Physical Therapist

Physical Therapy

Testimonials

"The IER course is phenomenal. It especially lets the student know what areas they need to work on prior to preparing for the board exam. It focuses on informing the students on good test taking strategies and the content of the exam. Learning your strengths and weaknesses to help learn what areas the student needs to focus more attention on."

"I really enjoyed these two days. I wish I had taken this course last year before I took the exam - it would have helped!"

"This course is a must for any recent grad. It allows you to identify both strengths and weaknesses. Instructor was great in keeping us alert and was extremely thorough."

"Great course! Would highly recommend this to others."

"This was a great course for learning test-taking skills. It also helped point out strengths and weaknesses. I would highly recommend it to others!"

"Outstanding course! I will highly recommend this to my classmates."

"Thank you, it was a great course and I feel like I learned a lot. I feel that my strength is actual knowledge of information. My weakest point is test taking. I have trouble picking out what the questions is asking or focusing on. This course really helped me to break down the questions and pick out key things. I feel much more confident."

"Excellent course! I’m so glad I came! Instructor was great!"

"This course has been most beneficial to my preparation for the exam. It has enabled me to direct my studies and decide how to focus my time. It has given me more confidence in approaching my studies. I now feel more informed about what will appear more frequently on the exam. The instructor was wonderful. He was very clear in his explanation of answers. He was also very sincere about helping each individual with their concerns. He made himself available to us for any questions. I would absolutely recommend this course to other PT students preparing for the exam!"

"The course was extremely beneficial to me. It started my thought process on looking for key information in exam questions. Overall, the course was a good choice for me to participate in."

"Thank you for stressing the importance of the study/preparation necessary to pass the exam. Many people in the field actually told me "don’t study – if you don’t know it now you never will". Of course I did not take the advice, however it may have decreased the intensity, (my fault of course). Thank you for enlightening me – and those that do not know yet how important your hints are."

"This course was great! It helped to direct and focus my studying for the exam. It helped me to identify strong and weak areas."

"It was very informative – a ‘wake up call’. Fortunately I did not try to take the exam prior to this course."

"Great instructor – very enthusiastic and motivated; kept us interested during what could have been a very boring 2 days. Has focused my studying."

"This was a great course. I’d recommend it to anyone."

"Good course; instructor approachable! Helped us be put in correct frame of mind to answer questions."

"Great course – glad I came - $ well spent."

"Great instructor. Course was great for teaching me/helping me learn how to take the exam."

"This course was very useful for me. It gives me guidance with my study strategies. This course made me aware of my strengths and weaknesses, which will greatly help me when studying for the boards."

"This course was excellent for helping me realize strengths and weaknesses. The course was a wake up call for what I need to study for the exam."

"I am very pleased with this particular course. Although it is impossible to address every question that will appear on the exam, the course was effective in highlighting important areas in which to focus. I recently took and failed the physical therapy exam and I feel the questions provided in the course are very comparable. I can now develop a more effective study regimen which I can follow."

"Instructor did a great job keeping your attention and offering explanation."

"Instructor was excellent. Very effective communicator and lecturer. Well paced and easy to understand."

"Thank you for the way you approach each question. Now I know how to analyze the questions on the exam."

"I found this course to be very beneficial in showing my areas of strengths and weaknesses."

"The course really enlightens one about where one really stands. It’s a warning bell or sign like ‘you better start now’."

"Excellent 2 days!"

"I enjoyed the course, thank you!"

"I feel that the class will enable me to assess my areas of strengths and weaknesses for taking the test. This class will also help me to organize my study sessions."

"Excellent course."

"I really appreciate your knowledge and expertise in physical therapy. Your examples and explanations are excellent. I am certain now that I will pass the board exam and with more confidence!"

"I gained a lot of insight on areas of improvement."

"This two-day seminar has been very helpful. Thank you!"

"I am very glad that I attended this course. I think it will be very helpful for the exam."

"Excellent course; very informative. Thanks so much!"

"Very good instructor. Keeps students interested with her humor. Great class! I highly recommend it."

"This is an excellent course to assist individuals in finding out what is required to pass the exam. I did not pass the exam the first time – not because I did not know the material but because I did not know what the Board wanted me to answer."

"This class was very helpful. I do not think I would have thought to study some of the things we went through."

"The instructor did a great job with the review. She was very thorough and approachable."

"Very happy with the course."

"This class was a great help. It gave me tremendous insight into my strengths/weaknesses and the exam itself. Thanks."

