Iris Lee · PTA · DPT Student · Creator

Work With Iris

Travel, healthcare, creativity, and the work of building a meaningful life.

I’m Iris Lee, the person behind Iris The Travel PT. My work connects first-person travel stories, graduate-school life, movement education, and thoughtful digital projects—all shaped by the belief that a full life can hold ambition, care, curiosity, and rest.

Iris Lee, licensed Physical Therapist Assistant and DPT student behind Iris The Travel PT
Iris Lee · New York and New Jersey
Iris Lee in a relaxed professional portrait
Healthcare student, traveler, educator, and creator.

Meet Iris

I’m building a healthcare career—and a life big enough to hold it.

My journey began in inpatient rehabilitation as a Physical Therapist Assistant, working with older adults and people recovering from neurological and geriatric conditions. That experience changed how I think about movement: not as a perfect routine, but as confidence, participation, dignity, and connection to daily life.

Now I’m a DPT student balancing coursework, clinical growth, finances, travel, and the desire to keep creating. Iris The Travel PT is where those pieces meet honestly. I share what I’m learning, build tools that make complicated seasons feel more navigable, and stay curious about what thoughtful healthcare and technology can become.

“I want education, wellness, and professional growth to feel human—not performative.”

Four Worlds

One person. Four connected parts of the journey.

Four lenses through which I document, create, teach, and imagine what comes next.

Iris seated among white dogs during a personal trip in Seoul, South Korea
Seoul, South Korea · Iris’s photo

01

Travel

Where I’m going.

Personal travel stories, practical planning, and the places I want to remember.

Explore Travel →
Built to Bloom Calendar showing scholarship deadlines and upcoming student milestones
The Bloom Calendar · current project

02

Built to Bloom

What I’m building.

Tools for school, funding, planning, and growing into the life around the degree.

Explore Built to Bloom →
Woman gently stretching her thigh in a warm home setting
Movement for real life

03

Wellness

How I can help you move.

Movement education, healthy aging, caregiver support, and realistic routines.

Explore Wellness →
TelePT Copilot prototype cropped to a clinician-controlled visit planning workflow
Investigational · clinician-led

04

TelePT

How I’m rethinking care.

Experimental tools for remote rehabilitation workflows with clinician judgment central.

Explore TelePT →

Selected Work

What I’m building now.

Ideas become more interesting when you can actually touch them.

TelePT Copilot interface cropped to a clinician-controlled visit and review workflow
TelePT Copilot · current workflow prototype
Investigational · clinician-led

Healthcare and technology

TelePT Copilot

Exploring how digital tools can support remote-care workflows without replacing clinician judgment.

Explore TelePT →
Bloom Calendar interface showing upcoming scholarship deadlines and planning milestones
Built to Bloom · the current Bloom Calendar

Student life and planning

Built to Bloom

Practical planning, scholarship, and study tools for building a life alongside the degree.

Visit Built to Bloom →

Ways to Work With Iris

Thoughtful work, shaped around the audience.

I’m open to projects that fit the broader Iris The Travel PT world and respect the scope of my current healthcare training.

01

Travel and creator collaborations

First-person destination storytelling, practical travel content, hospitality features, and aligned brand work.

02

Educational and wellness workshops

General sessions on healthy aging, balance awareness, caregiver movement education, travel wellness, and sustainable routines.

03

Healthcare and technology collaboration

Safety-conscious conversation, research, and creative prototyping around clinician-supported remote-care experiences.

04

Student resources, media, and speaking

PTA-to-DPT perspective, graduate-school systems, scholarship resources, interviews, and thoughtful community conversations.

Have an idea that does not fit neatly into a category? General inquiries are welcome too.

Why Iris

Clinical grounding. Creative range. A human point of view.

Licensed PTAInpatient rehabilitation experience.
DPT studentActively growing in clinical knowledge.
First-person voiceTravel and student stories grounded in lived experience.
Warm educatorPractical, approachable communication.
Cantonese-speakingSupport may be available for appropriate settings.
Iris Lee seated in a professional studio portrait

Contact

Let’s start a conversation.

Use the form for travel or brand collaborations, educational workshops, student resources, media inquiries, healthcare-technology conversations, website questions, or another aligned idea. For an organization, brand, or event, include the audience, approximate timeline, and what you have in mind.

Prefer email? Write to iristhetravelpt@gmail.com. I personally read every message and do my best to respond within 3–5 business days.

Please do not include personal medical information or private health details.

Name

Name, email, subject, and message are required. Your message is sent through the existing Iris The Travel PT contact workflow.

Professional scope: Iris is a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant and current DPT student. The educational and wellness offerings on this page are not physical therapy evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, or an individualized plan of care. Physical therapy services must be provided under the appropriate direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist according to applicable laws and regulations.

Looking at Iris projects?

Choose the project context first.

If you are here for collaboration or professional context, start with the project that matches your interest instead of a generic site loop.