I am a SPT going into my second year in Arizona. We are currently getting assigned our terminal clinical experiences, which will be three 10-week rotations immediately prior to graduation. Our school requires one OP, one IP, and one specialty TCE.

Im an ultramarathon runner and endurance sports was an interesting area at first, but damn near every guy in my class in into sports rehab so I lost some interest. Due to my Tourette's Syndrome, Neuro was always an area of interest, but after attending Combined Sections Meeting in February and finding myself in the lectures about male Pelvic PTs and the heavy need for them. I really found myself attracted to this niche realm and being able to support men who may not have many options to turn to. I also have a big interest in supporting transgender individuals who are undergoing bottom surgeries, as this is a totally new area of medicine that is constantly evolving, and I would love to be at the forefront of research and support in a new area.

Unfortunately, the pelvic TCE I was initially assigned to has decided they only want females, and a second option has stated that they believe most of their patients wouldn't want to work with a man and that my experience would be lackluster. My Director of Clinical Education is reaching out to a few national partners to see if they have any insight, because she's never worked with a male student interested in pelvic care.

Do any active PTs here on Reddit have insight on how I could potentially get my foot through the door into pelvic care, particularly within Arizona as a male student?

Thank you in advance for any insight or advice.

Edit: Just adding to note that I 100% understand how and why most clinics/patients would feel uncomfortable with a male PT when they have a majority female patient population, and I don't mind that one bit! My goal in this post is to see what pathways I might have into this niche area of (primarily) male pelvic PT given the shortage of opportunities compared to other areas in PT specialization.