, like I said, of gears, lots of wheels are turning to my brain, which is so exciting.
but it really highlighted just how quickly oncology as a field is developing, is evolving. And therefore cancer rehab, oncology rehab needs to be developing and evolving just as quickly, if not more, because we are behind. We are behind in all of this. And so being at the forefront of our field requires us to commit each and every day to learning.
and to bettering ourselves and bettering our profession in order to better care for our patients. If you’re going to be the best possible oncopathy that you can be, if you’re going to be the best physical therapist you can be to treat the person with cancer in front of you, you cannot just be reacting to the changes. Like I was at this conference of like, wow, all this new information that I’m learning, I should really learn about this and implement it into my practice. No.
I need to be out seeking this information to then better inform my practice. If we are going to actively shape the future of cancer rehab and how our patients should expect to be cared for when they hear the words, you have cancer, we have to stay informed. We have to be constantly refining our clinical skills and continuously pushing for better patient outcomes. And when you take the steps,
to deepen your expertise, you’re not just improving your own knowledge, you’re also contributing back to the field. And it’s not just a feel good like, â I’m giving back, I feel good about this. It is you are changing how we inherently practice as physical therapists, as rehab professionals, so that we are then elevating that standard of cancer care that I was just talking about here. The more confident,
the more competent you’re going to be to address challenging patient cases, right? When a patient comes through your door and you’re like, my God, I have no idea what this is because it will happen if it hasn’t already, and it’s probably gonna happen multiple times, you’re better able to cope with this and to address these impairments and ultimately get the patient to where they are wanting to go, where they are needing to go with their functional mobility, et cetera.
beyond just the being better able to show up for your patients who are coming to you for skilled expert level cancer rehab services, developing and deepening your expertise gives you a stronger voice within the oncology rehab community where you can advocate more effectively for your profession, for your patients.
but also within our profession and within the medical field so that not only are we working to advance cancer rehab again for the individual patients that we are working with, but we’re also making those connections back and forth as an interdisciplinary team to really put the patient at the center of what we’re doing to support them and to ensure best possible outcomes in every.
facet in every department, in every domain of that person’s life. So however you choose to deepen and expand your expertise. Amazing. I love that. For me, I have found that the fastest way for me to do that and for my colleagues and other physical therapists that I work with and mentor in this space is through
clinical specialization. I’m a huge advocate of it. I have seen how it has impacted my own practice, how it has impacted my own community and beyond, beyond me, right? Across the United States, I’m seeing how this is impacting cancer care and I believe in it fervently because of this. There’s other ways, right? But the role of specialty certification is one of the most structured ways by which you can develop
and then showcase your expertise, which is why I’m such a big believer in it. Now, I did not know genuinely a whole lot about board certification when I graduated PT school. I had professors who were board certified in their specialty, whatever that was. We had a very brief conversation in PT school where I think one of the residents, like a neuro resident came in and then
talked about, like they had a kind of panel discussion now that I’m thinking about it. Because they had the neuro resident, they had one of the professors who was part of a fellowship program, and a couple other people who were like, you know, part of that higher certification education continuing your educational journey after graduating from PT school. And I really tuned it out to be perfectly honest, a couple reasons.
I knew I wanted to do oncology. I didn’t know about oncology specialty certification at the time, because it actually wasn’t a thing. At least at the time, as far as I knew of this panel discussion. And number two, I straight up, was extremely privileged that I started preschool and went all the way through elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and then straight into PT school. I was schooled out.
I was done. I was ready to frankly work and earn money and not have to study things for a little bit. Joke was on me because I did have to study still when I started working, but that’s a different story for a different day, right? You know, we live and we learn. And so I really didn’t think that board certification was for me. I did know about it. Oncology wasn’t a thing. And it wasn’t until I went to my
very last clinical rotation as a student right before I graduated from PT school where I had an amazing oncology experience with my clinical instructor, Dr. Sruti Manvi, who also presented at CSM this past year. And she told me, she said, Elise, you need to do this board, like you need to take the ABPTS oncology exam. At the time she was preparing for it for along with a few other PTs kind of in that.
healthcare system in the DFW area. And so they were really pivotal for me in like seeing, this is a thing. â this is like a really important thing. This is a useful thing. This is going to help me get to where I’m trying to go. Because one of the things that I have always wanted and I’m continuing to work on in my own life is I want to bring the highest quality of cancer rehab
to Fort Worth. Like that is my thing. I knew when I was in PT school, I always wanted to come back to Fort Worth. I knew that once I was introduced to oncology, I wanted to bring that level of cancer rehab to Fort Worth. And I was told actually in PT school and at conferences that I would go to as a student of like, if you wanna do oncology, you gotta go to New York, you gotta go to Houston. And I said, no, no, I want to come home to Fort Worth.
