Madison Hudgins, R. KinDirector and Kinesiologist at Breast Rehab located in Ottawa, Ontario. Madison graduated from the University of Ottawa in Human Kinetics and has been a registered member of the COKO since October 2018. Madison is very passionate about women’s health which helped lead her to finding a unique clinic opportunity with Breast Rehab.In this episode, she tells why she declined all her grad school offer letters, what helped her decide women’s health was her niche, and the most important thing to do as a new kinesiologist.

Show Notes0’ - Intro3’ - Declined all grad schools to continue as a kinesiologist4’ - Performance review turned into a clinic opportunity6’ - Volunteering helped her the most to realize kinesiology as a profession12’ - Women’s health interest started with a thought-provoking professor16’ - Role as a Kinesiologist/Director18’ - Interdisciplinary vs multidisciplinary clinic22’ - We need to fight for our profession26’ - Dream for every health team to have a kinesiologist32’ - Number one thing is to connecting with people37’ - Kinesiologist resources (Connected Kinesiologists Facebook Group, LinkedIn, Conferences, TED Talks)

LinksMadison’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-hudgins-41610b176/Breast Rehab Website: https://breastrehab.ca/Breast Rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breastrehab/Breast Rehab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breastrehab/

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