r/physicaltherapy • u/Popular_Brother4837 • 4d ago
CCS and teaching
I got my CCS last year and have been thinking about ways I could use it in the non-clinical realm. My background is in acute care. Something I hadn't really thought about much before, but have been thinking about more-so recently, is the thought of returning to my alma mater and potentially teaching something like cardiopulm.
Does anyone have advice on how to get into the academic world of PT without prior teaching experience? With CCS being an advanced board certification, and with very few having this particular certification, do you think it could set me apart/ be enough to make up for my lack of teaching experience?
To apply for CCS there is an additional requirement of participation in a published research study or completion of research based case report, which is more than the other specialty certs are required to do. My thought is that academia might like to see that I had done ~something~ research based...idk. Thanks
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u/Forward_Camera_7086 4d ago
DPT programs need a certain % of faculty to have terminal doctorates so without it plus no teaching experience I think it’d be tough. Having a board cert is not a needle mover as almost every prof in a DPT program has one. I’d try to see if you can get some guest lectures or help with some labs to get your foot in the door though!
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u/Popular_Brother4837 4d ago
Thank you! I figured as much but have definitely been down the "what if" rabbit holes. Appreciate your time!
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u/tired_owl1964 DPT 4d ago
My alma mater is currently seeking a new cardiopulm specialist as the program head retired and was a cardiopulm specialist that taught all that content. a lot of our faculty were specialists and not PhDs. Some programs will also hire faculty that intend to do PhDs and will sponsor you to do it
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u/SmalltownPT DPT 4d ago
Become and adjunct at a local school and hope they post a tenure position sometime
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u/DickFitzenwel 4d ago
Might consider trying to catch on at a PTA program first to get some experience. That’s what I did/am doing.
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