Teamwork in healthcare, staying up to date with literature and finding balance in your professional life – New grad series part 3, with Jacob Waller

This week on Physio Foundations I spoke to Monash University Physiotherapy graduate Jacob Waller about his experience transitioning from student to clinician. Jacob spoke about the importance of teamwork in private practice and hospital work, ways to stay up to date with literature and how to find balance in your professional life. This conversation was the 3rd episode in the new graduate series on the podcast, following on from two earlier episodes with Monash University graduate Brian Kim. Students and early career practitioner, this one is for you. Enjoy, and please share within your networks. This is a discussion aimed at health professionals and health professional students. 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 Introduction to this episode 0:15 About the new graduate series 1:29 Welcome Jacob – background and interests 3:37 What led you to a career in physio? 5:00 I wanted to work with people 5:45 How have your interests developed throughout university and into professional life? 7:30 How have you applied cardiothoracic and neurological knowledge to musculoskeletal practice? 8:38 It’s not always muscle or bone – consider past medical history 9:38 Moving from private practice to hospital work – collaboration and teamwork 11:35 Working with nurses, doctors and allied health – learning from other professionals 13:20 Foundational knowledge and skills - consider the whole picture of where the patient is going 14:09 Teamwork, communication with other professionals, clinical reasoning and online learning 16:35 Balancing work and professional development 17:26 Using social media to stay updated on the latest research 20:29 How year 12 experiences can shape university experiences 21:50 Talk to people who are doing what you want to do 24:18 You don’t have to know everything, just ask good questions 25:17 Balance study, work and social life   Connect with Jacob on LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/jacob-waller-0785221b7?trk=people-guest_people_search-card Jacob’s year 12 article where he talked about the importance of balance study and social life – mentioned in the podcast:  https://www.girton.vic.edu.au/confidence-the-key-to-vce/   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. Do you have a topic you would like me to cover on the podcast? Email me: [email protected], or DM me on Twitter @lukeperraton Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.