This past weekend I traveled back to my physical therapy roots in Washington, DC. PTs and educators from across the country gathered at my alma mater for an incredible inaugural conference: There is always such energy surrounding conferences like this as you meet and share ideas with individuals from across the country. It was incredible to be surrounded … Continue reading
Here in Culpeper, I start my weeks working out with some very inspirational people at 5:30 in the morning … the early morning cycling crew of Powell. Iron men and women that have challenged my body and mind in all the best ways. This morning I was reminded of something very important: The race isn’t the … Continue reading
Is there anything more beautiful than a sunrise over a fresh blanket of snow? Everything is so still and quiet and every color just radiates off the crystalized water. Ahhh. Then you realize your car is under that pristine blanket. I plan to walk today and just let my car sleep under it’s snowy comforter … Continue reading
While studying for the board exam, I have been mixing up my schedule with Scorebuilder’s daily PT question application. So even though I’m in the “neuro zone” I make sure to pepper my day with a random question that gets my brain thinking in another direction. I got really excited when I was presented with … Continue reading
Our lives are filled with many firsts. Every once in a while we have a unique last first. My classmates and had the FIRST day of our LAST clinical rotation today! I’m delightfully exhausted, stimulated by the new environment, fantastic new coworkers, and all the lovely challenges that come with beginning something new. I couldn’t … Continue reading
While we have a little ways to go before graduation (May 2014!!), today my classmates and I sat in our last official lecture of graduate school! Dr. Harwood left us with a several inspiring words (and in my opinion a call to action) as we move forward as students and of course later, as we … Continue reading
This week was the 3rd Annual Rehabilitation Therapy Services Clinical Showcase at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Medical professionals and students from all fields of rehab gathered together to share the latest research from their settings. It was exciting to see such fantastic and revolutionary posters from my colleagues and to engage in discussions about the future … Continue reading
This semester has gotten off to a roaring start, we have very oblique classes such as: Wellness Promotion, Health Policy & Advocacy, and Administration & Management….I know what you are thinking, snoooooze city! No need to sugar coat those thoughts. Well, that was my initial thought too but I’m really learning a ton PLUS my … Continue reading
This is a question I get asked an awful lot at the hospital. We see a lot of Spanish speaking patients here at Lutheran, however this isn’t something isolated to NYC. As a healthcare professional, it is becoming more important than ever to learn to speak Spanish especially to provide the most patient centered care … Continue reading
….well, if your nose is a Norwegian attic. Check it out my friends: there was a new Van Gogh found “Sunset at Montmajour” Well, it wasn’t so much FOUND but identified as authentic. Seems it was considered for decades to be fake and was stored in the attic of a Norwegian home. Can you imagine, … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 