How to get the support and mentoring you deserve as a new graduate practitioner – with Brian Kim.

My guest this week is new graduate physiotherapist Brian Kim. Brian gives us an update on his experiences as a newly graduated health practitioner, including how to seek mentoring and support, how to make your own opportunities and when to ask for help. Brian talks about building rapport with people and how your experience outside the clinic can help your clinical practice in ways you may not know. It was interesting to summarise some of the advice given by the experienced clinicians who have been on the podcast so far and get the perspective of a new grad clinician – and a very thoughtful and reflective one at that!  Enjoy, and please share with your colleagues and on social media, help me get these conversations out to people all around the world who need to hear them. This is a discussion aimed at health professionals. Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.   In this episode: 0:00 Brian’s back 1:30 What is new grad life like? 2:50 The squeaky wheel gets the oil 3:06 Career advice you are really glad you took 3:40 Look at how workplaces market their mentoring 4:36 Mentoring isn’t always format 5:40 Support for clinical work and life outside of work is essential 6:21 Empathy and emotional detachment helps you help others 8:10 Mentoring doesn’t have to come from above 9:00 Leadership doesn’t have to come from above 10:00 Make your own opportunities – ask, observe, start a conversation 11:47 I need some help. So, ask for it. It’s ok to not know everything 14:15 What you do outside of your clinical work can help your clinical practice in ways you may not know 16:15 If a single research paper changes your practice, you’re probably not reading enough papers 21:45 Think about people’s personalities and motivations 22:30 How to build rapport with people Follow Brian on Twitter @briankimwk   View Brian’s clinical profile Follow and subscribe to Physio Foundations on your favourite podcast app. Join the conversation in the YouTube comments or via social media @PerratonPhysio For a list of episodes, transcripts and associated blogs, visit perraton.physio/physiofoundations   Follow @PerratonPhysio on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked In. Share this episode and tag me in @lukeperraton Do you have a topic you would like me to cover on the podcast? Email me: [email protected] Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.