A Day in the Life of a PT Student : March 2009

Don’t Uphold Poor Standards by Veronica Haywood: I think a really good article to check out is the "Addressing Unequal Treatment: Disparities in Healthcare" by Gillian K. Steelfisher of The Common Wealth Fund. It hits a lot of the same points as the National Healthcare Disparities Report, but it also Read More...
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More Than Massage by Veronica Haywood: OK. This is another side track from the disparities blog. But, why is it that the first thing people say when I tell them that I am a PT student or PT aide is "Oh, so you give massages?" The first few times it happened, I just thought it was sort of funny, Read More...
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Trusting the Health Care System by Veronica Haywood: I've previously spoke on the importance of patients having health care providers they feel they can relate to. Whether it be having a provider of a certain sex, race or religion. Surprisingly, those that predominately seek urgent care are lacking in the Read More...
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Choosing a Specialty by Veronica Haywood: Sorry to side note from the discussion on disparities, but I was curious as to how people chose their specialties and why they chose them. I'm currently trying to decide on what I want to take as an elective. I have been racking my brain every day because Read More...
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