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OCS Field Guide: A PT Podcast

OCS Field Guide: A PT Podcast

By: David Smelser and Austin Kercheville
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Pass the OCS exam by studying smarter, not harder. This podcast is for physical therapists looking to become board-certified specialists in orthopedics. Use code FIELDGUIDE for $101 off a MedBridge subscription.

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Episodes
  • Introduction and OCS Study Tips

    Introduction and OCS Study Tips
    Sep 11 2020

    Meet Dr. David Smelser, PT, DPT, OCS and Dr. Austin Kercheville, PT, DPT, OCS—two very busy Board-Certified Specialists in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. We're here to help you pass the OCS on a tight schedule like we did. In this episode, we introduce ourselves and give you a few tips to get you started with your study plan.

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    Support the show

    Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.

    Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.

    Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.
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    7 mins
  • Research Part I: Basics and Statistics to Memorize

    Research Part I: Basics and Statistics to Memorize
    Sep 20 2020

    A large number of exam takers who fail to pass the OCS exam report that the section on research was one of their lowest-scoring sections. Dr. David Smelser discusses research basics as well as statistics and important values you will need to memorize to ace the research portion of the exam. In this episode, David covers levels of evidence, types of variables, p-values and alpha levels, type I and type II errors, effect sizes, Cohen's kappa, and likelihood ratios. And just to keep things interesting, these values are reinforced with real data from studies that could be relevant for the exam.

    Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.

    Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.

    Support the show

    Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.

    Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.

    Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.
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    19 mins
  • Research Part II: Hawthorne, John Henry, and Pygmalion

    Research Part II: Hawthorne, John Henry, and Pygmalion
    Sep 23 2020

    Dr. David Smelser discusses psychological pitfalls of human research, including the placebo, nocebo, Hawthorne, John Henry, and Pygmalion (also called "Rosenthal") effects and some ways to mitigate them.

    Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.

    Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.

    Support the show

    Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.

    Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.

    Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.
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    16 mins

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