Jasmine Marcus graduated from Cornell in 2010 with a degree in Psychology. She has written for The Cornell Daily Sun, The New York Times Local Blog and USA Today's College Blog, and is currently taking classes so that she can apply to a Doctor of Physical Therapy program for the Fall of 2012.
Between classes, Jasmine blogs about Physical Therapy at http://pt2b15.tumblr.com and tweets @pt2b15
Just in time for National Physical Therapy month this October, The New York Times has written an article about the increase in nurses, pharmacists and physical therapists pursuing doctorate degrees, and whether it is right for such professionals to call themselves “doctors.”
Now that summer is more than half over, I am getting into the thick of applying to DPT programs for the fall of 2012.
As a future PT student, I am interested in hearing about what contributing factors can help make sure that physical therapy is most effective.
I recently had the opportunity to shadow some of the physical therapists at the PT ward of a hospital in Jerusalem.
I knew I’d have to take additional classes before I could apply to a DPT program. I was surprised to realize, however, how much the pre-requisite courses vary from school to school.
Texas has become the latest state to push for direct access for physical therapy. Both PT’s and patients should petition their state representatives for the cause.
The New York Times led me to an interesting study that manages to combine three of my biggest interests. How does self-efficacy affect likelyhood of injuries.
In the NY Times, Carli hopes to become a physical therapist, she is inspired to go into PT by the therapist that helped her with past knee problems.