DPT III · Emory Division of Physical Therapy

Fall 2026 Command Center

Mon, Aug 24 – Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · Brittany
SEMESTER PULSE--%
Real conflict, not a small one: the adult neurorehab GA runs Mon & Wed 9 AM–4 PM with split labs Thursday afternoon. That overlaps Advanced Medical Screening (Mon 8–10) and Prof. Leadership & Dev. (Mon 10–12) on Mondays, your Research meetings (Wed 8–12) on Wednesdays, and the tail end of Dry Needling (Thu 8–1) on Thursdays. Full 9–4 presence both days isn't compatible with your own mandatory courseload — this almost certainly means partial GA hours rather than the whole block. Worth confirming scope directly with the course faculty before committing.
Mandatory course Elective Clinical / precepting Wellness Volunteering Appointment Suggested (GA / volunteer / self-study) Overlaps another block Workout

Add or edit a block

Click any block to edit its subject, time, location, or type. Hover and click the × to remove it. Changes save automatically. "Just one date" blocks only show up on the week that contains that date — pick "Repeats every week" for anything recurring.
Zoom 100%

The grid below is your recurring template — same courses/blocks every week. The bar above just tracks which real week you're looking at and surfaces one-off dated items (intensives, no-class days, deadlines) for it.

Suggested weekly rhythm outside class

Kept light on purpose — this semester's job is coursework + GA + volunteering. Spanish, PT-skill upkeep, and NPTE stay in maintenance mode until the didactic load lifts.

Tue eve, 20 min — Spanish (Consulta roadmap, current week's unit)
Thu eve, 20 min — Spanish, second pass / vocab recall
Sat morning, 45–60 min — PT skill practice: manual techniques, palpation, special tests with a peer
Daily, 15–20 min — Anki maintenance (FSRS due cards only, no new material added yet)
Sun, 30 min — Weekly reset: clear Anki backlog, glance at Phase 1 tracker, plan the coming week

Weekends — the grid below now includes Sat/Sun so you can block in Emory Midtown shifts (8:30 AM–5 PM) or other weekend commitments directly. Saturday is also day 6 of the lift split (Sunday stays a full rest day), so keep that in mind before saying yes to a Saturday shift on top of it. No fixed weekday commitments compete with weekend volunteer time otherwise, so it's the easiest to say yes to when offered.

Zoom 100%

Fall priority order

1) Clinical coursework & electives  →  2) GA duties + Emory Midtown volunteering  →  3) Spanish + PT skills upkeep  →  4) NPTE maintenance only. April 2027 is the target — this fall is about not losing ground, not about ramping up yet.

How Fall 2026 fits your Phase 1–6 system

NOW
Phase 1 is already underway (launched 7/21/26). Through this semester, treat it as background maintenance: keep FSRS reviews current, don't fall into backlog, but don't add new Kenhub/FF content faster than clinical + GA + volunteer load allows.
DEC
Finals week (12/7–12/11) — pause any new NPTE material that week. Anki reviews only, on autopilot.
WINTER BREAK
12/12–1/3 — good window for a light Phase 1 push since coursework is off. No hardcoded ramp here; use it opportunistically based on how the semester actually went.
SPRING '27
This is where intensity should climb toward Phase 2+ as clinical load shifts. Revisit and re-lock the phase-by-phase calendar once your Spring DPT IV schedule is in hand.

Guardrail

If any week this fall forces a choice between an NPTE study block and clinical prep, GA responsibilities, or actual rest — NPTE loses. April 2027 has room to absorb a slow fall; a burned-out clinical semester doesn't have room to absorb anything.

Key semester dates

    Your reminders

      Saved to your account.

      Today

      Auto-saves as you type. A fresh dump starts automatically each new day.

      Quick to-dos for today — add, check off, done.

        Brain dump — anything else on your mind. No structure needed.