October 2012 - Posts

Interview Reflections
by Lauren Rosso

I'm happy to report that I'm confident and satisfied with the way my interviews unfolded, despite my absurd level of nervousness beforehand. I had three interviews in total, and by the time the last was over I wanted to walk out and high-five everyone. Read More...

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Interviews are Upon Us
by Lauren Rosso

This is it! The moment we've all been waiting for! On Wednesday, my classmates and I will attend the interview(s) for our year-long clinical placements that will occupy our third and final year of the program. From what I've heard, the clinical education Read More...

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When a Patient Refuses to Work with a Student
by Lauren Rosso

I guess my initiation as a PT student is finally complete -- today was the first time a patient refused to work with me after I informed him that I was a student. In a way, I'm surprised it's taken a year and a half for that to happen. At the same time, Read More...

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Acute Care
by Lauren Rosso

This current clinical is my first exposure to acute-care physical therapy, and up until last week, I wasn't finding myself intimidated like the average PT student. Maybe it's because my CI was shielding me from the most complicated cases and kept my workload Read More...

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Losing Motivation
by Lauren Rosso

Admitting this is something that makes me feel very guilty, but over the past month, I haven't been able to find motivation for anything related to physical therapy school. In general, I'm a person who has never had a problem with motivation or maintaining Read More...

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