TDPT Program: A Personal Reflection

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Hello Rhon! Thank you for your input. I feel the same way since I started the tDPT program. I never thought that it will pick my brain to this extent but in a very positive way. The work is enormous but I am pleased with the amount of learning I have gained so far.
). How we respond to this is based on the individual practitioner’s views and principles. Like us, we chose to pursue tDPT as part of our personal and professional evolution. There are also other avenues to enrich our knowledge as clinicians through continuing education, subspecialty by residency, or learning experience by fellowship. .
One of the tDPT graduate participants in the research study conducted in I am also hoping for the same result. I felt that the inclusion of pharmacology

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