When I arrived to the United States as a permanent resident, I had to face many challenges. I came to a new high school with students speaking a different language and professors with different teaching styles. In my senior year, I completed the Physical/Occupational Therapy program and received the Student Achievement Award for an Outstanding First-Year Student. In this program, I was introduced to the profession, medical terminology, and anatomy with active hand-on clinical labs. I also participated in a clinical experience. I adjusted well to this new educational system in order to graduate and continue my journey in the physical therapy profession. Having been raise by a financially disadvantaged family, I had to work full time and pay for my college education while pursuing a career as a physical therapist assistant (PTA). …show more content…
While in the program, I was able to collaborate efficiently with my classmates in group projects, I accepted constructive feedback from classmates, professors and clinical instructors in order to growth as a paraprofessional. Moreover, I learned and practiced appropriate verbal and nonverbal components of communication during interactions in class and practicums. When I graduated from this demanding and rigorous program, I was able to apply philosophical, theoretical, and clinical knowledge in a variety of healthcare setting while providing services under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist; I became the first member in my family to graduate from college. Thus, exhibiting appropriate professional behaviors as a student in all academic aspects of a DPT program represent my eagerness in seeking excellence, caring, altruism, accountability, and