Why I Want To Be A Physical Therapist

At 17 years old, I had the grueling task of deciding how I wanted to spend 40 plus years of my life. I always aspired to land a career in the medical field, so I majored in biology like most pre-med hopefuls, but during my junior year, I no longer desired to become a physician. The medical field was calling out to me, but the specialty of focus was incorrect. After graduation, I went back to the basics and put my nursing assistant certification to use.

A recent extracurricular activity that I hope will impact my career choice of becoming a therapist is the volunteer work that I do at the hospital in the rehabilitation department. In my freshmen high school year, I participated in a career day class that included visits to Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina. During one visit, I heard about a summer internship program and I chose to sign up for the program. I have now been volunteering in that program for the past three summers. One aspect of my internship included receiving feedback from several certified therapists regarding steps I should take in my career path. The therapists gave me their opinions about planning my career path, including the need to take the GRE test

By the age of fourteen, I wanted to become a hairdresser. Although I always wanted to become a hairdresser, I knew that I wanted to help make a difference within others life, by giving them a voice and having a person to talk to. Due to my upbringing, I never had a voice and was silence in more than one ways. I have found myself feeling alone and unable to express how I felt. Realizing how much my childhood had impacted me I made sure to always find ways to help others and with this it provided me the opportunity to go after my dream of becoming a therapist.

I chose occupational therapy as a career for many reasons. I feel fulfilled when I help others. I want to enjoy my job and not work for money. Moreover, I want to help patients reach their goals because the outcomes make me feel proud. When my brother was little, he had a hard time grasping the pen to write. An Occupational Therapist used to come to our house a few times a week. I would see the therapist try to help my brother write. My mother recently told me that when I was younger, I said, "I want to be just like that therapist."

My life is a bit of a rollercoaster. I knew what I wanted to do since a young age; however, different paths and decisions brought me to my goal in a roundabout way. After high school I decided to take time off before going to college because I was fortunate enough to have a successful career in retail management. Around the nine year mark I decided that I wanted to return to my goal of entering the medical field, which I was already in the process of doing by attending Northeastern and working towards my BS in Biological Sciences. My ultimate goal being to achieve an MS as a physician assistant. When moving into health care I started in the Urgent Care Department which was closely related to one of the fields I am interested in when practicing

I was at ease because I was in the best hands when my father sat me up on a table to wrap my sprained ankle after a reckless fall in gymnastics. He lectured me while handing me crutches and pulling me back onto my feet. “You have to take it easy until it heals,” he said as he continued to demonstrate how to properly apply my own bandages, ice my ankle and safely walk. This occurrence was not something new to me. Growing up, I was often inspired by the struggles my father underwent as an Asian immigrant fighting to open his own primary care clinic in America. However this gave me the freedom to interact directly with patients to educated people on how to promote their health and the steps to take in order to recover and return to their original lifestyles. My father’s influence and tenacious work ethic instilled in me the dedication to provide the best care possible throughout all my experiences and cultivated my desire to become an occupational therapist.

Have you ever wanted to work in the medical field but can't handle the blood? By being an occupational therapist you can accomplish this. This job would be a great job for me because I love to help and meet new people. An occupational therapist is a person whose goal is the help people achieve idependence, meaning and satisfaction in all aspects of their lives. The reason I chose this job is because I get to help people who are physically disabled. I get to be a part of their lives by helping them better themselves by assisting them into doing everyday things. (Minoritynurse.com)

Currently, I am in the process of earning my Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a pre-medical emphasis from Grand Canyon University. Upon graduation, I hope to attend either a medical or physician assistant school. My specific goal in the medical field is still up in the air, however, I am avidly exploring the fields of pathology, oncology, emergency medicine, and surgery. My interest in the medical field was sparked by my human anatomy and physiology class during my senior year of high school. Put simply, my life in high school was rough, and I was completely lost, as far as my career decisions were concerned. I enrolled in a human anatomy course, to fill a hole in my schedule during my senior

As a college student you are told to pick a major that you have interest in. As a little girl, I have always wanted to have a meaningful career. Don’t get me wrong; there are so many careers that have done incredible things for people and the world, but I wanted to find something I am passionate about. After earning my Certified Nursing Assistant, I am going to be a nursing

In the field of health science, there is a huge range of professions to choose from. My profession, I am studying is exercise science, to eventually go into the Physical Therapy field. Physical Therapy is the process of using movements and force to improve a patients quality of life through examination, diagnosis, prognosis and physical intervention. I became interested in this field because, when I was 14 I tore my MCL ( medial collateral ligament ), and required physical therapy to restore my knee to normal. The Dr. I saw was very helpful and made me understand everything in the process of my rehabilitation.

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential...these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence”-Confucius. This quote not only represents how I want to be every day, but also how I want my clients to feel after every day of working on their fitness and wellness. I am planning on getting my bachelor's degree in Exercise Science and then applying to graduate school to become a Physical Therapist. My goal in life is to help people be the best they can be through physical fitness and wellness.

Based off this information I had decided that nursing was not for me. Long hours and demanding, uncooperative patients was not appealing to me. As for other medical fields, nothing stuck with me, my senior year in high school I considered pathology, but the more I researched the more I became uninterested. Back to the drawing board it was, until that first ultrasound I went to with my friend. As I researched I became more interested and learned that sonography is more than just OB/GYN, there is so much more to learn and explore.

Over my high school career, I have had a difficult time deciding what my major would be. During this past year, I have discovered something that interests me and also lets me help people at the same time. During my junior year, I job shadowed at a local doctor's office to see if I would actually enjoy it and if this is something that I would like to major in while I am in college. Since job shadowing day, I have taken classes to help me be more prepared for this profession because I admire what nurses do in their profession even though they get very little praise for what they do.

“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!”

After being taking anatomy during my junior year of high school, I realized that I enjoy learning about the human body. As time went on I started to realize that I enjoy helping people and taking care of people. Eventually, I realized that I really wanted to be a