Journey of a DPT Student : February 2012

PT Students -- We Need Stronger Stomachs by Lauren Rosso: This week in our patient management course, we're learning about lower-extremity amputations and PT interventions. Inevitably, there were pictures of "amputations gone wrong" and surgical complications that we could potentially encounter if we decide Read More...
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Do Test Grades Reflect Clinical Skills? by Lauren Rosso: With the results of our recent exams back, there has inevitably been concern about our grades and the implications for those who did not do as well as they would have liked to. The question that always remains is to what degree written exams actually Read More...
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Complaining -- Where Does It Get Us? by Lauren Rosso: If you have read any of my recent posts, I'm sure you can figure out that I'm knee-deep in the middle of a pretty tough semester. So I'll preface this post by saying I recognize that I'm on edge, and probably have a pretty short fuse compared to normal. Read More...
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Losing Sight of the Bigger Picture by Lauren Rosso: It's official -- we're in "that semester." The one we've heard about since entering the program, and despite having some forewarning that it would be terrible, I don't think any of us realized how bad it was going to get. I know it's nothing new. Anyone Read More...
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