3. Todd Davenport - What Makes a Great Educator

Dr. Todd Davenport is a tenured associate professor at the University of the Pacific within the DPT program in Stockton, California. Dr. Davenport is also interested in the epidemiology of noncommunicable diseases, as well as program planning and evaluation as they relate to the prevention of injuries and chronic diseases and he is an active member of the Academy of Prevention and Health Promotion Therapies. Dr. Davenport is also interested in the epidemiology of noncommunicable diseases, as well as program planning and evaluation as they relate to the prevention of injuries and chronic diseases.   For this episode, Todd discusses what are the qualities of a great educator, perspective of a professor in a DPT program, work/life balance, struggles with working in academia and his solutions, what are the qualities of people that tend to be successful in the field of academia, effective and ineffective education strategies,what he would change in healthcare/DPT education, and more.   Available on Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/john-childs-an-overview-of-the-pt-education-model/id1244609366?i=1000386537178&mt=2We