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Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s
Overseeing the business of medicine is big business. Here’s an interesting article about salaries in the healthcare field. Many administrators and insurance executives are making exorbitant amounts of money, and driving up the price of healthcare. Alsonof note, this says physical therapists working in hospitals make about $78,000/year on average. Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not
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Getting out of the classroom, again
I just finished a challenging semester of school. One that was supposed to be the hardest semester of all. While I’m not sure if I agree, it definitely was challenging. Long hours of class, followed by even longer hours of studying. However, since it was second semester of the second year, most of the classes
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Hi Jasmine. I’ve really enjoyed reading your blog! I’ll be starting my DPT program this June, and your blog has given me a better idea of what I have to look forward to! Could you go into more detail about your clinical experiences? You mentioned in a previous post that you were working a few very long days a week for your clinical. Are clinicals more like working a very intense job than being in school? Thank you!
Congrats on getting into PT school! Clinical experiences differ a little bit from school to school. Some schools get you into the clinic right from the beginning, and some don’t send you out until the end. However, no matter where you go to school, you will have had several weeks of clinical experience by the
Twitter Healthcare Chats
One of my favorite things about Twitter is the ability to engage in professional discussions with my peers and mentors. I’ve enjoyed talking about PT issues on Wednesday nights through the #DPTstudent chat and also #solvePT, and also general healthcare issues through #meded and #HCLDR. Two recent #HCLDR chats I’ve participated in recently have been
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Three Years
Today is my blog’s third birthday. I wrote my first post when I was planning out my pre-reqs so I could apply to school. Now I’m more than halfway done with school. It’s been a great adventure, and I’m excited to see what happens next!
Walking While Texting Changes Gait Patterns
Although it seems obvious that texting while walking would affect your walking by making you less aware of your surroundings, it also has significant changes on your gait. These changes can make it more likely that the texter will fall: Most noticeable, the volunteers began to walk with a more upright and rigid body position.
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Because Curlers Can Pull Muscles, Too
The United States and Britain are the only teams with athletic trainers [and physical therapists] devoted solely to curling, one of the less strenuous sports at the Games. Because Curlers Can Pull Muscles, Too
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Hey, I am a first year PT school and I wanted to ask you how you handle frustrations when learning new skills in the classroom. I feel like my classmates master a skill & move on so much quicker than me. I get SO angry & frustrated with myself bc I feel I’m not keeping up. I often end up getting teary eyed & snap at my partner. My attitude is hindering my learning plus it’s not professional. Everyone is helpful, I feel that I just have an issue with being way too hard on myself. Any tips?
I understand a lot of what you’re feeling. I a little bit of that my first year, so here are a few things to keep in mind: The loudest person in the room is not necessarily the smartest person. If you actually listen to the people who seem to know it all and spend their
Circus Skills to Build Olympic Coordination
As a child, I was fortunate to attend a sleepaway camp for five summers, where instead of the usual arts and crafts, I was able to learn circus skills for up to six hours a day. I learned to juggle, unicycle and perform on more types of trapeze than the average person knows exist. Learning
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