Are you considering applying for a graduate health professions program? If so, someone has likely advised you to keep your grades up, take all of the prerequisite courses, learn as much as you can about…
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Tips for Pre-Health Majors
As the competition for coveted spots in medical schools has intensified, Pre-Health majors are increasingly common at universities across the country. Colleges often offer several different majors designed for students interested in pursuing admission into…
Top 5 Benefits of Group Fitness
One of the best pieces of advice I have received regarding exercise is to find something you enjoy. It makes sense. If you dread your exercise time, you won’t end up doing it very often….
I Graduated. Now What?
You have graduated college! Maybe you just graduated college within the past weeks, or perhaps it has been a year, two or five. Life after college can be an adventure. New college graduates have the…
Serving Jesus through Nursing
The church I attend on a regular basis has a mission statement; part of it is to know Jesus intimately, to serve Jesus passionately and to share Jesus globally. The mission of the Scott and…
Selecting and Beginning an Exercise Program
Recently, the pastor at our church preached on the story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17). While most people know how the story ends — David strikes Goliath down with just a stone — few…
Lessons from Sport: The Building of a Career
Many individuals have utilized experiences from sport as an analogy to life, that the principles and disciplines an individual learns from sport can equip and prepare them to meet all of life’s challenges and opportunities….
Lend a Helping Hand
When Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast, many Texans found themselves thinking “What can I do to help?” After watching the scenes of unbelievable damage and destruction, a group of physical therapy students, faculty, and…
Cultivating a Culture of Civility
“Civility costs nothing, and buys everything.” – Mary Wortley Montagu When we are young, we learn “The Golden Rule”, to treat others as we would want to be treated. Mathew 7:12 says, “In everything, do…
See One, Do One, Teach One
“See one, do one, teach one” is a phrase that is believed to have been coined by William Halstead, MD. Dr. Halstead created the first surgical residency-training program in the United States at John Hopkins….
Awaken Your Childhood Dreams
Do you remember your childhood dream to grow up and become a firefighter, a ballerina, a professional baseball player, or perhaps a nurse? My dream was to become a singer or a wedding planner. Quite…