"Course is well worth time and $$ to help focus. I was having difficulty getting a study plan together."

"Instructor was outstanding in dealing with student questions and knowledge of all information asked."

"The instructor presented the information very well and clearly, gave us some good information, allowed us to ask questions and was approachable."

"Instructor was clear, organized, and enthusiastic!"

"Excellent way to run the class, with going through questions almost exclusively. At this level, lecturing on topics has already been covered in school. Taking and answering exam questions has not."

"This course helped me a lot especially in terms of having a plan in preparing for the exam. It gave me more ideas what to give importance. The speaker is good too."

"Since I have previously taken the P.T. Licensure Exam, I found this course to be extremely helpful; especially answering "trick" questions. Instructor explained questions/answers thoroughly and gave good test taking hints/strategies."

"Excellent review. I wish I had taken the course before my first attempt."

"I enjoyed the review and I know it will help me perform better on the Boards and on my last rotations."

"Good course to help focus for studying. Shows weaknesses and strengths to focus on for exam."

"I enjoyed the course and I think that the test taking strategies and familiarization with the test style will be extremely beneficial in taking the test."

"Very good course that helped me identify where I need to study more and helped focus on how to prepare."

"This course was extremely helpful in setting me on the right track to begin studying. Although overwhelmed, had I not taken this course I would have been lost. The instructor was excellent. "The course was helpful! I learned that the exam is not impossible and my strengths/weaknesses were quite apparent. The teaching style was great; better than being lectured at all day. It also prepared us for the type of thinking that will be required for this exam. The hints for test taking were helpful!"

He is easy to follow and he is genuinely concerned with the students’ thoughts. I would have enjoyed having him as an instructor in my PT program."

"Great course to help me realize I need to study."

"This course should be called ‘Scared Straight’. Great course! Very informative and helpful."

"Excellent course – I wish I took this before I took the exam. I wouldn’t have failed!"

"Thanks for educating me about what I ‘don’t know’. I feel that this course has provided me with direction during my next few months of studying."

"This was an excellent course. It has shown me what areas I need to focus on prior to re-taking the exam. It was a thorough review and good method of reviewing by using practice questions. I hope and think this will help me prepare for the second try! Instructor was motivated and really emphasized the structure of the exam and content – showed us how to take the exam."

"This course allowed me to determine where best to put my study time in terms of what areas are tested and where my greatest weaknesses are."

"I found the course format of question and answers with explanations to be very educational."

"The instructor was motivating to listen to and I feel more confident to take the test again."

"This course was extremely beneficial! I wish I would have taken it before the board exams. I would recommend this course to anyone who feels he/she is lacking knowledge or skill in some areas of physical therapy!"

"This course has helped me organize my review. It also has helped me answer questions more intelligently."

"I found this course was helpful to identify problem areas, focus studies, and learn helpful hints for taking the exam. It was also helpful in understanding the rationale behind choosing different answers."

"The instructor was excellent in delivering the material with a great sense of humor, keeping the class involved."

"This course was definitely worth the investment of money! It was helpful to be surrounded by so many others who are struggling to pass this exam as well and having the same frustrations."

"Very good course for learning how to answer questions and properly look at questions and answers."

"Seminar was excellent and very helpful in directing how to approach studying for the exam."

"I liked how the instructor would go through explanations for the answers. Learning how to think through the questions is helpful."

"Excellent course for focusing problem solving skills. Good for identifying strengths and weaknesses. Quizzes were very beneficial; sample questions great!"

"I am going to take the test in about three weeks. Prior to this course my studying was sporadic and unstructured; I have big problems with procrastinating. This course provided me with focus and the ability to negotiate the wording of the questions and to pick out what they are looking for."

" I would like to thank everyone at your association for putting together a well-prepared and thorough course for preparation of the National Physical Therapy Examination. Your course improved my studying skills and showed me those topics which I needed to focus my attention on. I attended your course in Pittsburgh, PA after failing my first attempt at the exam. My second time taking the test, after your course, I improved my score by 101 points to easily pass the test.
I would especially like to commend Thomas Bianco for his expertise in teaching so many difficult subjects in such a small amount of time. The location was also easy to find and adequate for the course, and I hope that you will continue to use this location.
The Review & Study Guide was a great source to study both before and after the course, and the sample questions from the course and the disk tests were very similar to those on the actual licensing exam. I have already started to recommend your course to students that come through the facility where I work. "