benefits of prac

Hey guys,

This week I just wanted to make a comment on the benefits of clinic and how important they are to our careers. Obviously they're a hugely important part of our course, helping us to put all our theory into practice and consolidating everything we've learnt. The point i wanted to make is that through the whole course to this point i've had it in my head that i'd work in a hospital after i finished, i really enjoyed cardio classes and lectures and thought i'd enjoy working in this area, and while finding neuro challenging, i also found it interesting, i also found musculo interesting but perhaps tended to not consider working in this area because it's traditionally the area that everyone wants to go into in physio.

After completing cardio and neuro pracs, and being 3 weeks into musculo i can definitely say without a doubt that I'm enjoying musculo so much more than cardio or neuro. I know that we can't base our entire opinions on only 4 weeks of experience, and that alot more than just the specialty influences how much we enjoy a placement, our supervisors, tutors and patients all affect how we enjoy a placment, but I'm enjoying this one so much more than the other 2, that i think this is definitely the area i want to work in. I was quite worried coming into this prac, just because of how broad musculo can be, but i think that i've handled it fairly well. Having a great supervisor and everyone creating a really fun work environment has really helped, but i just think it's interesting how much my interests have changed in the last 3 months.

Enjoy the final week guys,

James