Ep. 207 - Working as an Acute Care PT During COVID Pandemic with Veronica
Episode description
As the end of 2020 approaches, and anticipation for 2021 begins, we are joined by PT and DPT Veronica Velasquez, as she shares on her unique career as an acute care physical therapist working with COVID patients. Despite the hardships and anxieties as she adapted to her new work regimen, Veronica highlights fulfilling experiences with patients, and the importance of going back to the basics when faced with an unknown. While she now educates her own patients as a licensed PT, she describes her personal PT school experience and what she did to adapt and prepare for its intense curriculum. As Veronica describes how she pursued and aligned her career path, she also shares how it may have never happened without the existence of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). She shares the importance of this policy, and how it allows her and millions of other undocumented individuals continue to pursue and actively serve vital roles in the US. We wrap up this episode (and this year) with Veronica's advice for anyone looking to tap into their in-patient skills, and how it can be applied to all kinds of settings.
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Veronica's Email: thisptlife@gmail.com
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