My first exposure to occupational therapy came while I was working as an ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapist with a young girl with apraxia. Her speech problems had been linked to a lack of core strength‚ and we were to begin implementing an exercise routine to increase her strength. To achieve this goal in an enjoyable yet effective way for the child‚ an occupational therapist was consulted and began teaching us methods that incorporated preferred play activities into her core strengthening
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vital to the success that I will achieve in the future. I want to go to a university that will help build up my faith and encourage my walk with Christ; ACU definitely fits the criteria‚ instead of a school that will try to consistently break down my personal faith with a man’s philosophy‚ a secular university. The research I have done over Abilene Christian University has intrigued more than any other universities have. For example‚ I was researching ACU’s nursing program and I came across the stories
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ethics and how decisions I make may affect my outcomes. This exercise made me look at myself as if through someone else’s eyes by showing me my preferred ethical lens‚ blind spot‚ strengths and weaknesses‚ my values‚ and the resulting behaviors. My personal preferred lens is ‘Rights – Responsibility and Results Lens’. Stating I balance my reasoning skills and intuition to determine how to complete my duties while achieving the greatest good for each individual. Looking at myself in that light‚ I can
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In all areas of science and most areas of life‚ a fundamental and logical understanding has seemed to be the only form of understanding that I can fully accept. Mathematics embodies this‚ which is why I find the subject so stimulating and why I aim to study it at university. I have found maths to be an extremely elegant subject‚ particularly Calculus and Proof by Induction. I still find the fundamental concept of taking an infinitely small section of a parabola to allow the gradient to be constant
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STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTEREST I’m a physiotherapist with 5 years of experience in rehabilitation of neurological disorders mainly cerebral palsy‚ cerebrovascular stroke and spinal cord injury. Although‚ the rehabilitation process takes a lot of time and money‚ the recovery is usually limited. Moreover‚ the impacts of these disorders on patients and their family can be devastating. These factors were motivating me to search for new methods in management of these disorders. I found that integration
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Growing up as a Type One Diabetic‚ I was very familiar with doctors and medications. I was used to routine doctor visits and experienced first hand the different forms of treatment available. This personal experience strongly influenced my fascination with different medications and how they work. As a teenager I would read the patient information packets and try to understand the mechanisms involved. I’m certain that this contributed to my interest in healthcare and science and led me to become
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The opportunity to be a fellow with Latham & Watkins and to attend the Diversity Leadership Academy‚ is amazing and I believe that I am excellent candidate. I have experience working with clients‚ a commitment to diversity in the legal profession‚ and a diverse background. As a native of Miami‚ FL I grew up in a diverse urban city. Furthermore‚ I am a Black and Puerto Rican woman with a distinctive perspective on cross-cultural relations and socioeconomic challenges. Unfortunately‚ I am an underrepresented
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My grandfather has been my greatest source of inspiration‚ who rendered his services as a family physician till the age of 95. He used to recount the excitement of using Penicillin for the first time in India back in 1944 for a child afflicted with pneumonia which worked like a miracle. I incorporate this enthusiasm for medicine. I have been particularly fascinated with the subject of Immunology during my medical school as it seems to have a role in most of the medical problems that are encountered
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I want to enter the field of dietetics because I am allured by the parallel relationships between nutrition and disease. Dietetics encompasses a wide variety of scientific and holistic details that continues to keep me fascinated. To start‚ nutrition education was cultivated by my family along with the vast cultural and agricultural exposures growing up in Southern California. My parents had immense pride in teaching me about the synergistic relationships between nature‚ man and the processes
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Having someone in your life to help guide and push you toward your goals is a blessing‚ especially when that person Is someone you admire or look up to‚ someone you would call a mentor. I never really thought I would have a mentor‚ but I also never thought I would be able to reach my goal so early. I remember the day I met my mentor - I was terrified! I had applied for a trade school in the field of cosmetology. I was in the 10th grade and the program started Junior Year. Mrs.Montello which was the
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