How to write a Personal Statement for Physiotherapy | My Top 3 Tips

In this video i talk about how to write a Personal Statement for Physiotherapy and I'll also be sharing my Top 3 tips.
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1) Number one thing academics look for in personal statements is a person who has got or talked about some sort of clinical experience. This does not have to be shadowing a physiotherapist, it could be any clinical setting. As long as you have showed that you have some idea of what working as a health professional would mean. And also because academics want to know that you’re not just coming onto the course expecting it to be about sport which a lot of people do!
Try to get some work experience on a ward as a volunteer as this is the most relevant to the placements that you will be undertaking on the course.
2) Make sure to research the qualities of a good physiotherapist ( you can search these up online but a few are) i.e
a. Empathy
b. Physical fitness
c. Excellent communication skills
d. Great team working skills
e. Ability to be organised
Try to find examples in your life where you have demonstrated these qualities and link it to how it may make you a good candidate to become a physiotherapist i.e in what part of a Physiotherapists’ role will they need to show empathy?
When will they need to have good communication? When will they need to show or have the ability to cooperate in a team effectively?
Try to link your work experience and say what it has taught you about the skills of a physiotherapist and then give an example from your own personal experiences .. in your school work, or other hobbies or interests like a sport you take part in etc.
3) Mention some key reading material that has inspired you, try to read one or two relevant journals by key people in the profession. I will give you an example here which will show you are miles ahead of the game.
a. Jill Cooke - one of the front runners for research on tendinopathies and musculoskeletal medicine.
b. A couple of relevant reading texts such as brukner and khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine or Nicola Petty Neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy assessment and treatment techniques
c. Mention any Journal and they will be impressed because it shows you are already thinking like a university student by seeking evidence based information to support your practice (which is really also the backbone of physiotherapy as a profession, it is an evidence based profession, you use evidence and research to support your clinical reasoning skills in clinical practice, you will eventually anyway)
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