Clinical Education Presentation at Accelacare

1. Date and other presentation information
Clinical Education at Accelacare
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2. • Access to research (Cochrane
Library) and other resources to
sharpen your skills
• Participate in outreach
programs, including a local
Spanish radio show to help
educate patients
• Weekly individual and group
mentorship sessions to help
students progress
• Option to build a business
plan for a new clinic in weekly
meetings with CEO
• 2022 Shining Star Award for
Excellence in Clinical Education
from KUMC
• 2021 Clinical Site of Excellence
Award from Creighton University
• Free, Furnished Housing
• 1:1 or 2:1 Student:CI ratio
• CIs all have interdisciplinary
training and/or have pursued
residencies / fellowships
• Hands-on skills training
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Clinical Education Highlights

3. • Student leads
hour-long initial
evaluation and
development of
POC
• Student leads
execution of
patient’s POC
• Final review /
evaluation
completed with
CI
• Student
finalizes
business plan
with CEO
Student Experience - Timeline
Prior to Rotation
Late
Rotation
(e.g. Third
Month)
Early
Rotation
(e.g. First
Month)
Mid
Rotation
(e.g.
Second
Month)
• Weekly mentorship
meetings with CI
scheduled
• Weekly group
mentorship / skills
practice begin
• CI and student
develop a plan for
the rotation
• Weekly student
lunch-and-learns
with CEO begin
• Pre-Call with
Office Manager
and/or CEO
• Pre-reading /
orientation list
distributed to
students
• Student Bio
posted to
Accelacare’s
Facebook Page
• Introductory
call with CI
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• Optional
business plan
development
with CEO begins
• Other educational
meetings
scheduled

4. • Accelacare’s clinical education program is better
– We train each student by:
(1) understanding their goals, then building around them;
(2) giving them the education and support needed for
them to treat independently and with confidence; and
(3) helping them do what they do best - caring for each
patient as a human while educating and empowering them
to make good health decisions
Clinical Rotations at Accelacare
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5. Clinical Rotations at Accelacare
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• By the end of their rotation, Students in Accelacare’s clinical
education program will have learned to:
– Evaluate / diagnose movement deficits
– Build a PT diagnosis using subjective / objective
– Apply hands-on skills and therapeutic exercises
– Document and code effectively
– Treat varied patient populations and settings
– Interact with and educate patients positively
– Learn about the business of physical therapy

6. • A CI will be assigned to
each student based on
their interests (patient
population, manual
therapy focus, etc.)
• Your CI will reach out to
you prior to the rotation to
craft a plan for your
rotation
What to Expect from your CI
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7. • Sample Student Milestones:
– Evaluation / Development of POC
• Understanding patient goals
• Understanding psychosocial factors in symptom
presentation
• Develop PT diagnosis
• Coding / documentation
– Patient Interaction
• Implementation of the Four Habits Model
– Modalities
• Milestones developed based on student interests
• Manual therapy emphasis
• Understanding when / where to use modalities including
e-stim and dry needling
What to Expect from your CI
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8. • Support via scheduling:
– Front desk staff will work to ensure that each student
and their CI have a varied caseload
• Meetings with front desk and tech staff:
– Front desk patient education - walk through of
insurance coverage, prior authorizations, and Clinic
collections processes
– Rehab tech patient education - how Accelacare’s
techs help gather information and deliver it to
therapists
What to Expect from Accelacare’s Staff
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9. • Lunch and learn meetings with CEO
– Walk through of clinic processes and how they work
to help patients make good health decisions
– Discussion of each student’s patient care goals and
the steps they can take towards achieving them
– Overview of postgrad residency / fellowship options
What to Expect from Accelacare’s Staff
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10. • Students at Accelacare will be exposed to a variety of
patient populations including:
– Women’s Health (treated 1:1 in private rooms)
– Pediatrics
– Chronic Pain
– Vestibular / Balance
– General Orthopedic (majority of evaluations are
high-complexity)
Varied Patient Populations
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11. 2021 Patient Population Breakdown
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12. • Rural outpatient physical therapy clinic in Garden City,
KS
• Driving healthcare system-wide improvements through
education and innovation
• What are we building?
– Collaborative care amongst fragmented providers
– Focus on providing education and mentorship
throughout ALL of our employees’ careers
Who is Accelacare?
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13. • Mentorship-based approach focused on empowering patients to
make positive health decisions and achieve their goals:
– Front desk educates patients regarding the value of PT and
their insurance coverage, all the way down to a per-visit cost
– Therapists educate patients regarding how their bodies work
and what steps need to be taken to help achieve patient
goals
– Rehabilitation technicians connect with patients on a 1:1
basis and facilitate PT education by gathering and relaying
information about the patient’s condition to to the PT
Our Approach to Patient Care
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14. • What does this all mean for students?
– 1:1, hour-long evals / re-evals and Women’s Health
treatment slots, each of which has a heavy emphasis on
subjective evaluation
– 30-minute treatment slots
– Patients are treated according to their need, not to meet a
management-designated maximum billing standard
Our Approach to Patient Care
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15. The Clinic
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16. The Clinic
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17. Appendix
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18. • Andreas R., UNMC
• Coleman W., UNMC
• Jerrad H., Visiting Fellow from Manual Therapy Institute
Prior Student Testimonials
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19. www.accelacarept.com
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