The Practice Marketing Podcast

Struggling to Hire? Win the Battle for Top Talent With a DPT Internship Program w/ Ujjwal Shakya, PT

Neil Trickett Season 5 Episode 27

Are you struggling to hire RIGHT employees?

We get it. The battle for talent is real -- and the supply of high-quality practitioners is low. But when you have an internship program, you'll create a steady stream of new employees to your practice. In this podcast episode, successful Practice Owner Ujjwal Shakya will teach you....

  • How he set up his residency-like PT internship program 
  • How to get started with an internship 
  • How to connect with local universities

Whether you’re a PT, chiro, or another medical practice owner, you can learn a lot from Ujjwal’s approach to creating an internship program.

About Ujjwal Shakya

Ujjwal Shakya is a physical therapist and founder of MMA & Sports Rehab, a successful Physical Therapy practice in Arlington, Virginia. 

We could talk a lot about Ujjwal’s success. He’s got two Doctorate degrees– one in physical therapy and one in manual therapy.  he won the Best of Arlington Award two years in a row in the Physical Therapist category. And in his free time, he practices mixed martial arts and Muay Thai!

But today we’re going to talk about the unique, residency-like internship program that Ujjwal has set up for Doctor of Physical Therapy students at his practice. He has a passion for teaching and wants to impart a holistic approach to physical therapy. He won Outstanding Clinical Educator Award in 2012 from Marymount University and same award in 2024 from George Washington University