Intro into Adulting as a Healthcare Professional

We exit academia and enter the workforce ready to establish ourselves as healthcare professionals. We have the entry-level knowledge and the soft skills that us our first job. We get our first paycheck and decide to treat ourselves to a fancy meal, a nice outfit, and a memorable night out. Then we realize we have student and car loans to pay, rent to come up with, a house to save for, and taxes to account for, and we feel the social pressure to invest but have no clue where to start.

This was my story, and it might be yours in the months to come.

Mackenzie Holden, MScPT 2020 Grad, Senior Associate and Education Lead at Foundation Physiotherapy & Wellness


Join Mackenzie, for an insightful education session on navigating the transition from school to practice.

Mackenzie will share her tips on finding a clinic that suits your professional values, asking the right questions during interviews, and tackling common challenges faced by clinicians in their initial years.

Gain practical wisdom and strategies to start your career with confidence and competence! 




Date: June 8, 2024

Time: 9am EST

Audience: All Healthcare Students and Residents

Duration: 90mins + Q & A. Refreshments and an opportunity to network will follow the session!

Location: Foundation- Trinity Bellwoods Dundas West Location

Cost: Free

After this seminar, you should:

  • Have a better understanding of why your mindset is your most important asset

  • Determine what ‘retirement’ means to you and how to create goals to ‘retire’

  • Understand the importance of compound interest, investing early and often

  • Why investing is the only way to combat inflation and grow your net worth

  • How does your income classification affect your taxes, your expenses, and your bottom line

  • Gain practical wisdom and strategies to start your career with confidence and competence! 

Topics will include:

  1. Money, Growth Mindset, and Goal Setting

  2. Financial Planning for ‘Retirement’

  3. The Power of Compound Interest and the Importance of Starting Early in Your Career

  4. Spenders/Savers/Investors and the Impact of Inflation on Your Ability to Generate Wealth

  5. How the Type of Income You Earn can affect your Bottom Line (Employee vs Sole Proprietor vs Professional Corporation)

  6. Tips on finding a clinic that suits your professional values, asking the right questions during interviews

    In Collaboration with…

    Foundation Physiotherapy and Wellness has been serving the people of Toronto since 2011. We are a physiotherapist-owned and led company focused on professional growth and clinical excellence. Our roles are to take our clients on the journey of feeling, moving and living better. We make an impact in our communities, build genuine relationships and elevate our team into learners and leaders. Learn more about our team here.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    • Absolutely none! I have nothing to hide here. I have not taken any undergraduate, post graduate or extra-curricular courses in anything related to financial planning, economics, accounting etc.

      The information provided is strictly from what I have learned through my career as a hobby of mine, something that I am deeply passionate about and that I have spent my evenings and weekends learning about. My sources have mainly been through networking, youtube channels, podcasts, and non-fiction books. Well, I’ve also learned through trial and error and losing sums of money. I’m hoping through my experience I can spare you from those mistakes

    • Budget for around 90mins. There will be a presentation followed by an opportunity to ask questions!

    • First, this is not a get-rich-quick scheme, nor is the information designed to get ‘filthy rich. There is so much more to life than money. I have designed this course first and foremost to disseminate information that the most wealthy in society already know but the poor and middle class don’t. Secondly, to present the opportunities of what can be achieved by allied health professionals so that they can take control of their lives and achieve their own sense of fulfillment.

    • No, unfortunately not, for a few reasons. I have found those people who make learning a priority will get the most out of the material. Furthermore, live engagement allows for a more enriching conversation. Lastly, a few of my slides will come directly from my paid courses and e-guides, so out of respect for my paying customers, I will not provide a recording.

    • I get it, life happens and sometimes interrupts our best intentions. If you cannot attend, you can find past recordings (however not exactly the same as this seminar) on EMBODIA. There will be both free and paid content for your consumption.

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