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What stepping stones should I take in becoming a Physical Therapist?

I go back and forth in what my first steps should be in becoming a Physical a Therapist. Volunteer at hospitals and private practices or shadow athletic trainers and physical therapists.

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Tali’s Answer

That's a great question. I appreciate when people take initiative and take the steps forward .

I would recommend doing both if possible. One of the beauties in Physical Therapy is that there are so many settings an environments you can work in.

I would recommend exploring more than one. even if just shadowing for a few days

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call an find out where you can shadow or volunteer
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Tina’s Answer

Hi Diego,

I would definitely volunteer or shadow with as many PTs in various settings as you can. There are many settings, such as school, hospital, home health, outpatient clinics and nursing homes. It would also be helpful to visit different populations, like geriatrics, adults and pediatrics.
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