I want to work in Fort Worth. I want to work alongside my people here in Fort Worth. And I want to bring oncology rehab to Fort Worth. That has always been my goal. And I recognize because Sruti poured this into me that the way I was going to make this happen, achieve this goal that I’m continuing to work on to this day is through board certification. Now, the exam, as I came to find out, was just part of the process.
The AB PTS oncology specialty certification exam is more than just a test. It is a powerful tool, excuse me, for really distinguishing yourself and the level of knowledge and expertise that you have curated and developed as a commitment to your deeper understanding of oncology rehabilitation. So this isn’t just a like,
I’m better. Like this isn’t a I’m better than everybody else. This is a commitment ultimately to yourself and to your patients that you are diving deep into the field of oncology rehab to say, I am going to understand this better and show up better for my patients in my community to elevate the standard of cancer rehabilitation for every single person. Not only that I encounter in my own practice,
but in my neighborhood, in my community, in my city, in my state, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Now, again, the exam is not the only way that you can grow as a clinician. You don’t need a board certification to be an amazing physical therapist. But as I’ve mentioned before, specialty certification provides a structured, clear pathway by which you can professionally develop yourself and
push yourself to expand your expertise in a way that is going to benefit your clinical practice and your patients and frankly our profession, which needs it. So if you are looking for a tangible way in order to solidify your knowledge, to challenge yourself and to accomplish these big cancer rehab goals that I know you have, board certification is an excellent step forward. Now, as you are going through this process, if you are like Elise,
I’m interested. I’m curious about this. I think I’m ready to take this next step and start to explore this board certification that I keep hearing about that I think is, you know, maybe the next step for me. Preparing for the exam is not just about passing a test. And this is something that I wish I knew a little early on in the process. This process by which you prepare for the exam.
makes you become a more knowledgeable, a more confident, and a more effective, and a more competent clinician for your patients. This process really pushes you to keep up with the latest and greatest in research, which is what we should be doing, as I mentioned earlier in this episode about all the updates that we were learning about atâŚ
the Cowtown Oncology Nursing Symposium, right? So making sure that we’re staying abreast of the latest and greatest in oncology research, but to also refine your clinical decision-making. And this is probably the area that I grew the most in as I was preparing for my board specialty certification exam.
And so that for me, because when I finished PT school, I started practicing within an oncology setting and it was trial by fire. Like even with as much preparation as Sruti and the others poured into me, I still don’t think that I would have been prepared for then moving into an oncology setting where I was working by myself, seeing patients who frankly were just a little different than what I was seeing at my
other, you my clinical rotation, right? Also, I was working as a big PT, right? I was graduated. I was a licensed professional. There were things that I was learning so rapidly and I was still very kind of, I was kind of like floating. I was a little awash almost when it came to making really confident clinical decisions. like, you know, I think this would help my patient, but I’m not sure if this would help my patient.
more than this approach over here. And when I dove into preparing for my specialty certification exam, that really solidified for me. And I felt that as I was going through the information, I was remembering different clinical cases and different decisions that I had clinically made for my patients, that I could then say, that was a good decision. That was the right decision in that moment. Or I also had a lot of,
That was not the right decision. And this is not to make you feel bad. Okay. It’s a, here’s how I will do that better for the next patient that I encounter who has a similar presentation, who has similar circumstances, right? Many PTs who study for the oncology specialty certification exam, notice that immediate shift in their practice as well. You are going to approach patient evaluations with more precision.
That for me, game changer. Like when my evals went from being an hour plus to I can get in, I can get the most crucial information and I can already formulate the best plan and then start implementing that with my patients on that first session, game changer. Not just for the amount of like mental work that I had to do, but also for really establishing that therapeutic alliance with patients. Boom, game changer for me. This also, this process,
also helps you identify impairments that you may have overlooked previously without immersing yourself in this knowledge, in this research, right? And you feel more equipped to address your patient’s needs appropriately within this greater healthcare system that we work within. This process is going to challenge you in the best way. It’s challenging. It’s like, it’s a challenge for a reason, right? But it is going to challenge you to think critically, to integrate.
excuse me, to integrate evidence into your practice more intentionally and to also build the kind of expertise that you and your patients have been seeking within your own community that is really going to set you apart as an oncology specialist that our patients so, so desperately need. When you commit to this journey, you’re not just preparing for an exam, although that is definitely part of the process, right?
