Blog 23: Senior Project Reflection

1. Positive: I'm most proud of the fact the I pretty much talked for 90 minutes non-stop. I had a bunch of content and I feel that I definitely kept the energy up the entire time. I think I spoke well and gave an entertaining and informative presentation.  I also think it's really cool that I talked passionately about a topic I have zero passion for. It's boosted my confidence in my presenting skills and it feels good to know that I could easily do it again if I had to.

2.a I'd give my block presentation a P+. I think I hit all the necessary points pretty well and I easily reached a full hour of pure content so that's where the + comes in.

b. I'd give myself a P. I did what I was expected to and I did it effectively.

3.  During my senior project I really hated my topic so I think I did a bang-up job setting that aside and grinding it out to deliver a quality presentation in the end. It worked out well that I presented the first day because I've been ready to finish senior project since day one.

4. If I had to go back in time and change something I'd change my topic entirely. Probably something about music because then I could research something I'm actually passionate about and for my independent components I could've done some recording like I've always wanted to.

5. Senior project has definitely made me confident in my ability to hunker down and deliver solid work when I'm required to. I think I budgeted my time better than I did in past years, and I've gotten so used to the stress of long term deadlines that at this point I'm not even worried about college or anything. My senior project definitely helped me narrow down my career options. I know for a fact now that I will never want to be a physical therapist, but I also know that I could really thrive in a medical career if I decided to pursue one. This project has made me realize I have the interpersonal skills and intellectual capacity to talk fluently to pretty much anyone and also digest monumental amounts of information. Even though I went through the process kicking and screaming I feel that senior project has actually changed me for the better and helped me hone skills that were on the back burner for a while.  

Blog 16: Answer 2

1. My EQ: How can a physical therapist best ensure a patient is effectively cared for in an outpatient P.T program?

2. First Answer: A thorough initial assessment by the physical therapist is the cornerstone of effective care in any kind of therapy, physical or otherwise.

3. Second Answer: Proper patient education will ensure the most effective care in a physical therapy program.

4. Justification:

• When the patient knows what is happening in their body and how it correlates with the interventions they've been prescribed, they are more likely to carry out their treatment and be active in the healing process
• Knowing how the body works (what it can do and how it can do it) is key when it comes to preventing injury in the first place. Educating the public on the the vehicles their consciousness operates will help to prevent accidents.
• When a patient is well informed about their condition and injury, it decreases the chance that they will perform their prescribed exercises wrong and injure themselves further.

5. So far, the meeting brief of "Capturing Value: Increasing Efficiency in Health Care" by the National Institute for Health Care Management

6. My mentor straight up told me that education in physical therapy is more valuable than the therapy itself. Without proper education you could very well be running in place when it comes to the healing process

7. As of right now, I've barely scratched the surface of my second answer. I know just from reading the NIHCM brief that the depth of research I can do on this answer is pretty vast. I'm looking forward to my next interview to see if I can gain some insight on the topic of health care education.

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

1. I'm most proud of that fact that I delivered over 15 minutes of solid research content, and it didn't even feel like very long. It came really easily to me, and I'm kind of stoked on how much information I've actually absorbed over the past couple months.

2.a I'd give myself a P.

2.b I turned everything in on time and I hit every bullet on the far right rubric column pretty much on the dot.

3. I think my presenting style works well with my topic. By that I mean, a lot very technical topics like medicine or engineering are pretty boring to hear about in a presentation, but since I present in a more active and conversational manner, it's good for capturing the audience's attention.

In my PowerPoint presentation, I had more topics than I had time to cover, so once I realized this, I decided to ask the room what they wanted to hear about instead of just carrying on with the planned slides. This gave my lesson a more interactive feel, and also freed up more time for my activity and conclusion. It was a good move in hindsight.

4. I would've scrapped some of my slides If I could go back, or at the very least planned out how I was going to present them a bit better. I found myself sort of rambling at some parts and in my mind I was thinking "dude stop talking about boring old ACL injuries," but it was too late to stop mid explanation. Next time I'll rehearse run my presentation a couple more times at home to work out more of the kinks.

5. Possible answers:

• "collaborative care"
• A strong healthcare team 
• putting the healthcare consumer at center of focus  
• prevention/prehabilitation

Blog 9: Lesson 1 Reflection

1. Positive statement - I'm kinda proud of how I didn't figure out how I was going to present my information until like 3 minutes before I presented. I think I did a real good job captivating the audience and keeping them interested throughout the entire 10 minutes.

2a. I would give myself an AP. I think my presentation itself was good and interesting but I think I may have skipped some of the key points in the rubric, just because I got too caught up in the speaking aspect of the presentation.

2b. I don't think I cited enough sources, I also didn't really utilize my prop because I ran out of time.

3. I think the conversational tone I took up worked pretty well. A lot of times it's easy to lose your audience because the content is dense or not that interesting, like my topic, physical therapy. So I think talking to the audience more casually made my presentation more interesting.

4. I'd go back and probably time myself before I presented to gauge how quickly I needed to say my info. I almost ran out of time, and it was pretty scary because I barely had time to cover my points.