I want to thank you for the opportunity to be able to apply for the Physical Therapist's Assistant Program (PTA) at Whatcom Community College. My passion for Physical Therapy began in high school while working at my first job, which was fortunately in a Physical Therapist office. At this job, my aide duties included assisting patients through exercises and setting up patients on modalities. Being a student athlete, this job opportunity made me realize the importance of physical therapy due to sports injuries of team members and classmates. The abundance of these injuries showed that physical therapy and sports rehab injury prevention is a priority among young athletes. After high school, I continued my education and worked at local therapist
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In the life factors section, I scored 90% out of a maximum of 100, which shows that my everyday life will not impact but will assist me in achieving my goals. It showed that I have the time, the place, the reason, the resources and the skills to be successful in this program and being a physical therapist assistant. My experiences have helped with the development of my skills pertaining to computer competency with a score of 90 % out of the maximum of 100. This will be crucial with documentation guidelines along with my gross score in typing speed, which was 46 words per minute with an accuracy of 100%. This word per minute speed put me in the 4th 10% in average speed among other people and will help myself get my documentation complete timely and accurate. Along with this, I have a great grasp of technology I scored 86 out of 100 in technical knowledge and 100% in technical competency. With the technology evolving there is always more to learn and with the pressure from insurance to document accurately and timely, this will be a valued skill set.
Overall, I believe that I will be a great addition to the physical therapy profession. I am willing to put forth an abundant amount of effort to not only be the best physical therapy assistant but provide a safe comfortable environment that welcomes patients and promotes health and wellbeing. I value all the experiences I have gained in the physical therapy profession and look forward to providing valued care to furture
In the life factors section, I scored 90% out of a maximum of 100, which shows that my everyday life will not impact but will assist me in achieving my goals. It showed that I have the time, the place, the reason, the resources and the skills to be successful in this program and being a physical therapist assistant. My experiences have helped with the development of my skills pertaining to computer competency with a score of 90 % out of the maximum of 100. This will be crucial with documentation guidelines along with my gross score in typing speed, which was 46 words per minute with an accuracy of 100%. This word per minute speed put me in the 4th 10% in average speed among other people and will help myself get my documentation complete timely and accurate. Along with this, I have a great grasp of technology I scored 86 out of 100 in technical knowledge and 100% in technical competency. With the technology evolving there is always more to learn and with the pressure from insurance to document accurately and timely, this will be a valued skill set.
Overall, I believe that I will be a great addition to the physical therapy profession. I am willing to put forth an abundant amount of effort to not only be the best physical therapy assistant but provide a safe comfortable environment that welcomes patients and promotes health and wellbeing. I value all the experiences I have gained in the physical therapy profession and look forward to providing valued care to furture