Hi readers! I first would like to introduce myself. My name is Maryanne Lazore and I am a first year physical therapy student at Utica University. I grew up in a small town in Upstate New York called Altmar, only an hour from campus here in Utica! I earned my bachelor’s degree in health sciences at Utica University (at that time, Utica College) and now I’m sticking around to earn my Doctorate in Physical Therapy. I am currently in the fall semester of my first year of the program and am a graduate assistant in the graduate admissions office where I have the opportunity to help new students get to know UU’s PT program a little better! In this blog, my goal is to help those who are looking at PT programs and would like to know what Utica University’s program is like on a deeper, more detailed level! I am open to any questions anyone may have regarding UU’s program and would love to help solidify a big decision, like deciding on a graduate school, for someone who’s going through that proc...
https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/good-bye-words Hello everyone! If you’ve been following along, you likely know that I am going to be finishing up my final semester of classroom work here at UU. I have learned so many things and have grown so much as a student, physical therapist and person. I remember my first day of class and all of the emotions that rushed over me for what was to come - all the people I’d meet, the things I’d learn, the places I’d go. I look back on my time here and remember the days going by so so slow, but man have these past two years f l o w n by. I definitely will miss some of the aspects of coming to campus everyday and learning things in a classroom as I have my whole life up until now, but I am VERY excited to head out on clinical for my final year of the program. I had the best time at my clinical last summer, getting a chance to work hands on and apply everything I had learned. It is really a setting I thrive in. I have always been a hands-on...
Now that I am well into the spring semester of my first year here in Utica University’s PT program, I can explain a little bit about what a typical day of class / lab looks like. Our course schedule is very busy, but it’s also very organized. Generally we will have a lecture for a course and immediately following that lecture we will have the lab for that same class. I personally really like the way that this is set up because I can immediately use the knowledge that I gained from the lecture and directly apply it in the lab on that same day. This helps me solidify the things that I learned in the classroom by practicing them hands on. Another thing that I really like about the way that classes are run here is that the professors are very good at giving breaks. I would say that we don't lecture for more than an hour and a half without a 5 to 10 minute break. During that time we can get up and walk around, eat a snack, fill up our water bottles, and just hang out while we rest...
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