TheOncoPT Podcast
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337 episodes
What Happens After You Submit: Application to Exam Day Timeline
Just submitted your ABPTS application & case report? CONGRATULATIONS!If you're now wondering what the heck comes next, this episode is just for you.In this episode, I walk through the full timeline between submittin...
Last-Minute Case Report Checklist: What to Review Before You Submit
Before you hit submit on your case report, run through this checklist. Five minutes now can save you from a mistake that costs you the entire application cycle.In this episode, I walk through the exact 4-item checklist to run before you...
Haven't Started Your Case Report Yet? Here's What to Do Right Now
If your oncology case report deadline is creeping up and you haven't started yet, take a breath — you're likely not as behind as it feels. In this episode, I walk through exactly what to do next, including the one decision that has ...
He Wrote His Case Report on an ICU 'Unicorn' Patient — Here's What Happened
A lot of oncology physical therapists sit down to start their ABPTS case report and immediately wonder: am I even prepared for this? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Mico Pagkalinawan, an inpatient oncology PT (newly board certifie...
You Have 3 Weeks Left to Submit - Here's Your Plan
If you're three weeks out from the ABPTS case report deadline and you're staring at a blank page wondering if it's even possible to finish in time...The answer is yes, but only if you stop treating this like a project you chip away at...
She Rewrote a Third of Her Case Report — Here's Why It Was Worth It (Part 1 with Dr. Lisa Morgan)
What does it actually take to go from "I think I want to specialize" to a full-blown board-certified oncology clinical specialist?Class is in session, because Dr. Lisa Morgan, Montana's FIRST board certified specialist in o...
Choosing Your Case Report Topic: How to Pick a Patient Case That Actually Works
Choosing your case is the very first decision point in your entire case report writing process, and it's where a lot of candidates get stuck BEFORE they've written a single sentence. In this episode, I break down how to cho...
Why Getting Edits Back is Actually a Good Sign for Your Case Report
Fifteen years into practice, a mom of two, working full-time in acute care... and still decided this was the year to specialize. That's Dr. Alex Curtin's story.In this special guest episode, I sit down with Alex, an acute ca...
3 Case Report Mistakes That Get Applications Rejected
Imagine spending weeks, or MONTHS on your ABPTS oncology case report...only to receive a rejection email. This happens more often than you'd think, and often for reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of patient care behin...
Her Path to Board Certification, Part 1: Nickie Brooks on Specializing and Writing Her Case Report
This week, I'm joined by Dr. Nickie Brooks, a board-certified oncology specialist treating oncology and pelvic floor patients outside Philadelphia. This is a full, extended conversation, and it's the first of two parts.Nickie's path int...
How Her Case Report Got Published in a Journal — Her Process, Step by Step
My client Nickie joined the Case Report Writing Workshop because she knew she needed to write a case report for her oncology specialization application — and she wanted real guidance and feedback to get through it. She wrote it, submitted it, g...
Blank Page to Submission-Ready: My Exact Case Report Writing Process
If you've ever sat down to start your ABPTS case report and just stared at the screen......You're not behind, and you're not missing some innate writing talent. You're missing a process. In this episode, I walk you through th...
Use This Strategy For IMPOSSIBLE Exam Questions
You're cruising through your oncology board exam — then one question stops you cold. Your heart races, your mind goes blank, and suddenly ten minutes vanish while you stare at answer choices that all look right. This video gives you the exact 3...
The Real Challenge of Your Oncology Specialty Exam: It's Not What You Think
You've spent months mastering oncology content — but on exam day, just knowing the material isn't enough. The ABPTS Oncology Specialty Exam is a six-hour endurance event, and without a pacing strategy, smart break habits, and a system for beati...
Study SMARTER For Your Oncology Specialty Exam
You've been told to "study hard" for the oncology boards — but hard work without strategy is just burnout with extra steps. This video gives you a 5-step framework that replaces overwhelm with a focused, evidence-backed approach so you walk int...
The Real Reason PTs Fail Their Oncology Specialist Exam
Most PTs don't fail their specialization exam because the oncology content is too hard — most of the time, it's because they treat a 6-to-12-month endurance event like a weekend cram session. This episode gives you the exact study f...
Should YOU Pursue Specialization?
Oncology specialization is not the right path for everyone. So how do you actually decide if it's right for you?This episode is for OncoPTs who are weighing whether ABPTS oncology board certification is worth your time, energy, and comm...
What Actually Changes When You Specialize
Do you remember your early oncology evals? How long they took, how much you were scrambling, how you were lucky to get to treatment before the session was over?That was most of us. And it stayed that way... until specialization changed ...
The Specialization Conversation No One Wants to Have...
Even after understanding the financial reality of specialization, many oncology PTs still feel stuck trying to decide whether specialization is worth it. In this episode, we go deeper into the internal conflict behind this decision...an...
Is ABPTS Oncology Specialization Actually Worth It?
If you’ve been asking yourself whether oncology specialization is actually worth it, you are not alone. But most physical therapists are evaluating this decision using the wrong criteria. In this episode, we unpack the real questio...
3 Mistakes That Get PT Case Reports Rejected (Before You Start Writing)
If your case report already feels harder than expected, it’s probably not the writing......it's the case you chose.In this episode, we walk through what’s actually making the process more difficult - and how to think about your ...
Stuck Between Case Report Ideas? Here’s How to Choose the Best One
If you have a few case report options but don’t feel confident choosing, this is the stage where most people get stuck.In this episode, we walk through what’s actually making the process more difficult - and how to think about your case...
How to Pick a Case That Actually Passes ABPTS Grading
Just because a case is interesting doesn't mean it's strong...and that's where a lot of PTs go wrong.In this episode, you'll hear what ABPTS graders are actually evaluating your case report for (*hint: it's not how interest...
Why Choosing the Wrong Case Makes Your Case Report So Much Harder
If your case report already feels harder than expected, it’s probably not the writing......it's the case you chose.In this episode, we walk through what’s actually making the process more difficult - and how to think about your ...
What You Didn’t See in That Oncology Case
Frameworks are helpful when you first start in OncoPT... but real-life oncology rehab isn't so black and white.In this episode, we unpack the nuances that don’t always fit neatly into structured case walkthroughs: the dynamic nature of ...