Paid clinicals???

[DPTinFL]

My first clinical is coming up next in the summer and I wanted to know if there are any clinicals out there that are paid. I work close to full time right now and I'm worry about paying my bills when clinicals come around. How do you manage financially through it?

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[MinnDasota]

My first clinical is coming up next in the summer and I wanted to know if there are any clinicals out there that are paid. I work close to full time right now and I'm worry about paying my bills when clinicals come around. How do you manage financially through it?

Not that I know of. Most clinics probably feel their compensation to students should be clinical knowledge and experience, not money. You may want to talk to your professor who sets up clinicals. He/she would have the best answer for you as they are the ones who set up the contracts with clinical sites.

I got through with loans loans loans.

 

[callmecrazy]

Particularly in your early placements, clinics may actually consider you more of a cost than an asset. Theoretically, your CI will be spending time helping you learn, making things move slower, causing them to lose money, etc. In addition, you may have very little or no input as to where you are located for your first placement. That being said, I would be shocked if any were paid.

However, there are programs that will pay you during your terminal clinical placement before graduation. At that point you will have completed your didactic education, and while you will be less efficient than a seasoned PT, you will be fully capable (we hope), and some places will compensate you based on this.

As far as making money though, you will probably have to look elsewhere. It's hard, I know. In addition to a 15cr semester, I am also in the clinic 12+ hours per week, and working 22+ in a research lab to get by. It's not fun, but it's definitely doable. OR, just bite the bullet and take out the loans.

 

[_FNG_]

I've seen some VA hospital affiliatioins pay a monthly stipend but those are pretty rare with the rest paying you in experience (good or bad😕).

 

[truthseeker]

very very rare. You might get one with a free room and some with a lunch discount but paid? sorry, out of luck.

 

[vinganca]

My first clinical is coming up next in the summer and I wanted to know if there are any clinicals out there that are paid. I work close to full time right now and I'm worry about paying my bills when clinicals come around. How do you manage financially through it?

How on earth are you managing full time work whilst in PT school? 😱 Cheers to you; that's no easy feat!

 

[PTapp]

I know one clinical site in Arizona paying 1250 dollars for an 8-week clinical for transportation, and room & board expenses. And yeah, it is VERY rare.

 

[thorn22]

I know one clinical site in Arizona paying 1250 dollars for an 8-week clinical for transportation, and room & board expenses. And yeah, it is VERY rare.

What was the name of the clinic? That's crazy, haha.

 

[dizzy88]

Our program has a complete site list online with details about each site. I have run across a few that offer stipends. It seems to hover around $100 per week. I really have no idea how you would find out these things without an organization like that though ^ I would probably just ask your internship coordinator and see if he/she knows of any sites off the top of their heads.

 

[WSUPT]

To second what FNG said, one of the VA hospitals in Michigan pays a stipend to the clinical affiliations that last for more than 8 weeks. I'm at one right now that is 14 weeks, however it doesn't offer a stipend.