Mallory
Kargela,
PT, DPT
Associate Professor
Augustana University
Dr. Mallory Kargela is an associate professor in the Augustana Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and a board-certified cardiovascular and pulmonary clinical specialist. She maintains clinical practice treating patients with acute and chronic cardiopulmonary conditions. Her publications focus on physical therapy management in acute and subacute care and clinical reasoning frameworks within DPT education. Kargela serves on the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and the FSBPT Item-Writing Task Force. She is a continuing education reviewer for the Arizona Physical Therapy Association and an invited manuscript reviewer for The Clinical Teacher, Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, and Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Management reasoning—the cognitive and contextual processes that guide patient care decisions after a diagnosis—is an essential yet underdeveloped element of interprofessional education. It connects treatment planning, care progression, patient preferences, and resource use with the realities of collaborative clinical decision-making. Aligned with the Nexus Summit 2025 theme of preparing students for interprofessional collaborative practice, this 60-minute seminar introduces management reasoning as a critical mindset that bridges clinical reasoning and interprofessional team-based care.While…