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During his long career in a small town in Iowa, Dan Mack, PT, found a way to shape the future of physical therapy.
Most physical therapists can point to someone in the profession who, perhaps more than anyone else, helped them get to where they are today. Dan Mack, PT, can certainly do that — in his case, it was a PT named Walter Svoboda who he remembers as his earliest mentor. But this story isn't about the people who steered Mack down the road of his long and rewarding career. Instead, it's about Mack himself and the people he personally mentored over the years.
Date: October 1, 2024
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Feature
Chris Hayhurst
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