Healthcare and Health System Perspectives From the Side of Public Health Recreational Therapy | Ep. 16

This week, we sat down with Samantha Perrotta, a PhD student in the Department of Health, Aging, and Society at McMaster University who has experience working as a recreational therapist and has completed her Master’s in Public Health. Sam discusses her educational and career journey and we learn that the journey to choosing a career is not necessarily always simple but may be influenced through life experiences and mentors. She also eloquently explains the approach recreational therapists take towards patient care and how she used her experiences to influence her approach to learning about healthcare and health inequities during her Masters of Public Health Program. We are then able to continue to gain more insight into the importance of considering the social determinants of health in individual health outcomes and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and teamwork in patient care from a public health and recreational therapy perspective. Sam also shares some great advice for students considering a field in healthcare!