Since I used some of my free time this summer to reread the Little House books, I was excited to read about recent research published in Pediatrics regarding Laura Ingalls Wilder’s sister Mary. One of the saddest events in the book is when Mary goes blind after contracting Scarlet Fever. A doctor named Beth A. […]
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For the fast few Fridays, I’ve joined a few of my classmates volunteering at interviews for the Columbia DPT Class of 2016. Meeting the students at my own interview helped me fall in love with the program, so it’s fun to think that I can possibly do that for someone else. One of the most
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Therapydia is holding Blog Award nominations, so if you enjoy this blog, please nominate it by following the link and entering my blog under #4 “Best Student Blog.” You can copy and paste this into the field: http://pt2b15.tumblr.com/ (you don’t have to vote for other categories if you don’t have nominations for them). Thanks! Please
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I hope everyone attending CSM is having a great time! I’m hoping to make it next year. In the meantime, I want to get the word out about a Continuing Education class open to all physical therapists, athletic trainers, students and other interested people: On Thursday, 2/7, Irene Davis PhD, PT, FACSM, FAPTA, FASB will
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As I noted in my last post, in order to exercise consistently, you need to find a workout you actually enjoy. While I love the elliptical and weightlifting, I decided to use my extra time over winter break to try an exciting new workout: aerial yoga! As you can see from the picture, aerial yoga
If you’ve been to the gym this week, you’ve probably noticed that it’s more crowded than usual. But give it a few weeks, and many of the New Year’s resolution crowd will have disappeared. While it’ll be great to have the gym back at normal capacity, it’s unfortunate that many of these people will have
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I’ve seen a lot of guides for surviving PT school, so here’s mine for getting through the first semester: 1. Surround yourself with a good support system. After spending all day with my peers, it was great to come home and be able to vent to my incredibly patient boyfriend. He also gave me lots
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“So how’s school?” All semester it’s been difficult to answer this question to people not in my program or who don’t talk to me regularly. I usually answer with a succinct, “Very hard, but also very interesting.” On the one hand that doesn’t even begin to cover it, but that also kind of explains everything.
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I’m putting a lot of thought into writing a reflection of my first semester. But as I continue to work on that, I have other things I want to share. Here are some thoughts I have about learning from the students ahead of us in the program: One of the best resources in PT school
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Another jobs ranking for Physical Therapy, this time #8 on CNN’s Best Jobs in America list. They give PT an ‘A’ personal satisfaction and benefit to society, which makes sense. I’m curious about giving PT a ‘C’ for being low stress. There’s a lot of paperwork and a lot of pressure to succeed in helping