CE1 in Kauai, Hawaii: A place to find my mana
Written by: Danielle Au, Class of ‘25 Community Service Representative I got to spend my CE 1 experience at Hawaii Sports and Balance Center in Kauai, Hawaii. It is one of the most reputable outpatient clinics on the Kauai, and the clinic uses evidence-based practice to provide individualized care. Both Meynard Enriquez and Kimberly Tada…
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CE1 in Mammoth Lakes: “Becoming a specialist at being a generalist”
Written by: Kayla Neumann, Class of ‘25 DPT Student I was placed in Mammoth Lakes, CA at the Mammoth Hospital Physical Therapy clinic. It is a rural outpatient clinic serving the small mountain town (pop ~7,000) and the neighboring towns in the Eastern Sierra. The community is very active and had just had a record-breaking…
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A Change in Scenery and Perspective: Serving Rural Communities during Clinical Education
Written by: Andrew Frerich I was so incredibly nervous before my first day of my first clinical experience. I couldn’t sit still, couldn’t focus enough to do any more last-minute cramming, and wasn’t even sleeping in my own bed. I had talked with some second years students before, and they all told me things like…
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CE II Reflections – Finding Self-Confidence
“Be present, be curious, be confident.” This is the phrase I adopted a few weeks into my second clinical to help with the crippling angst I was feeling. Since the start of the clinical rotation, I had been struggling to feel like me and hold myself with confidence. To put it bluntly, I felt completely…
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Clinical Education I Experiences – Short Stories from the Class of 2023
The Class of 2023 returned from their first clinical rotation at the end of September and had some time to reflect on their experiences. A few of them are written up as short stories of lessons learned below. Take a trip to the Gila River Indian Community, AZ, Oregon City, OR, and Grand Junction, CO.…
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Mountains and Valleys of CEI, 2020
This post is dedicated to our Clinical Education Team. This all-star squad is made up of Dr. Nancy Mulligan, Dr. Alice Davis, Dr. Shelene Thomas, Dr. Stacy Carmel, Dr. Denise O’Dell, and Dr. Laura LaPorta. They navigated our first clinical experience with admiral perseverance and continue to work hard in the face of adversity for future clinical experiences.…
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