a. Education – Completing the Transitional Doctorate Program in Physical Therapy is a personal goal to enhance my education. Attending continuing education courses not only to fulfill state- mandated license renewal requirement but most importantly to further my skills and knowledge in my profession.
b. Be Well-Rounded – My personal goal is to continue learning and improving my knowledge of the business aspect of physical therapy and how to become a good leader/manager. These include the ability to boost teamwork in our organization, how to run the daily operations of the PT department and how to resolve conflict in the organization.
c. Volunteer – As a lead therapist in our department, I do a lot of volunteer work apart from my primary duties
Ever since I was a kid, it has been my life goal to help as many people I can. I have moved around in many different areas of the medical field, but no career had caught my eye as much as physical therapy. As an athlete, I have been in and out of the physical therapist’s office for a majority of my life. Each time I have went I could not help but be beyond grateful for what these people have done for me; they have given me the ability to play the sport I love despite all the hiccups. Physical therapy is a dynamic field within the field of medicine because as a physical therapist one can make a difference in the lives of his or her patients, enjoy job security, and enjoy a rewarding and personally satisfying career.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Doctor of Physical Therapy program is a unique and prestigious program designed to challenge the future Physical Therapists of our society. The rigor and competitive reputation of the program, the focus on collaboration and evidence-based education, and the service to the La Crosse community are just a few of the many reasons I am applying to this program.
Physical Therapy is an active, helpful career. It focuses on rehabilitation to reestablish full function and mobility to the patient. Anyone and everyone can qualify for physical therapy. Patients differ in age and race, and of course, by their illness or injury. The job involves possessing and using knowledge to diagnose the patient and establish a management plan deciding what therapy will benefit and improve the patient’s condition and averaging how long it will take to accomplish.
The standard scope of practice of a Doctor of Physical Therapy consists of providing exercises and services that “prevent, minimize, or eliminate impairments of body functions and structures, activity limitations, and participation restrictions” as well as creating goals that will guide my patient to better mobility (The Physical Therapy, 2015). Physical therapy is a dynamic form of health care that focuses on rehabilitation, risk-prevention exercises, and performance
Temple University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program has many aspects that I admire which makes it my top choice of schools to attend to pursue my DPT education. The first reason being this program has an extensive focus on helping the poor, with my degree I wanted to go back to Punjab, India to help elders in my village. The care for elders in small villages is minimal due lack of funding. With this program, I would be one step closer to my dream. The second reason is that way the curriculum is set up; the program allows internship in the second year, which is earlier than most other programs. I would definitely take advantage of the research opportunities that exist for students because I am a hands on individual that learns and understands
I feel so ready to enter the physical therapy field as PTA. I’m proficient with the implementation of patient care, progressing patients within their plan of care and adjusting patient treatment to ensure patient safety. I feel that all the clinical rotations have allowed me to practice what I have learned throughout the PTA program. I need to continue learning and improving my patient
If anybody believes that becoming a PT is effortless, they had better think again! First, you must achieve your DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy) degree. This process typically takes three years. Only a select few programs will accept students straight from high school into an admissions program. Depending on the student’s completion of undergraduate courses, they may automatically advance into the professional phase of the PT program. Most programs demand a bachelor's degree prior to admission into the professional PT program. Other programs require a set of two-three year curricular formats. Three years dedicated to pre-professional (undergraduates/pre-PT), the student then advances to the three year professional program (DPT). Initial content
As I have almost completed my sophomore year of college, I know what my career goals are at this point. I am currently on the physical therapy track planning to declare the major of exercise science: applied kinesiology. I became interested in PT after hearing many appealing things about it such as: the rapid growth and demand of physical therapists, the purpose it serves, and financial stability that comes along with the rewarding work. I am eager to learn about the functions, progress, and healing of the human body in the most natural manner, and through exercise science my knowledge in this study will certainly grow.
The job I plan on pursuing with kinesiology as my major is to become a physical therapist, which is also known as PT. Their main duty is helping patients rehabilitate with disabling injuries such as fractures, arthritis and low-back pain. Their duty is to help patients their relieve pain, increase mobility, and decrease long-term physical disabilities. Physical therapists focus on the evaluation of strength, balance, range of motion, co-ordination, endurance, and posture of each individual patient. Their patients can range from different age groups from infants to grandparents. The age group would provide a variety of therapeutic exercises for each of the health issues they would have. Depending
I have previously worked with physical therapists while I was a behavioral therapist at an autism clinic. Some of my patients required a multi-dimensional approach with many specialties including PT, OT, and SLP. Prior to this experience I assumed physical therapists had a very limited role in the health care setting. I thought their only focus was on the elderly and post-surgical patients, but then I realized it is a much broader specialty. Physical therapists can also specialize in neurological disorders, special needs children, and many other aspects of the patient’s overall health.
My career plan primarily starts with graduating from high school. Once I walk across the stage May 2017 I plan to further my education. I plan on getting accepted to my dream college Winthrop. I will major in Biology. I will take the pre-physical therapy program that the biology department offers. After completing my four years I will then move on to graduate school in order to be a certified physical therapist. I’m well aware that becoming a physical therapist is very competitive and requires hard work. I fully understand that it will not come easy. After spending up to 4 more years in college I will finally become a physical therapist. Going to school for physical therapy is basically like medical school. Medical school and physical therapy
I selected theses schools as my choices because of their accredited medical programs that specialize in physical therapy. They have a earned grants from different foundations that believe they are housing students that are going to change the medical world and provide advancements in health care for patients, such as new medicines and treatments. This demonstrates to me that they are proud of their work and determined to create a change for the future. This makes me want to be apart of these programs as well as share my own ideas that will help make a difference in the lives of others. Texas State and UT have more affordable tuition rates compared to Baylor but, they all are relatively close to home where I am able to visit with my family
The physical therapy profession is concerned with treating individuals of all ages. In the future, I plan on being able to comfort individuals undergoing physical therapy by being able to use my compassionate nature, caring, understanding, and the expertise that I will gain, while serving as their physical therapist. In doing the previously mentioned things, I hope to be considered as an important asset to society. I believe that people will be able to increase their viability by seeking my assistance.
Anyone who enters into the medical field should carry responsibility embodied in following the dictum, in the promise, “to do no harm.” They would have to learn the craft as adeptly as possibly educating themselves to help those who are in need. Once the Physical Therapist becomes familiarized with the goals, they take into another consideration with promise, which is “to improve quality of life.” As a Physical Therapist we are given tools to improve someone’s life experience through our education and continual learning. In addition, with all the goals as a Physical Therapist has completed, they are able to optimize a person’s movement. Eventually, physical therapists are able to experience the wonders of helping others by their existence in their lifetime. As a physical therapist, embodying the vision to improve quality of life, we double our number in our goals to improve the human experience with the tools that we learned, and we seek for more knowledge.
Colleges with a medical department often have a master’s program for physical therapy. (“Physical Therapists”) Physical therapy students have a required amount of field work in order to complete a program. Each candidate must work in an accredited workplace for the field work assignments. This part of the program is extremely valuable and helpful for a new therapist entering the field. Working one on one can be difficult even with all of the educational tools. (Curtis 37)