Feb 26, 2025
At PT Options, we’re proud to have a good time Black Historical past Month by spotlighting the unimaginable contributions of our group members. This yr, we requested workers to share their experiences and spotlight how their journeys have formed their strategy to affected person care and their affect inside our clinics.
Our featured group members embraced this yr’s theme—African People and Labor—by sharing what drives their ardour for healthcare and the way their work makes a distinction within the lives of others. These spotlights replicate the varied views and dedication that strengthen our mission to broaden entry to care.
Le’Shaunda Jones, Medical Specialist, 8 years
Le’Shaunda showcases that affected person care is about greater than remedy. It’s about breaking boundaries, fostering belief, and making certain each affected person feels seen and valued.
“My experiences have deeply formed how I strategy my work, particularly in how I take care of sufferers. The historical past of African People in labor—overcoming systemic boundaries and combating for fairness—resonates with me day by day. It jogs my memory that the struggle for equity, respect, and alternative is ongoing, and healthcare is not any totally different.”
This angle fuels Le’Shaunda’s dedication to culturally competent care. “I try to embody empathy, resilience, and a dedication to breaking down the boundaries that sufferers, notably these from marginalized communities, face. Culturally competent care goes past understanding somebody’s background; it’s about actively listening to their issues, validating their experiences, and being patient-centered in each interplay.”
Motivated by a ardour for fairness, Le’Shaunda sees her work as a part of a larger motion for change. “Healthcare is an area the place variety and illustration matter. By exhibiting others that they’ll thrive, I’m serving to to construct a future the place our collective voices are heard and revered.”
For Le’Shaunda, being unstoppable means lifting others up, mentoring future healthcare professionals, and making certain that healthcare stays inclusive and equitable for all. “The extra we empower the subsequent technology, the extra we be certain that healthcare is an area the place everybody, no matter background, is handled with dignity and respect.”
Adrienne Montgomery, Bodily Therapist, 1 yr
As a bodily therapist, Adrienne believes that constructing belief, exhibiting compassion, and making a significant affect is important to offering distinctive care.
With practically eight years within the subject, Adrienne has developed a care philosophy rooted in respect and understanding. “Throughout my time as a working towards clinician, I’ve encountered sufferers who selected to not work with me—earlier than even giving me an opportunity—due to the colour of my pores and skin. In these moments, I’ve needed to remind myself of who I’m and that I’m certified to do my job,” she shares.
Reasonably than letting these experiences outline her, Adrienne stays dedicated to patient-centered care. “I by no means need anybody to really feel the damage of rejection or the frustration of not being heard. I deal with my sufferers with respect and empathy, no matter race, colour, or background. I allow them to know I’m right here for them—to assist them—and I encourage them to share what I can do to make their expertise higher. The result is all the time higher once we work collectively.”
Her ardour for excellence drives her to repeatedly refine her expertise, making PT Options a perfect place for her development. “I used to be drawn to PT Options as a result of they prioritize my objectives and supply the assets I would like to succeed in them.”
Past her profession, Adrienne’s function is deeply rooted in her household and group. “No matter I do, no matter information I acquire, it’s for them. I come from a small city, and there are younger ladies who look as much as me. I need to present them that pursuing their desires and turning them into actuality is feasible. I’ve overcome many obstacles to get to the place I’m at present, and I don’t plan on stopping anytime quickly!”
Myles Sully, Bodily Therapist, 2 years
For Myles, being a bodily therapist is about creating lasting change in sufferers’ lives by means of motion, confidence, and care.
“Rising up with the necessity for bodily remedy from sports activities accidents, I noticed how a lot of an enduring affect a bodily therapist might have on their sufferers. On daily basis, I try to supply that very same affect to advertise life-style change for my sufferers.”
Impressed by sturdy mentorship, Myles was drawn to PT Options by the chance for steady development. “My final rotation as a scholar bodily therapist was at our Tyson’s location with Andrew Shipp. For me, he exemplified medical excellence, dedication to his craft with persevering with training, and using evidence-based care. From that have, I valued the alternatives PT Options offered for clinicians to develop clinically and professionally by means of the orthopedic residency and mentorship to higher serve my affected person inhabitants.”
On the core of Myles’ motivation is the assumption that confidence results in transformation. “My motivation comes from serving to my sufferers construct their confidence of their day by day lives and actions to allow them to turn into unstoppable.”
Quintin Wynne, Clinic Supervisor, 1 yr
Quintin’s journey to changing into a bodily therapist was private. It was the care and motivation he obtained as a affected person that formed his profession.
“There’s a quote that my grandma mentioned to me as soon as. It goes, ‘When you don’t like one thing, change it; in case you can’t change it, change the best way you concentrate on it.’ As a baby, I couldn’t put this quote when it comes to my life. Now, I perceive precisely what she was telling me. Feeling the best way you need to about one thing requires you to place issues into perspective and take motion.”
As a former student-athlete for the Northern Illinois Huskies, Quintin is aware of the significance of resilience in restoration. “Upon struggling my very own turf toe damage, I used to be launched to the sphere of bodily remedy. These had been the people that saved me motivated to maintain taking part in the sport that I beloved. After surgical procedure, I assumed my taking part in days could be over. They helped me acquire confidence and return to the game that I beloved.”
That have formed his patient-first mindset. “I realized that to get higher, I needed to be optimistic in regards to the state of affairs whatever the circumstances and put the work in. My foremost aim within the subject of bodily remedy is to enhance individuals’s lives each bodily and thru notion. I need to assist purchasers perceive that I’ve their greatest curiosity in thoughts and can assist them attain optimum enchancment.”
Lauren Jones, Affected person Companies Coordinator, 3 years
In her clinic, Lauren creates a supportive and uplifting expertise for each particular person.
“My experiences have taught me that everybody carries some type of ache, whether or not bodily or emotional, and it is very important acknowledge that. Approaching every affected person with empathy and a optimistic angle helps shift their focus from discomfort to hope, fostering a extra supportive setting. By sustaining optimism and compassion, I may also help make their remedy journey really feel much less daunting and extra empowering.”
Lauren’s journey into bodily remedy started with a want to make a significant affect. “I initially wished to turn into a doctor, however I noticed that I can nonetheless make a major affect on sufferers’ lives by supporting their restoration in a extra hands-on approach. PT Options permits me to assist individuals heal and regain their power, which fulfills my ardour for bettering others’ well-being.”
What actually drives Lauren is the connection she builds along with her sufferers. “I’m motivated by the need to supply distinctive customer support the place each interplay leaves a optimistic impression. Seeing my sufferers go away with a smile offers me an unimaginable sense of success, and it fuels my dedication to go above and past daily. The chance to make an enduring affect on individuals’s lives and be certain that they really feel valued and cared for is what makes me unstoppable in my profession.”