Blog 5: PDP

My Mission: 

To have a family and a beautiful home and a career which allows me time to be with my loved ones.  I want to assist patients in overcoming physical pain and injuries by providing them with manual therapy, giving them tools to strengthen themselves and by building a relationship with them.

Values:

Time with family (holidays and weekends)

Work experience while in school

Having a respectful boss

Providing quality patient care

Continuing my education

Finding an area of expertise

Working with other motivated, hard-working individuals

A salary to provide for myself and my family

Goals:

Short Term:

v  Graduate from Stout with an education and experience that will prepare me for graduate school

§  Attend conferences and speakers – Applied Science speaker series

§  Take part in career conferences

§  Talk to professors about career opportunities

§  Observe in various clinics

§  Have an internship at a Physical Therapy Clinic

§  Be an active member of clubs:  Stout Pre-Health Society, Academic Honor Society

§  Actively participate in advisement day

§  Take advantage of mock interviews

§  Maintain a high GPA

v  Be accepted into Physical Therapy School

·         Prepare for the GRE –Take practice exams

·         Request bosses, managers and professors to write letters of recommendation

·         Keep a record of all volunteer and observation hours

·         Draft several personal statements

·         Become a member of the Accredited Physical Therapy Association

v  Graduate from Physical Therapy school with skills required to be an exceptional physical therapist

·         Attended an accredited graduate school

·         Participate in all classes and clinic internships

Long Term:

v  Get a job at an outpatient physical therapy clinic

·         With a doctorate in physical therapy, acquiring a position at a physical therapy clinic should be feasible

v  Become certified in Women’s Health as an area of expertise

·         Take continuing education courses in the area of Women’s Health

·         Talk with other Women’s Health physical therapists to gain insight on the area of expertise

v  Buy a home

·         Maintain good credit throughout my life

·         Find a town that I want to start a family in

·         Be near my family

v  Start a family

·         Find a man worthy of being married to me

§  Someone who complements me

§  Common values

§  Respectful

§  Similar interests and hobbies

§  Related life goals

·         Be financially stable before having children