The PhysioSchool Podcast

Episode 8 – Persevering to Physio School with Jon Young

Welcome to The PhysioSchool Podcast – your guide to becoming a physiotherapist.

In this episode, we sit down with Jon Young – a current first year physiotherapy student at the University of Alberta.

Jon’s road to physiotherapy school was a long and arduous one. Approximately 10 years ago, Jon wholeheartedly decided to set out on his journey to become a physiotherapist. Jon worked tirelessly over the years to upgrade his high school courses in order to even be able to apply to an undergraduate degree. He eventually got into Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta where he studied Health and Physical Education. Along the way, he picked up a variety of experiences that furthered his passion to pursue a career in physiotherapy. After a decade of hard work, Jon’s dream became a reality, as he was accepted to multiple Canadian PT programs in Canada.

During our discussion with Jon, we dive into his inspiring story by talking about the following:

- How Jon became interested in physiotherapy

- A detailed breakdown of his path to physiotherapy

- Jon’s experience prior to PT school

- The classes Jon took during his undergraduate degree

- Jon’s experience so far in U of Alberta’s PT program

- Jon’s experience going through our PT Application Booster and PT Interview Booster courses

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-LINKS-

Our website: https://physioschool.ca/

Our courses:

- PT Application Booster: https://courses.physioschool.ca/appbooster

- PT Interview Booster: https://courses.physioschool.ca/interviewbooster

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Episode 7 – The University of British Columbia Physio School Experience with Harrison Kettyls

Welcome to The PhysioSchool Podcast – your guide to becoming a physiotherapist.

In this episode, we sit down with Harrison Kettyls – a current second year physiotherapy student at the University of British Columbia.

Prior to attending UBC, Harrison obtained his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Victoria in 2019. Harrison is set to graduate with his Master of Physical Therapy degree in 2022.

During our discussion with Harrison, we talk about the following:

- Why Harrison chose to attend UBC for physiotherapy school

- A detailed overview of the physiotherapy program at UBC

- The various application components required for UBC’s program

- Harrison’s experience doing the MMI

- Harrison’s experience in the physiotherapy program at UBC so far

- Harrison’s advice for future PT school applicants

- What it’s like living in BC

- What area of practice Harrison wants to go into upon graduating PT school in the future

Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, consider hitting that subscribe button so that you don’t miss any future episodes.

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-LINKS-

Our website: https://physioschool.ca/

Our courses:

-  PT Application Booster: https://courses.physioschool.ca/appbooster

-  PT Interview Booster: https://courses.physioschool.ca/interviewbooster

10% off KenHub’s Premium Membership: https://khub.me/physioschool

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Episode 6 – The University of Ottawa Physio School Experience with Ryan Ducharme

Welcome to The PhysioSchool Podcast – your guide to becoming a physiotherapist.

In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Ducharme – a current first year physiotherapy student at the University of Ottawa.

Prior to attending uOttawa, Ryan graduated from the kinesiology program at Laurentian University in 2021. Ryan is originally from Northern Ontario and he plans to head back home after graduating in order to serve his community as a physiotherapist.

During our discussion with Ryan, we talk about the following:

- Why Ryan chose to attend the University of Ottawa for physiotherapy school

- A detailed overview of the physiotherapy program at the University of Ottawa

- Myths and facts about the “French-component” of Ottawa’s physiotherapy program

- Ryan’s experience in the physiotherapy program at the University of Ottawa so far

- Ryan’s advice for future PT school applicants

- What it’s like living in Ottawa

- What area of practice Ryan wants to go into upon graduating PT school in the future

Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, consider hitting that subscribe button so that you don’t miss any future episodes.

We would also appreciate it if you left us a 5-star review, so that we can continue to give you our very best.

See you at the next episode!

-LINKS-

Our website: https://physioschool.ca/

Our courses:

- PT Application Booster: https://courses.physioschool.ca/appbooster

- PT Interview Booster: https://courses.physioschool.ca/interviewbooster

10% off KenHub’s Premium Membership: https://khub.me/physioschool

Follow us on:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/physioschool-ca/about/

Episode 5 – Applying to PT School as a Mature Student with Logan Wood

Welcome to The PhysioSchool Podcast – your guide to becoming a physiotherapist.

In this episode, we sit down with our first ever guest – Logan Wood.

Logan was a classmate of Anthony and Reid’s back at Queen’s University, and she’s now out here living her best physiotherapy life! After working in Ontario for the first two years of her career, Logan has recently moved back to the east coast and is now working in the public health sector in Nova Scotia.

Prior to jumping into her career, Logan took a long and winding road to get to PT school. After meandering her way through a variety of experiences and big life changes during her 20s, Logan eventually decided to pursue the PT route at 31 years of age.

As a former mature applicant herself, Logan has a ton of great insight to share with future mature PT school applicants. During our discussion with Logan, we talk about the following:

-  What Logan was doing career-wise before deciding to pursue physiotherapy

-  Logan’s undergraduate degree

-  What made Logan choose physiotherapy as a career

-  Logan’s PT-related experiences

-  Logan’s experience applying to PT school as a mature student

-  Logan’s advice for future PT school applicants

-  How Logan’s career as a physiotherapist is going so far

Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, consider hitting that subscribe button so that you don’t miss any future episodes.

We would also appreciate it if you left us a 5-star review, so that we can continue to give you our very best.

See you at the next episode!

-LINKS-

Our website: https://physioschool.ca/

Our courses:

-  PT Application Booster: https://courses.physioschool.ca/appbooster

-  PT Interview Booster: https://courses.physioschool.ca/interviewbooster

10% off KenHub’s Premium Membership: https://khub.me/physioschool

Follow us on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physioschool.ca/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/physioschoolca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/physioschool

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/physioschool/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/physioschool-ca/about/