80. Physical Therapy Student Loan Debt and Financial Literacy - Ways to Deal with it with Dr. Madeline Ratoza

If you're anxious and nervous about how to handle your student loans fromn physical therapy school, stay tuned for this episode On this episode of The Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast, we have on Dr. Madeline Ratoza, where we talk about the student loan debt crisis, her story, advocacy for alternative paths for a physical therapy education, various means for earning additional income, and advocacy for financial literacy as well as for the physical therapy profession.  Dr. Madeline Ratoza, PT, DPT, PhD(c) graduated with her from UCSF/SFSU. She has worked across the healthcare system in outpatient, inpatient, home health, general practice, geriatrics and pediatrics. She now serves as an instructor and ACCE at the University of St. Augustine and is a PhD candidate at Texas Woman’s University. Her research interests include financial literacy, debt within the field of physical therapy, and health services research with an emphasis on social determinants of health and access. If you would like to reach out to Dr. Ratoza, please feel free to do so on Instagram. Special thanks to our sponsor, The NPTE Final Frontier, www.NPTEFF.com, and if you are taking the NPTE or are teaching those about to take the NPTE, use code "HET" for 10% off all purchases at the website...and BREAKING NEWS!!!! They now have an OCS review option as well... You're welcome! You can also reach out to them on Instagram Feel free to reach out to us at:  Website  |  Facebook | Twitter |  Youtube Instagram: HET Podcast  | Dawn Brown | F Scott Feil | Dawn Magnusson | Farley Schweighart | Mahlon Stewart | Lisa Vanhoose For more information on how we can optimize and standardize healthcare education and delivery, subscribe to the Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.