Physical Therapy Personal Statement

Initially, my career was as a Physical Therapist. This was where my teaching career began. Who knew that 50% of physical therapy involved teaching people how to care for themselves through movement? Moreover, my place of employment, Morristown Memorial Hospital, had a partnership with Fairleigh Dickinson University, and I was afforded the opportunity to teach in their Physical Therapist Assistant Program. Being passionate about my profession, I worked full-time as a therapist, and part-time as an instructor. Sharing knowledge and assessing students through teacher developed written and performance assessments, was a very fulfilling experience.

Ever since I was young my life goals were to help others when I grew up, however I wasn’t exactly sure how. Throughout the past couple years, with a wonderful support system; I have been able to make the decision about wanting to achieve the goal of becoming a physical therapist. It is my belief that I have a high spiritual calling to be a physical therapist, because I have the intention to be able to guide others. I gather that this can be spiritual, because helping others is what God’s intentions are, and would recommend others to follow in His footsteps. My mindset is indeed compassionate, empathetic, selfless, and strong with a thirst for knowledge. Being a physical therapist has many rewards such as happiness, equality, and a sense of accomplishment which can be very valuable and will affect my life in a positive manner.

I feel that attending the Summer Institute will help me decide if I really want to go into healthcare and possibly what speciality I’m most interested in. It will also help me get a more in depth experience of what medical school is

I am grateful to have been able to pick up an application for this summer camp program. I know I will have fun learning all this new material that I can apply to real life. On the other hand, I will become better at peer relations, teamwork, and leadership- which currently I’m working on getting better at, so Camp Med will also help me become a better person in general. This is why Camp Med directors should let me attend this program because I have committed myself to developing into a better person to prepare myself for a career in the medical field. One more reason for why I am interested in Camp Med is because I have a passion for learning about medical related subjects, but Camp Med will allow me to be educated

I want to help others, in any way I can. My ticket would take me to a physical therapist degree. I gained an interest in becoming a physical therapist when I started to care more about my physical fitness, and wonder all about muscles and the human bodies full potential. I know I would make an excellent physical therapist. My interest in the human body makes it very easy to learn and drives me to learn as much as I possibly can. When it comes to the human body and learning about how different activates and diets affect it, I can never learn enough. I want to be a physical therapist so I can help others feel healthy.

Ever since I was young I knew I wanted to work with and help others. Now at that young age I imagined being a teacher or a veterinarian. As I’ve grown older I’ve discovered both those careers weren’t exactly what I wanted. My dreams have changed slightly but I do still have the same dream of helping others. I hope to go into the medical field and become a physical therapist. Physical therapy is a career that not only reaches my goal of helping others but reaches other goals I have developed as I’ve grown up. One thing I know now is that I want to be someone who helps people get back on track and become their best self. Along with that I hope to help prevent future injuries and issues.

Since entering college, I definitely “hit the ground running”. I have wanted to be a physical therapist since middle school, and I am anxious to be a part of its community. That being said, I set out on my career path with the goal of obtaining my bachelor’s degree and applying for physical therapy school within three years, while doing my best to hold a 4.0 GPA. This called for taking a heavy load of coursework and choosing to take classes year-round. I scheduled my time so that I would be able to balance the heavy course load, while continuing my normal volunteer work, job shadowing/observing, and being an active member in my organizations. One thing I did not account for was actual ‘paid’ work time. This is partially due to me being fortunate

“So, do you know what you are doing yet after graduation?” This is a notorious question everybody gets asked at one point in their lifetime. Most people do not know the answer to this question, for there is a very broad range of things to do. I have known ever since I was little that I wanted to go to college for something along the lines of medical science, or health science. I just was not sure for what job exactly. It was not until this previous summer when it hit me that I wanted to become a physical therapist. One day my mother and I went to Vantage Physical Therapy because she had an appointment for her foot. As soon as I walked into the building, I looked around and was just blown away by the facility. There were tons of enjoyable, genial people everywhere. During the appointment, I had paid close attention to everything the therapist had done and was incredibly intrigued. Not to mention, I love anything that has to deal with science, the human body, and health. While I was observing at the appointment, everything piqued my interest. To give an illustration, the therapist had me help tape people’s legs and my mother’s foot. I immediately fell in love with physical therapy. When I had gotten home, I quickly ran to the computer to scrutinize the requirements such as education, degrees, licenses, background information, just about everything. I knew it was the job for me! Now when people ask me that renowned question I can finally answer, “Why yes, yes I do!”

Throughout high school and half of my college career, I believed that I was going to be a physical therapist. I thoroughly enjoyed the challenges this profession presented, as well as the sincere interactions with people and commitment to their health. However,

Although many goals we set at times may seem never ending or hard to achieve them, however they are not. With the influence of an early college high school and the shadowing of a Physical Therapist my goal of becoming a Physical Therapist has never been closer than ever. With all this said one must strive to achieve what I and many others, dream to

When first starting my undergraduate studies at Saint Francis University, my intentions were originally to get a doctorate in physical therapy with a bachelors in exercise physiology because I thought exercise physiology would complement it well. During my junior year I started to grow a passion for exercise physiology that only grew stronger through the rest of my undergraduate studies. By the time I finished my upper level courses of my undergraduate program I began to realize that I was no longer as interested in physical therapy as much as I once was. I took a few weeks and really reflected on what I truly wanted to do without worrying about what other people think or how much money would be made compared to other jobs. During this reflecting period I discovered several things: I was letting my parents’ guide my life and wasn’t making career choices on what would make me truly happy, the experiences I have had with training individuals and helping them live a healthier life made me truly happy, working in clinical settings and in the lab at Saint Francis University never felt like work and was always enjoyable, Whatever I decide to do I want to be helping people, and that I had a deep connection to individuals with cancer.

At the end of the day, I want to achieve my goal in becoming an anesthesiologist assistance. I understand that there will be bumps and hardships along the road there, but I am ambitious about my goal and I will try my best. I rather know that I have try and not give up my dream than regretting it later in life. Like people always says, if you fail try and try again until you succeed. I understand that part of life is about failing, I have to pick myself up and move forward and

Exposure. Exposure is an important key in life. Without it you don’t know if you have the confidence of tending to certain situations especially in the medical environment. I think that exposure is important, if not the most important, in deciding if you want to work as a medical physician in the future. It can also influence what medical profession you would like to work in. The summer biomedical sciences institute program would be my first real experience in the health field. This program is important to me because it will be my first step in my medical journey. It will expose me to clinical situations allowing me to see doctor to patient interactions first hand.

Sports Medicine Pathway The Sports Medicine pathway is a curriculum that provides an educational option for students who have successfully completed the Health Sciences Core. This pathway is designed to give students the education, training and hands-on learning opportunities they need to explore careers in sports medicine. The program offers students an opportunity to learn through an integrated curriculum, career exploration, job shadowing, and internships. The class teaches students about the prevention and care of athletic injuries including components of exercise science, anatomy, safety, first aid and emergency services associated with injuries in sports. Students will also learn about legal issues, nutrition, protective sports equipment,

The PULSE program will be beneficial to my interest in the medical field. Any topic that is related in some way to the medical field will be helpful for my career interest. I've taken numerous courses related to health which are offered at my high school that I've enjoyed. This program will continue to teach me with something I'm really into and passionate about. I love to be involved in labs and hand on activities which this program has to offer. Also, I would like to take all the opportunities I get to accomplish as much as I can before I enter college. This program seems to have exactly what I am looking for. It will advance my knowledge specifically on orthopedics and musculoskeletal, which is the topic for the upcoming year. The setting