Recent content by jblil

I am a UNC grad and can vouch for the quality of its PT program. However, I will advise you to stay in CA and take advantage of the in-state tuition in your home state.

It probably depends on the circumstances of the moment. If the country is not short of vets, it may decline to issue the visa.

Aside from the licensing issues, you will also need to secure a visa that allows you to work in that country. Europe has much higher unemployment than the US and they protect their market by being very stingy with work visas. I worked overseas for several years and in several countries so I know...

Other streams of income: it's always fun if you can make some money off your hobbies, which seems to be photography in your case. It'd be very hard to break into the stock photo market because your pictures will be lost among millions of others. In your shoes, I'd offer to shoot some baby...

OP - It's enlightening how the non-trads (Azi, starrsgirl) recommend PA over PT. I'm a non-trad also and have had several careers before starting PT school. I was fortunate to live in a state that gives grants to folks going into medical professions so I didn't have to take on loans. The school...

Here is another data point. I have actually lived on both sides of the fence: I was working in the software industry for a giant tech company in a medium-COL city on the East Coast. My salary was about $120K-$130K (variation is due to yearly bonuses). I had about 16 years' experience but they...

@Losangelesman - we get it, you're looking for NPTE study partners. There is no need to spam every thread with your request.

I used it to connect with one other classmate every day for a couple of hours, when we were prepping for the NPTE. It can be quite effective if you have clear objectives for each meeting; otherwise it quickly becomes a BS session where you talk about travel, sports, politics, girls/guys...

PM me anytime. I think you'll like HH.

OP - I was way older than you when I switched careers to PT. As for your questions: - Job security: yes, pretty good job market overall, currently. Of course, desirable areas will have some degree of saturation, esp if there are lots of DPT programs in the vicinity. - Are most PTs happy...

I have a T-shirt that says "I is a college student". Can I join your start-up?

Good to see you back... I went straight to HH upon graduation and have not had to do toileting - at least up to now.

It's a dumb idea, and folks who sign up for these programs are even dumber. You can't work as a PA and as a pharmacist at the same time.

I don't see why that question would be considered as inappropriate. The only explanation would be that the supervisor thought your co-worker asked the question in an ironic way, i.e., "don't they teach you fall prevention methods in PT school, for you to let a patient fall?"

Anytime I hear the word "holistic" in the field of medicine, I crank up my BS-detector one notch. While I respect and fully support the holistic philosophy (treat the whole person and not just the symptoms), that field is chock-full of quacks who prey on naive or desperate people. As for your...