Journey of a DPT Student : Geriatrics

When Life Happens During PT School

Lauren Rosso — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:32:00 GMT

I've been fortunate over the past two years to have very few life-related interruptions in my attempts to excel at this whole "PT" thing. However last weekend, right before the start of finals week, I received news that my grandfather passed away. The...(read more)

Interview Reflections

Lauren Rosso — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:43:00 GMT

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)

Interviews are Upon Us

Lauren Rosso — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:59:00 GMT

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)

When a Patient Refuses to Work with a Student

Lauren Rosso — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:11:00 GMT

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)

Acute Care

Lauren Rosso — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:45:00 GMT

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)

How to Decide on a Clinical Placement

Lauren Rosso — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:42:00 GMT

At the end of October, we start the interview process that will ultimately determine our clinical rotations during our third year. In my program, the final year of the program is entirely clinical with either two six- month placements or one 12-month...(read more)

Delivering Bad News to a Patient

Lauren Rosso — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:28:00 GMT

Now that I am starting to take on more of the CI's caseload, I'm faced with decisions that I previously didn't have to make. On all of my other placements, I wasn't heavily involved in reevaluation or discharge planning. This time around, I'm seeing patients...(read more)

Working with Older Adults

Lauren Rosso — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:45:00 GMT

My current clinical is the first where I have worked primarily with an older population; most patients being more than 70 years old. I am surprised by how much I am enjoying the experience. I don't mean to sound like I wasn't looking forward to the opportunity...(read more)

An American Abroad

Lauren Rosso — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:39:00 GMT

I apologize for the delay in posting this blog. Our finals ended Thursday the 21 st , and by that Saturday I was boarding a plane headed to Newcastle, England, where I'll be completing my summer clinical. As it turns out, two days wasn't exactly enough...(read more)