Journals
These journals reflect my weekly experiences as an athletic training student. Each journal reflects either an actual patient contact experience, or something I am working on in my athletic training courses.
At this moment, my plans after graduation are to attend graduate school. I really want to go to PA school at Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences in Marion. However, I will submit more applications to other graduate schools. I am currently on the track to having all my prerequisites for graduate school completed and will have all of my clinical hours for the requirements. I feel like I am set with all my requirements for this to happen. Its exciting that I took the path of an athletic training student because I will be able to graduate with over 900 clinical hours. This will also give me a step ahead of others because they will have to shadow while I got experience. I have two things left I need to complete: my GRE and my graduate applications. I am currently studying every Sunday for my GRE. I have actually been studying a lot more this semester than I plan for myself every week. I do not have as many hard classes this semester (which are usually always AT classes), so I am able to use that time to be able to start preparing for my GRE. I know there is going to be a huge transition between undergraduate and graduate school. I am trying to make sure I have my grades keep up, and I am spending my time making sure all my assignments have been turned in or getting them done early. I think the biggest to key to wanting to become a physician’s assistant was when I tore my ACL. My PA did everything for me. Of course during surgery, I was not awake, and I know my surgeon did most of the repair. However, to my eyes, my PA did everything for me. It was so awesome to me to see how much of a role he has played for me. I have always wanted to be able to help people. I love injuries (which probably isn’t ok), but I really want to be in surgery. The day Dr. Handy came to the School of Health Sciences and showed how to suture was probably one of my favorite days. I had a blast. I knew I wanted to work in hospital, and I wanted to be able to help people. I think this position is best for me because I always look to someone for reassurance even when I know I am doing things right. This allows me to continue this awful habit by having a physician watching over me.
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Reflective JournalsThese journal entries express my experience as an athletic training student Archives
April 2019
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