Travel PT - it's the sparkle in every PT student's eye! It's the one job you've heard about in PT school - that might actually pay you enough to help you start putting a dent in those student loans. (Speaking of Loan Repayment, check out this Blog where I share our story of how we paid off our student loans in 9 years - Travel PT was a contributing factor). Anyway, back to traveling! The fun and exciting stuff to think about! I (and my husband) first heard about travel PT during our first year of PT school. Immediately, it sparked our interest. The idea of traveling across the US, doing a job we both enjoyed, and making (more) money sounded Ah-mazing! But, for us, we wanted some experience and good mentorship under our belts before we set out on our adventure. We both got jobs at the community hospital affiliated with our PT school and remained at those jobs for 3 years. But 3 years at that job was enough (though the mentorship was phenomenal). It ...
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