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Kevin Joyce had to make some changes because he felt like a zombie.
Kevin, where did you start as an AT? How long were you there?
US merchant marine academy as an intern
Elmyra college as GA for 2 years
SUNY Plattsburgh – 5 years
SUNY New Polts – Head AT
Post University in Conn – as head AT and head SC for 6 years ***huge burnout alert***
I had two young kids at home and woke up daily asking myself why I was doing this.
Got the opportunity to do DME. It was an improvement but still a struggle
Worked clinical for 3 years in the PT clinic with a friend.
SUNY Oswego – works with a former student-athlete as the head coach.
I realized how I missed the college sports setting.
When you took that Head AT position, why was that too much too soon?
At that point, they had been without a head AT for about 8 months.
My previous spot was kinda a one horse town where everyone wanted to work with you.
At that location, it was more in a metroplex, that people were not begging to work with your team.
I did not realize what works in one place does not work in every place.
In some of our COVID meetings, I would not speak for the first 2 or 3 meetings.
Where are you now?
USNY Oswego
A lot of the older PTs gave me the autonomy to work with the patients as I saw fit.
The newer PTs were high and mighty.
I loved working with a diverse population, but I felt most comfortable with the college-age athlete.
I enjoy the unpredictability and chaos.
I enjoy having to problem-solve with evaluations and think and adjust on the fly.
Is this where you plan to stay?
I plan to be here.
What pushed you to change settings?
The change was what I needed at the time to reset and refocus.
I needed a challenge so I knew the DME and clinical jobs were not for me.
The need to create and improve was a driving force for me to come back to the college setting.
What held you back from moving on?
Fear
Am I setting myself up for failure
Will this provide for my family
We had to move back in with my 85-year-old mother to make the change.
My wife brought up the fact that I needed a change
Favorite resource for someone looking to change settings?
Spoke with people in those positions
Changing Settings Series
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