1. PHYSICAL THERAPY INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL GENT, BELGIUM
by Jordan Bosch, SPT

2. WHO Jordan Bosch (me!) and Seth Conway
3rd Year Doctorate of Physical Therapy Students, graduating in May 2019

3. WHERE Gent, Belgium Capital of East Flanders
Gent - Dutch (Flemish)
Gand - French
Ghent - English
Capital of East Flanders
2nd Largest Municipality - 248,358
40 minute train ride NW from Brussels
40 minute train ride to North Sea
Belgium
Slightly bigger than Maryland, about the size of Kansas from Topeka to the Missouri Border
3 official languages, French, Dutch, and German

4. WHERE

5. WHERE Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
(UZ Gent)
Literally means the university hospital of Gent
UZ Gent is the medical school and hospital campus of UGent
Very similar to KUMC (med school and hospital not on University’s main campus)
A big focus on clinical education
Government funded
All Belgian hospitals are
Belgium also has universal health insurance

6. WHAT Physical Therapy Clinical Rotation
Final 2 semesters (36 weeks) of KUMC DPT program is full-time clinical work
6 weeks total in Belgium
3 weeks in amputee/polytrauma clinic
⅔ amputees, some combination amputee/polytrauma
Inpatient rehabilitation setting
3 weeks in musculoskeletal
⅔ neuro, ⅓ ortho
Outpatient setting

7. WHAT

8. WHEN November 6 - December 14, 2018
Experienced autumn and winter in Belgium, which was very mild (rarely got below freezing)
Very rainy and not often sunny

9. WHEN

10. WHY Exposure to diverse methods of physical therapy
Exposure to differing healthcare systems
Exposure to foreign cultures

11. HOW By being adaptable By being eager to learn By being optimistic
By being adventurous
By being creative
By being patient
By taking what you do seriously
By not taking yourself too seriously
By having FUN!

12. HOW