A Day in the Life of a PT Student

Solitude

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:00 GMT

This week I learned that solitude and silence can be very relaxing. Two tests, three papers due within the next one to two weeks, taking my NATABOC, meetings, work, massage-a-thon, family issues, my purse being lost/stolen along with keys, vital medications,...(read more)

Fulfilling My Potential

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:14:00 GMT

So many times we hear people discussing whether someone is reaching their full potential. It not only applies in rehabilitation, but in life in general. But what does it truly mean? Is a person's full potential measured based on how others perceive them,...(read more)

Career Fair

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Our career fair is coming up tomorrow and I cannot wait. The day is sure to be a very exciting and stressful one. So far I have completed my resume and had professors as well as the career services center at Marquette look over it. Well that was the first...(read more)

Laugh, Play, Smile

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:39:00 GMT

Senior Farewell and Massage-A-Thon are well on their way, and I can't wait! I am especially excited for Senior Farewell. It is the one opportunity that we get to make fun of all of our previous professors. This year however, our professors are apparently...(read more)

The Benefits of Journal Clubs

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:56:00 GMT

In one of our classes we frequently discuss the benefits of having journal clubs. Often times while in practice, people can fall behind in staying up to date with evidence-based practice (EBP). With such a progressive profession like physical therapy,...(read more)

Work, Work, Work!

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:24:00 GMT

This semester is becoming jam packed with A LOT of work. I don't think that I have had this many projects and papers due since taking English, History, Philosophy, and Theology all in the same semester. It's almost overwhelming at times. Nonetheless,...(read more)

The Resume

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Now comes the time again where there is just A LOT going on. Besides the loads of projects, papers and tests, we have a lot of events coming up. We have Massage-A-Thon coming around the corner, which was extremely successful last semester. Then we have...(read more)

Why Such Little Recognition?

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:36:00 GMT

I've been thinking a lot lately about physical therapy in general. I feel as though there is not enough credit given to the profession. There is so much we do that other professionals only receive baseline or no knowledge about, yet it seems as though...(read more)

Interacting with PTAs

Veronica Haywood — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:45:00 GMT

This week I was discussing the roles between PT's, PT students, and PTA's with my professor. I mentioned that, though I have had interactions with PTA's during my last two clinicals, it has been relatively limited in me directly supervising them. While...(read more)

Outpatient Physical Therapy and Psychiatric Help

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:28:00 GMT

OK, so I just want to start by saying I LOVE MARQUETTE PT AND ALL MY TEACHERS. Just as a clarification. While I was working in an outpatient practice I realized that it was not easy to handle situations where patients needed possible psychology/psychiatric...(read more)

Back To School

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:42:00 GMT

Wow--school has started this week! Someone in my class summed up the first few days excellently in her Facebook status: It's only been a few days, but it feels like half a semester. (Sorry if I butchered it!) I am convinced that our classes are even longer...(read more)

PT vs. ATC. Is There a Difference?

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:59:00 GMT

OK, so today I have a question sparked by a discussion that my roommate, who is currently a third year athletic training student, and I had the other night. Basically, she is battling over whether she wants to go to graduate school (DPT, masters in AT,...(read more)

Saying Goodbye

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:45:00 GMT

As the start of the school year approaches, I have become more excited and worried all at once. This will be my last semester of classes and while part of me is excited, a large part of me will miss being at Marquette. My mom thought it was actually quite...(read more)

The Pressures of Graduating

Veronica Haywood — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:39:00 GMT

For some reason, I am having the hardest time choosing my last two clinicals. I know that one has to be an acute care rotation, and at some point one must focus on wound care, but if I choose my wound care and acute care rotation as the same clinical...(read more)

Ignoring Proper Hygiene

Veronica Haywood — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:12:00 GMT

So I have come to realize that although everyone talks about it often, something that is really important but not practiced often is good hygiene. It's something that I have noticed in the past, but it was brought to my attention more recently after having...(read more)