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Author: Corey Nolte, PT, DPT

Corey Nolte, PT, DPT is a physical therapist who completed his Acute Care Residency at Baylor Scott and White (Baylor University Medical Center) in Dallas, Texas in 2019-2020. During his residency, he engaged in independent and mentor-guided learning throughout the hospital system in the Med-Surg ICU/transplant, Orthopedics, Oncology, Neurology ICU/trauma/stroke, and Cardiopulmonary ICU/transplant floors. He currently works in the ICU at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, MO and spearheads the ICU Mobility program with his PT/OT co-workers. The Humanities are important to him because through active listening and self-reflection, therapists can meet each patient on an emotional, mental, and physical level, ensuring patient-centered care through all stages of life.

The Fragility of Life: Through Service I Live

In an honest case study from his residency year, Corey Nolte shows how “my narrow-minded understanding of the resiliency of the will to live was expanded.” As his terminally-ill cancer patient became more frail and less willing to accept treatment, they shared a tender, intimate moment of prayer. Nolte offered comfort through his patient’s final days. By carefully supporting end-of-life wishes, he notes, “we can help to unburden patient angst and give direction to our own moral compass.”