Here’s a great New York Times blog post from a nurse about what it’s like to work in a field where you learn skills that must be practiced on real patients. She says, “We don’t usually tell patients when we are practicing on them because it makes them hesitant and nervous, but they often figure […]
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I read an article earlier today about women choosing jobs with flexibility over jobs that make more money. While I won’t go into that issue, I thought it was interesting that Physical Therapy was listed as a field with lots of flexibility. It is true that often when I tell someone I want to be
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The Dodgers are hiring the first woman to serve as head physical therapist of a team in any of the 4 major US professional sports leagues. Go Sue Falsone!
Physical Therapy appeared in a list by careercast.com of underrated jobs, alongside positions such as dietitian and civil engineer. One reason is that the unemployment rate for PTs in 2010 was 2%. Some of the overrated professions included law, medicine and psychology. What do you think? An Underrated Job?
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Just in time for National Physical Therapy month, The New York Times has printed an article about the increase in nurses, pharmacists and physical therapists pursuing doctorate degrees, and whether it is right for such professionals to consider themselves “doctors.” I’m curious what others think of the changes, especially since in four years, I hope
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nance-e: Because its National Physical Therapy Month! :]
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I had a great talk today with one of the PTs where I work about confidence. He said that now that I’ve been there a few months, he’s starting to guide me to figuring things out on my own more. This will develop confidence in my thought process and decision-making skills. He said that one
Now that I’ve been working as an aide for about three months, I’ve been able to see some real progress. I’ve seen patients go from limping in a brace post-surgery to walking unaided and I’ve seen others discharged altogether. It’s a great feeling to know that by helping the physical therapists, I’m helping these patients.
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Now that summer is more than half over, I am getting into the thick of applying to DPT programs for the fall of 2012. I have started my general application on PTCAS, begun writing my general essay, and am narrowing down the list of schools to which I’ll apply. I’m also studying for the GREs,
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I had a long talk today with one of the owners of the PT practice where I’m an aide about how I’ve been doing over the past two months. Now that I feel like I’ve gotten the hang of the job, it was good to hear some really constructive criticism. He outlined a few areas
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