I Want To Be A Physical Therapist Essay
Growing up, I watched my mother work from midnight to well into the next afternoon. I watched her endless strive to pay the bills every month, all while cooking dinner for our family. Reflecting upon her hard work has made me appreciate her even more that I already do, making her the woman I want to strive to be for my own family. This brings to me to my drive to help others. A smile on others is what motivates me to help others even more. Not only does it make them feel loved, but it also makes me feel good about myself for helping them. That is why I’m interested in pursuing my passion in science and love for patient care. After much research, I began to debate whether I should become a physician assistant or a physical therapist. Both are
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The work hours don’t bring about a drastic difference, but the real difference comes when I looked at the day in a life of each career. A typical day working as a physician assistant involves discussing the patients scheduled for the day and then separating off to different exam rooms. They also do routine physical exams and take note of necessary information. Physician assistants spend most of their time with lab tests, handling patients, paperwork, and working directly with the doctor (“Physician Assistant”). Most of the times, they even have to make tough decisions on their own and the patient's life in on their hands. On the other hand, a typical day of a physical therapist involves reviewing the day’s schedule and creating a exercising plan for the patient. The physical therapist then carries out the necessary interventions and based on their injury, generates a plan for full recovery of strength, range of motion, posture, and all other factors regarding the injury (“Physical Therapist…”). Just from reading about it, and going along with my grandmother to PT, I’ve learned that the intimate patient to provider relationship along with the ability to help someone gradually progress in their injury aligns with what I have always dreamed of in a
The work hours don’t bring about a drastic difference, but the real difference comes when I looked at the day in a life of each career. A typical day working as a physician assistant involves discussing the patients scheduled for the day and then separating off to different exam rooms. They also do routine physical exams and take note of necessary information. Physician assistants spend most of their time with lab tests, handling patients, paperwork, and working directly with the doctor (“Physician Assistant”). Most of the times, they even have to make tough decisions on their own and the patient's life in on their hands. On the other hand, a typical day of a physical therapist involves reviewing the day’s schedule and creating a exercising plan for the patient. The physical therapist then carries out the necessary interventions and based on their injury, generates a plan for full recovery of strength, range of motion, posture, and all other factors regarding the injury (“Physical Therapist…”). Just from reading about it, and going along with my grandmother to PT, I’ve learned that the intimate patient to provider relationship along with the ability to help someone gradually progress in their injury aligns with what I have always dreamed of in a