You are investing in yourself, in your growth, in your career, but most importantly, you are investing back into your community and into your patients who need and deserve the highest level of cancer rehab that you can provide for them. Now, this is usually where I get pushback from people who are like, don’t know if this is for me. You know, maybe you’re thinking to yourself,
I don’t have enough experience for this. I’m not yet an oncology expert to where I feel I can sit for this exam. Many PTs feel this way, but you are likely more prepared than you think. And I will talk about that actually more in our episode that is coming out next week that is going to be part two of this arc that we are doing. You may think to yourself, I’m too busy. I have too much going on right now.
I cannot possibly commit to another thing. I hear you, friend. Life is hectic. Work is crazy. But professional growth is a long-term investment. And I personally found that, yes, I put a lot of time into preparing for this exam, 100%. There is no doubt about that. But the time that I’m now getting back, because I didn’t have to struggle through, I struggled through the first two years of my practice. Absolutely.
But the time that I now get back because I’m not struggling with things like I used to, that I know where to find help and information because of the skills and the knowledge and the expertise that I gained is absolutely making my life, my career, my practice easier. And I will also share more strategies with you on how to make preparing for this exam manageable.
within your own life, within your own set of circumstances. So stay tuned for those, my friend. And then the last kind of misconception or maybe barrier that PTs butt up against is, will this really help me? Is this really beneficial? Is this yet another, sometimes you take continuing education courses and you get a certificate at the end and you’re like, I don’t know if this was really helpful or if this is just like another set of
letters after my name or whatever. This is by and large one of the most impactful things that I have done in my career for my patients in my community. And I see this happen again and again and again in the physical therapists that I mentor and teach through this process. This certification can enhance your credibility. It can lead to career advancements.
and it sets you apart in a growing field and frankly also helps this field grow bigger faster, which is really what I talked about at the beginning of this episode. I think one of the best examples of this is our friend Scott Kaposza. Scott Kaposza is a physical therapist up in Connecticut and he has talked multiple times about how when he went through the process of becoming a specialist,
you know, and then went through the exam, ultimately passed the exam. Having that board certification after his name really helped, you know, him not only feel confident in what he was doing, but what really made an impact is that he had physicians and other key players within oncology who recognized that, you know, like the board certification on like a business card or an email and said,
â we need this. They, you know, even if sometimes we encounter different, you know, professionals in our field who maybe don’t understand what cancer rehab is, but one thing that they do speak is they recognize board certification. â that’s a big deal. That means you know your stuff. In that case, I want you on my team. I want you working with me. I want you working with my patients. And that is, I’m going to have to have Scott back on the podcast to talk about this.
because this is absolutely one of the biggest things. Again, it may not open all the doors that you need it to, but it can open the few doors that can help you make a really big difference, that can help you get connected with people who can open up those other doors that you’re trying to break through. So if you are committed to advancing your career as an Onco PT and all the goals that you have and thinking about how can I make a better world,
for my patients in my community who are diagnosed with cancer, I want you to take a moment to reflect on what growth looks like for you. What skills do you want to refine? What knowledge gaps do you want to fill to close? And most importantly, what impact do you want to make for your patients, your profession, and for yourself?
Pursuing board certification is a powerful way to take your expertise to that next level. And the first step in all of that is deciding to go for it, to do it. In next week’s episode, we are going to break down the application process, what’s required, what are the deadlines, and how to set yourself up for success. So if you were thinking earlier, I don’t know how I’m gonna fit this into my busy, busy life, this episode is going to help you do that.
Now, if this episode resonated with you, I would really appreciate it if you would rate this in your podcast player as five stars. It helps the podcast get out to more people. And if you’ve already done that, it would really love for you to share this episode with a buddy, with a colleague, with a bestie in oncology rehab who needs to hear this information. Maybe should also consider board certification for their for their own selves, right?
Doing this together is how we are going to raise the standard of cancer rehab and for oncology care for our patients in our communities. Now, if you are already like Elise, I am sold, let’s go. If this is you, if you’re feeling inspired to take the next steps towards bird certification, I have a free resource to help you get started. So you can actually register for our free workshop.
the three step framework for a finished case report where I will walk you through exactly what is required for your case report to be accepted. That is part of the application process. Don’t worry, we’ll talk about that next week. I got you friend. But if you were like, let’s go, let’s go yesterday, this is what I want you to do. Sign up now for this free masterclass at theoncopt.com slash framework, F-R-A-M-E-W-O-R-K.
I can spell very good and let’s get your application on the right track.
Until next time, this is Elise with the Onco PT. And remember, you are exactly the physical therapist that your patients with cancer need. So let’s get to work.