May 5, 2022
Blake Withers works at Achieve Podiatry, located within a speciality sports medicine clinic in Newcastle, NSW. Most of his patients are musculoskeletal, which feeds into his particular interest in runners and paediatrics.
He also works at Newcastle University as a lecturer in Podiatric Biomechanics and as a clinical educator.
Blake was also on Episode 116: How First-Year Graduates Think In 2020.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why mentoring should come before money if podiatry is your career and not just a job.
- Your new employer may not be in a position to pay you more. You need to understand how numbers work within a podiatry business.
- Owning up to your mistakes when they happen.
- You are never going to be a weapon immediately after leaving university.
- Experience teaches you how to communicate and ask good questions to your patients.
- The Five Chimps Theory.
- Why you should make an effort to work with more experienced podiatrists in the areas of podiatry you want to know more about or get better at.
- Feedback from your employer improves and sharpens your skills.
When two podiatrists talk about a concept with open dialogue and an open mind to new information, they both benefit.
You can connect with Blake via his Instagram page @TheSportsPodiatryProject, and this is also the name of his podcast.
You can also find me on Instagram @tysonfranklin66.
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