Episode 48: Home health care and the best aspects of travel therapy featuring special guest, Dr. Dani Sunga, PT, DPT

Home Health & Making The Most of Travel Therapy | Med Travelers

October 18, 2021

On this episode, we dove into Home Health Care and the best aspects of travel therapy. Special guest, Dr. Dani Sunga, PT, DPT, joined us to share her travel PT experience, detailing the best ways to break into Home Health, working in a big city as a female PT, travel therapy in Boston, and more.

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We Discuss

  • (0:00) Show introduction and Danielle’s career background
  • (2:33) Preparing to work in different clinical settings
  • (5:08) Navigating a first travel PT assignment during COVID
  • (8:44) Why Home Health?
  • (10:49) Breaking into home health
  • (15:18) Home Health in a city as a female PT
  • (24:14) Travel Therapy in Boston
  • (28:18) Final thoughts on Home Health

About Dr. Dani Sunga, PT, DPT

Dani is a travel PT currently on her fifth travel assignment in Boston. Originally from NJ, she got her DPT from Rutgers in 2019 and then went straight into travel therapy, hoping to get out of her comfort zone, meet new people, try out different settings, and travel the country. Since then, Dani has been lucky enough to do all of those things and more! Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, painting, being a foodie, and exploring new cities/towns while taking in all the views! To keep up with Dani’s travel adventures, make sure to follow her on Instagram!

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Producer - Jonathan Cary
Assistant Producers – Katie Schrauben & Sam MacKay
Music & Editing - Aidan Dykes

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