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Megan Myers

Santa Cruz

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PACT Physical Therapy

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
02.2025 - Current
  • Utilizes appropriate screening, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, patient triage and management for direct patient care in the outpatient, primary care, and ER settings to maintain patient safety and address their goals of care.
  • Collaborates as a member of the whole health team to provide total health care delivery to Veterans (patients), working with patient’s provider on the patient’s status, future goals, evaluations, and discharge planning.
  • Incorporates knowledge of clinical signs and symptoms to make appropriate referrals to ER and urgent care settings, medical specialties, as well as ordering basic/advanced imaging as clinically indicated.
  • Trained in dry needling and diagnostic ultrasound which was applied in clinical setting for evaluation, treatment, and education.

Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Faculty

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
02.2025 - Current
  • Marketing lead for the residency entailing corresponding with universities, interns, and DPT body to advertise the VAPAHCS ortho residency.
  • Direct one on one mentorship of current residents to build soft and hard skills, equip clinical reasoning, and refine hands on patient care.
  • Developing and presenting to current residents via weekly lectures on the orthopedic and primary care physical therapy setting, conditions, and preparation for the OCS test.

Orthopedic Physical Therapy Resident

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
08.2023 - 08.2024
  • Incorporated skills as listed above in the primary care and emergency department setting while working with the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Participated in weekly continuing education for orthopedic and primary care settings for evaluation and treatment.
  • Presented lectures on primary care PT at Samuel Merritt University to the DPT cohort, and mentored student physical therapist weekly in the clinical setting.

Student Physical Therapist

Intermountain Health Care
04.2023 - 07.2023
  • Utilized appropriate screening, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and patient management for direct patient care in the neurological ICU/step-down unit and ER in the acute care setting.
  • Managed 8-10 patient caseload per day independently with moderate to high complexity patient population.

Student Physical Therapist

Venture Physical Therapy
01.2023 - 04.2023
  • Utilized appropriate screening, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and patient management for direct patient care in the outpatient and homebase setting with 25-50% supervision with high complexity patient population as the only PT clinic on the rural island of Lanai.
  • Collaborated with local interprofessional health care team which included medical screening, referral, and collaborative decision making to refer patients to outside resources such as to travel off island as clinically indicated.

Student Physical Therapist

Two Trees Physical Therapy
08.2022 - 09.2022
  • Utilized appropriate screening, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and patient management for direct patient care in the outpatient orthopedic setting working with an underserved patient population predominately under Medicaid insurance.
  • Managed 4-6 patients per day with 50-75% supervision with low to moderate complexity patient population.

Co-op Student

Tufts Medical Center
07.2021 - 04.2022
  • Treated patients with therapeutic based exercises under direct supervision in outpatient and inpatient settings.
  • Assisted Physical/Occupation Therapist with evaluation and treatment sessions in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
  • Facilitated departmental maintenance and participated in front desk coverage of the outpatient PT clinic.

Nurse Technician

Solim Med
02.2018 - 12.2019
  • Performed vision test and screenings, took health history, and scribed for the clinic’s ophthalmologist.
  • Lead trainings with local doctors and nurses on patient outreach in local language (Tajik).
  • Created nutritional guideline with local food options for patients with hypertension and diabetes.
  • Consulted with SLP, OT, massage therapists and primary care doctors to collaborate on developing a treatment plan to increase functional movement in both adult and pediatric patient population with and without special needs.

Education

Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency -

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, CA
08.2024

Physical Therapy Student

Northeastern University
Boston, MA
08.2023

Bachelor of Science - Applied Exercise Science

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
05.2017

Training

  • CSM 2022
  • VA Palo Alto Primary Care Course 2023
  • CSM 2023
  • VA Palo Alto Primary Care Couse 2024 (presenter/facilitator)
  • VA Palo Alto Primary Care Couse 2025 (presenter/facilitator)
  • VA Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Physical Therapists Training Course 2025

Certification

  • Dry Needling Level I/II
  • American Heart Association BLS for CPR and AED
  • Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) with NASM

Timeline

PACT Physical Therapy

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
02.2025 - Current

Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Faculty

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
02.2025 - Current

Orthopedic Physical Therapy Resident

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
08.2023 - 08.2024

Student Physical Therapist

Intermountain Health Care
04.2023 - 07.2023

Student Physical Therapist

Venture Physical Therapy
01.2023 - 04.2023

Student Physical Therapist

Two Trees Physical Therapy
08.2022 - 09.2022

Co-op Student

Tufts Medical Center
07.2021 - 04.2022

Nurse Technician

Solim Med
02.2018 - 12.2019

Physical Therapy Student

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Science - Applied Exercise Science

Azusa Pacific University

Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency -

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

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