Transforming Society (570 words)

For physical therapy is ‟Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.” How will you embody this vision as a future physical therapist?

Describe your decision making process in choosing physical therapy as a career choice versus other health care careers.

Statement of Professional Goals

Submit an essay that outlines your professional goals and gives your reasons for selecting physical therapy as a career.

What are your goals for your professional career as physical therapy? Please include career goals and how you think public health will enhance your potential as a health professional.

What is your understanding of the various roles and functions of physical therapy as a health profession?

Why do you want to attend a physical therapy program with a strong problem based curriculum design?

Give examples from your life of how you have demonstrated the independent thinking, problem solving abilities, group interaction skills, and self-discipline necessary to succeed in a problem based curriculum. Include any specific training, experiences, or special interests in physical therapy.

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My path toward a career in physical therapy has, admittedly, not been a straightforward one – but I would like to make the case that I took the interesting and edifying route to this most rewarding of careers, even if not the shortest or straightest. Of course, a critically formative part of this journey was my education, but I mean ‘education’ in a sense wider and deeper than ‘just’ college. I think the point of education, besides the training of expertise, is to open one’s eyes...