Festive 2024 Student News
Student Volunteers
Thanks to our students for their volunteer efforts for our Pathways to Physiotherapy session held for Dalhousie’s Open House 2024. This session was held to provide high-school students with an introduction to our programs at the School of Physiotherapy. Our first- and second-year student volunteers shared their own unique pathways to the MScPT program and facilitated a 30-minute Q&A with the students—lots of great questions!
Impressive wins in intramural basketball and volleyball by PT students! Go PT! (photo credits: DalPTsocial reps and their photo suppliers).
A Festive First Semester Update from Y1 and 2!
by Alyssa Walsh, contribution from Nikhil Hirani
It's hard to believe the first semester is almost complete, and the holiday spirit is bubbling up all around - our Holiday Spirit Week helped with that. Dressing up in festive attire and giving donations to the food bank provided the motivation required for the final push to the end of the semester, which will mark four months into the First Year's PT journey and the last few days on campus for the Second Years until we return from our third placements in March! (Click to see the Holiday Spirit Week Photo Gallery).
In addition to the busy semester, we had the first-year representative election. There were many positions to fill, and everyone was eager to get started with exciting initiatives!
The class of 2027 has shared that it has been an extremely difficult yet enjoyable semester. From their class rep, Nikhil:
"We all remember sweating before our first OSCE and making awkward small talk at our orientation. It is hard to believe it's only been a few months, and even harder to believe how much we have learnt and how well we have meshed as a cohort. Through this semester, we have been able to experience lots of hands-on experience, including introductory Cardiorespiratory and MSK assessments, learning about gross anatomy in the cadaver lab, and much more. We have also been able to bond with our cohort through orientation events such as axe throwing and pizza up at Citadel Hill. It has been a great experience meeting people from all over the country with different backgrounds and experiences!"
Year 1 simulation lab on tracheal suctioning.
Year 1 axe throwing social.
Pizza Social on Citadel Hill.
The second years have been chipping away at our neuro-packed
semester, beginning our research projects, and looking forward to
applying many newly learned neuro and MSK skills on placement in the New
Year.
We're also planning a PT job fair in the early Spring for
second-year students to meet with interested recruiters. Stay tuned for
more details!
While the PT journey is not easy, it's fulfilling.
Both classes enjoy the challenge and the friendships that make it all
the better.
The class of 2026 and 2027 are wishing everyone a seamless finals season and wonderful, restful holidays!