Welcome to the First Annual Toucan Abroad PT Summit!

A Full-Day Experience to Inspire, Equip, and Unite the Next Generation of Physical Therapists

📍 Tampa Bay, Florida | 🗓 October 18, 2025

A one-day event bringing together Pre-PTs, SPTs, and DPTs from across the country to connect, learn, and grow through expert-led workshops, panels, and hands-on sessions.

 👥 Who Is It For?

Pre-PT Students

• Learn patient evaluation & treatment foundations

• Participate in mock patient sessions

• Get insider PT school application advice

• Build connections with mentors and Toucan alumni

🗓 Event Schedule

8:00 AM – Registration + Coffee & Fruit (Networking)

8:45 AM – Welcome & Keynote Address: Forge Your Own Reform – Dr. Marissa Oxenford
The future of physical therapy won’t be reformed by systems alone—it will be shaped by individuals. In this keynote, Dr. Marissa Oxenford shares her journey from working in traditional insurance-based care to launching her own out-of-network practice. This personal story highlights how aligning with your values can lead to greater impact and fulfillment. Whether your path leads to clinical care, entrepreneurship, or advocacy, you’ll walk away empowered to define your role in shaping the next era of PT.

9:45 AM – Workshop 1: Differential Diagnosis & Evidence-Based Practice – Dr. Clint Serafino
This interactive workshop dives into the heart of clinical reasoning. You’ll learn how to approach differential diagnosis through the lens of evidence-based practice, integrating research, clinical expertise, and patient values. Using dual process theory, Dr. Serafino will guide attendees through real case scenarios to practice balancing intuition and analysis. Ideal for all experience levels, this session helps sharpen diagnostic precision while reinforcing structured clinical decision-making.

11:45 AM – Catered Lunch (Included)

1:00 PM – Parallel Speaker Sessions
• Pre-PT Track: Admissions Success & Application Strategy (TBA)
• SPT/DPT Track: Vestibular & Concussion Management – Dr. Steven Spinks & Alexis Grecco

2:00 PM – Workshop 2: Lab Practical – Joint Mobilizations for the Shoulder, Hip & Knee – Dr. Clint Serafino
Time to put theory into practice. In this hands-on lab, you’ll rotate through three mini-sessions focused on essential mobilization techniques for the shoulder, hip, and knee. Each station begins with a quick anatomy and clinical review, followed by supervised practice with feedback. Whether you’re learning these techniques for the first time or refining existing skills, you’ll leave more confident and capable in your musculoskeletal toolkit.

4:00 PM – Panel Discussion + Closing Remarks

6:30 PM – Dinner & Social (Off-site beach bar – pay your way)

🎤 Featured Speakers

🎟 Registration & Pricing

Alumni-Only Early Bird: June 1–15 — $65 (Open to Toucan alumni only)

Price Increase and General Public Registration opens on June 16th!

Dear Alumni,

Before we open up to the public, we’re giving you — our Toucan alumni — first dibs. This is your invite to the first-ever PT Summit and reunion. We want as many alumni as possible locked in before June 15 so we can fill the room with familiar faces, good energy, and people who get what Toucan is all about.

We’re planning an amazing day of learning, hands-on workshops, speakers, and networking — plus the Saturday night beach bar bash (obviously). It’s going to feel like the best parts of a Toucan trip all over again.

🟡 But to really pull this off, we need you in EARLY. The more of you that commit during this window, the more we can tailor everything — from the space to the vibe — around making this a real Toucan reunion.

Grab your ticket, text your Toucan crew, and let’s make this something special.

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