Journey of a DPT Student

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PT Students Working Holidays by Lauren Rosso: It's the age-old question for PT students on rotation around the holidays -- will I be expected to work? There's inevitably that awkward point when the issue finally surfaces and you find yourself trying to test the waters mid-conversation. Someone brings Read More...
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Continuum of Care by Lauren Rosso: In transferring from inpatient rehab to a local outpatient PT clinic, I have the unique opportunity to see patients throughout their course of recovery. When I arrived to my current clinical site, I recognized at least three patients who had been on either Read More...
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Caseload Breaking Point by Lauren Rosso: I just finished my second week at an outpatient clinic where I see a great variety of patients. I'd say it's split 50/50 between orthopedic and neurologic diagnoses. The caseload diversity is going to be a great learning experience. But until I feel up Read More...
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Back to Basics by Lauren Rosso: In case you haven't followed the past few blogs, I started a new clinical on Monday after having spent six months in an inpatient rehab setting. I'm now interning at an outpatient center where the patient population spans the entire gamut -- orthopedics, Read More...
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Big Projects, Long Lectures by Lauren Rosso: It's been about six months since I've written anything other than a progress note or a blog, and about as long since I've sat in a four-hour lecture. On Saturday, I sat in eight hours of a conference, and Sunday I completed a 20-page "final" project. Read More...
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The "C" Word by Lauren Rosso: I've dealt a lot with the "c" word lately -- cancer. On both a personal and professional level, I've had an up-close look at the effects of the disease on patients, families and healthcare professionals. In the world of PT school, we covered cancer interventions Read More...
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PT Career and Injuries by Lauren Rosso: Three different events have come up in the past week that make me wonder about the world of "light duty" and injuries. If you're reading this, I'm assuming you have some career connection to physical therapy and therefore realize that ours are not the Read More...
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Encouragement vs. False Hopes by Lauren Rosso: Working on the spinal cord injury unit, I often find myself treating patients whose functional recovery we can't predict. As I've taken the lead on more of these cases, one of the most significant challenges I face is finding a balance between providing Read More...
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Keeping in Touch with Patients by Lauren Rosso: Having the opportunity to spend three months at one clinical site has meant that I've seen a lot of my patients through their entire course of inpatient rehab care. And as I've taken on more of my own caseload, I've been their primary PT. By chance, there Read More...
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Difficult Personalities by Lauren Rosso: In general, I consider myself a patient person. And I truly do love to make connections with my patients, no matter how difficult some of them may be. I actually pride myself on it. But sometimes, no matter how hard I try, patience eludes me. Take, for Read More...
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Taking Advantage of Unique Opportunities by Lauren Rosso: I only have six weeks left at my current clinical (which, in the end, will be six months long). I'm working in a very large urban hospital, and I regret to say that I only know two floors in the entire place. As I see more and more patients and learn Read More...
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Dedication to the PT Profession by Lauren Rosso: If there's one thing that holds true for inpatient rehab, it's that something is bound to go wrong with discharge planning. This is what I took away from clinical this week. When 4:45 came around on Friday afternoon and I was finally putting together Read More...
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The DPT Growing Process by Lauren Rosso: With my CI leaving for a weeklong beach trip and three-quarters of our caseload being discharged this week, I'm suddenly finding myself in a decision-maker's role for planning and coordinating their departure from inpatient rehab. If these responsibilities Read More...
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Data Collection and Outcome Measures by Lauren Rosso: As part of our final requirements for the DPT program, we participate in a data-collection project throughout the course of our year-long affiliation. I've blogged about this before, but for those of you who aren't familiar, it's one huge project that Read More...
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Letters of Medical Necessity by Lauren Rosso: I spent the better part of my free time this week researching and attempting to complete my first letter of medical necessity for a custom wheelchair. I consider this another one of those areas that school just can't prepare you for. It has been a challenge Read More...
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