Education & Mentorship

Education Is Our Edge.
We Build Master Clinicians.

Most clinics hand you a caseload and wish you luck. At HIDEF, developing our therapists is the whole point. From your first week here to year ten as a specialist, we invest in your growth β€” relentlessly, and for as long as you're with us.

30
1-on-1 mentorship meetings in year one
26
Journal clubs & case reviews per year
4
In-person skills labs each year
Forever
1 paid mentor meeting a month β€” for life

How We Develop Our Therapists

Developing our therapists is a company-wide commitment β€” real learning that runs every single week, not once a year at a conference.

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Bi-Weekly Wednesday Sessions

Every other Wednesday the whole team comes together for journal clubs, case reviews, and outside presenters β€” bringing in fresh knowledge and sharpening how we think, together. Paid, and built into the schedule.

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Quarterly Skills Labs

Four times a year we run three-hour, in-person skills labs β€” hands-on, deep dives into a specific topic that make us measurably better therapists. Not a lecture. Reps.

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Structured Mentorship

Every new hire gets a scheduled, structured mentorship program β€” and every therapist keeps a paid 1-on-1 mentor meeting every month, for as long as they're at HIDEF.

For Newer Clinicians

The Structured Mentorship Program

Every clinician with under three years of experience gets a full year of intentional development β€” roughly 30 dedicated 1-on-1 meetings that start intensive and taper as you grow, so you're never on your own early on.

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Weeks 1–6 Β· Intro Block
2Γ— per week β€” 12 meetings

The foundation. Two focused sessions a week covering the patient experience and hospitality, the anatomy of a great first visit, and a region-by-region clinical deep dive β€” cervical, shoulder, lumbosacral, hip, knee, and foot & ankle β€” plus documentation, coding & compliance, marketing, and communicating the value of care.

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Weeks 7–12 Β· Intermediate Block
1Γ— per week β€” 6 meetings

Reinforcement. We revisit and cement the foundations while shifting to therapist-led clinical questions, so you're bringing your own real caseload to the table and building repeatable, defensible processes.

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Weeks 13–24 Β· Advanced Block
Every other week β€” 6 meetings

Depth. Case-based discussion driven by the questions coming out of your own patients β€” refining clinical reasoning, progressions, and the judgment that separates good therapists from great ones.

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Weeks 25–52 Β· Maintenance Block
1Γ— per month β€” 6 meetings

Career development. Monthly conversations about where you're headed: the certifications you want, the specialties you want to pursue, and the courses that will get you there next year.

Across the year you'll cover clinical reasoning region by region, the patient experience, defensible documentation and coding, marketing and communicating value, and β€” as you find your footing β€” your own long-term career plan.

Joining as a more experienced PT?You get a modified version of the same program β€” it opens at one session per week for the first six weeks instead of two β€” so every new teammate is set up to succeed from day one, no matter how long they've been practicing.

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Mentorship Doesn't End

The structured program is just the beginning. Once you're through it, the mentorship keeps going β€” every therapist gets one paid 1-on-1 mentor meeting every month, for as long as they're with us.Because getting better isn't a phase you graduate from β€” it's the job.

Find Your Mastery Track

Once you've got your footing, we help you go deep in the direction that excites you most.

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Sports Mastery Track

A guided path toward your SCS (Sports Certified Specialist) β€” mentorship, coursework, and case exposure built to get you board-certified in sports.

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Ortho Specialist Track

Go deep on orthopedic and manual therapy β€” advanced skills labs, hands-on mentorship, and a progression toward orthopedic mastery.

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Leadership Track

For therapists who want to build and lead β€” mentorship into clinic leadership, team development, and the business of running world-class care.

Come Get Better With Us.

If you want to be the best therapist you can be β€” and be surrounded by a team chasing the same thing β€” this is the place. The best is ahead.

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