Professional Mentorship
Would you like to learn more about the areas of physical therapy practiced by members of this Academy? Or, are you an established practitioner who is ready to share their knowledge and experience with others? The Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management has a Mentoring Program designed to help you!
This program is designed for clinicians at all stages of experience, from PT/PTA students, to new grads, and also for those experienced therapists looking to expand their clinical practice knowledge. This program empowers our members (PTs, PTAs, SPTs, and SPTAs) to take responsibility for their professional development through the support of an experienced and established physical therapist mentor.
In this program, the learner is called a "Mentee" and the clinician providing the guidance is the "Mentor". Are you ready to begin your journey to increased knowledge and skills? Read "How it works" and follow the "Instructions for prospective mentees" sections below, and follow the link to fill out your form to begin. If you are looking to become a Mentor with the Academy, follow the "Instructions for prospective mentors" below.
How It Works:
- The Academy maintains a List of Mentors (below) who are physical therapy experts in clinical electrophysiology, biophysical agents, neuromusculoskeletal ultrasound and/or wound management in the areas of practice, clinical education, research, and/or teaching.
- Mentees can search the list and identify a Mentor with whom they would like to make contact. The Academy will help to make the introduction.
- Once the introduction takes place, it is up to the Mentee and Mentor to establish the framework and ground rules of their relationship.
Instructions for Prospective Mentees:
- Complete this Mentee form and send it to the Academy’s executive office.
- You will then search for a mentor. Select up to 3 mentors, in order of preference, who would fit your mentoring needs, and send us that list to include each individual's contact information. We will reach out to the first mentor you’ve identified. We allow no fewer than 10 business days for a response before reaching out to the next mentor on your list. We will continue this process until we can confirm the availability of one of the mentors to contact you.
- Please note – you may also wish to take advantage of the Academy’s listservs in EMG and Wound Management (for members only) as well as our Facebook page, as alternative options for your mentoring.
Instructions for Prospective Mentors:
- Complete this Mentor Form and send it to the Academy's executive office.
- You should receive a confirmation message and your information will be added to the searchable list of mentors. We do not share your contact information in this list.
- You may be matched with a mentee quickly. However, it may take longer to receive a mentoring request, depending on the interests of our mentees.
- We ask you to make contact quickly with your mentee and establish plans for how the mentorship relationship will work best for you both. The process of mentoring him or her should naturally fall into place after this.
- Don’t be discouraged if your mentee makes only one connection with you, as some only have one or two questions that can be addressed in one discussion.
Mentor List
Name | Area | Work Experience |
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Renee Cordrey | Wound Management Interests: Documentation, Clinical Education and Research |
Research, Academic, Inpatient, Acute Care, Long Term Care, Outpatient |
Carmen Oguz | Wound Management Interests: Administration/policies and procedures, PTA School Education |
Academic, Inpatient, Acute Care, Home Health, Outpatient, Long Term Care |
Anne Gallentine | Wound Management Interests: Administration/policies and procedures, Clinical Education |
Inpatient, Outpatient |
Rose Pignataro | Wound Management & Biophysical Agents Interests: Resume Development/Specialty Certification, Clinical Education, Research |
Academic, Inpatient, Acute Care, Home Health, Outpatient |
Karen Gibbs | Interests: Education | Academic, Inpatient, Acute |
Thomas P. Nolan Jr., PT, DPT, OCS | Biophysical Agents (BA) Interests: Outpatient Management |
Academic & Outpatient |
Leon C. Romero, PT, DSc, OCS, ECS | Clinical Electrophysiology (CE) Interests: Documentation, Specialty Certification. Resume Development, Outpatient Management |
Outpatient |