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How to Write a Personal Statement for Physiotherapy?

When it comes to pursuing a career in physiotherapy, crafting a compelling personal statement is a crucial step in the application process. Writing a personal statement for physiotherapy allows you to showcase your passion, qualifications, and suitability for this rewarding profession. In this article, we’ll explore how to write a personal statement for physiotherapy that effectively communicates your dedication and readiness to excel in this field.

To write a personal statement for physiotherapy, start by highlighting your genuine interest in the field and your motivation to pursue a career as a physiotherapist. Share relevant experiences, such as volunteer work or internships, that have influenced your decision and provided insight into the impact of physiotherapy on individuals’ lives. 

Additionally, emphasize your academic background, relevant skills, and personal qualities that align with the values and requirements of the profession. Lastly, convey your understanding of the role of a physiotherapist and your commitment to contributing to the health and well-being of patients through compassionate care and evidence-based practice.

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Personal Statement of Purpose for Physiotherapy

Crafting a statement of purpose for physiotherapy is a crucial step for individuals to express their passion and readiness for this rewarding career. It offers a platform to showcase qualifications and convey dedication to patient care, highlighting their suitability for the field.

Expressing Passion and Dedication

Crafting a statement of purpose for physiotherapy allows individuals to express their genuine passion for the field and their dedication to making a positive impact on patients’ lives. It provides an opportunity to communicate their enthusiasm and commitment to pursuing a career in physiotherapy.

Showcasing Qualifications and Readiness

Writing a statement of purpose for physiotherapy enables individuals to showcase their qualifications , relevant experiences, and personal qualities that make them well-suited for the profession. It serves as a platform to highlight their readiness and enthusiasm for embarking on a career in physiotherapy.

Conveying Understanding of the Profession

A statement of purpose for physiotherapy allows individuals to convey their understanding of the role of a physiotherapist and their commitment to upholding the values and responsibilities of the profession. It provides a means to articulate their understanding of patient care and evidence-based practice in the field of physiotherapy.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to write a personal statement for physiotherapy:

Express Your Passion

Start by expressing your genuine passion for physiotherapy. Share what sparked your interest in the field and any experiences that influenced your decision, such as volunteer work or internships.

Highlight Your Skills and Qualities

Highlight the skills and personal qualities that make you a great fit for physiotherapy. This could include strong communication skills, empathy, and a solid understanding of healthcare practices.

Demonstrate Your Commitment

Demonstrate your understanding of the role of a physiotherapist and express your commitment to providing compassionate care and making a positive impact on a patient’s health and well-being. Show that you’re ready to contribute to the field with enthusiasm and dedication.

By following these steps, you can craft a personal statement that truly reflects your dedication and readiness to pursue a career in physiotherapy.

How to Write a Personal Statement for a Physiotherapy Job?

Here’s a simple guide to help you write a personal statement for a physiotherapy job:

Show Your Enthusiasm

Express your genuine passion for physiotherapy and why you’re excited about the job. Share experiences that motivated you, like internships or volunteer work.

Highlight Your Skills

Talk about the skills and qualities that make you a great fit for the job. This could include strong communication skills, empathy, and a solid understanding of physiotherapy practices.

Demonstrate Your Dedication

Show that you understand the responsibilities of a physiotherapist and how you plan to contribute to patient care. Express your commitment to making a positive impact on people’s health through your work.

By following these steps, you can create a personal statement that showcases your passion and suitability for a physiotherapy job. 

Final Words

In conclusion, writing a personal statement for physiotherapy is an opportunity to convey your genuine passion for the field, showcase your qualifications, and express your commitment to patient care. It serves as a powerful tool to demonstrate your readiness and enthusiasm for pursuing a career in physiotherapy, ultimately highlighting your suitability for the profession. By crafting a well-thought-out personal statement, you can effectively communicate your dedication and aspirations, setting the stage for a successful journey into the field of physiotherapy.

MAHMUDUL HASAN

"Hasan", I am a physiotherapy Doctor. I have completed my B.S.c course (4 years) under Rajshahi University, Faculty of Medicine, Rajshahi. Currently I am working as a clinical physiotherapist at a renowned physiotherapy center and I am continuing my MPT (Master's of physiotherapy) degree at CRP, Savar.

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Writing Your Personal Statement

INtroduction

A personal statement is an incredibly unique piece of writing which makes it difficult to provide specific advice for. That said, universities will have certain expectations when you are applying for physiotherapy.

We will help guide you through the steps to ensure that you have provided the information that universities will be looking for.

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It's easy to worry about not having the right "structure" but to begin it is important to make sure that you have all of the right detail required.

To produce an impactful personal statement, you must answer the following four questions:

1. Why do you want to be a physiotherapist?

2. What do you know about physiotherapy?

3. What skills does a physiotherapist require?

4. Why do you think you will be a good physiotherapist?

Before beginning your writing process, answer each of these questions in as much detail as possible. Most of the information you write here will be useful throughout your personal statement.

Alongside these answers, make a list of any additional information about yourself that you would like to include: your hobbies and interests, your previous jobs or additional non-physiotherapy related experiences.

The Structure

The structure of a physiotherapy personal statement is not significantly different from any other course. General advice on the structure of a personal statement splits it up into three main parts; beginning, middle and end.

Check out all of the sections individually below!

The Beginning

The beginning is the part where you really need to sell you passion for physiotherapy and explain why you so want to be a physiotherapist!

If you have already answered the questions in the detail section (above) then you already have the answer! You just need to make that language a bit more fancy, enthusiastic and exciting with a sprinkle of some “buzzwords” (see buzzwords section) and you have a quality opening paragraph.

Ensure that right from the beginning you show that you have a wide knowledge of physiotherapy - avoid answers that only suggest your passion for physiotherapy is sport. Many applicants are inspired to become a physiotherapist with the goal of becoming a sports physiotherapist, however, universities are looking for applicants who want to join the profession to provide empathetic and compassionate care for all patients.

This part is going to be the biggest and probably the most important.

This is where you have to demonstrate that you know what a physiotherapist does. The answers from questions two and three from The Detail section will come in useful here!

During this part you need to show off all of your knowledge and show how have gone above and beyond to find out as much as you can about physiotherapy. Meanwhile, you can begin to show them exactly why you will be a good physiotherapist (question 4!). As much of this as possible should be reflections on your own personal experiences and activities. Everyone is able to say that physiotherapists should be “this, this and this,” but for a good quality personal statement, you need to show them that you already have the personal qualities required to be a physiotherapist.

They will be looking for evidence that you have meaningful insight into physiotherapy and what the career entails - this can be shown through your work experiences and wider reading.

They want to see demonstration of interpersonal skills such as care and empathy alongside teamworking and good communication skills. Try demonstrate these through evidence.

Finally, they may also be looking for signs of self-reflection - the ability to reflect upon what you have seen or done and the way that it changed your attitude or practice.

This is perhaps the most individual and interesting part of your personal statement.

You need to show how you are unique – what makes you different from the rest, why do you stand out from all of the other candidates. Try to show off your extra-curricular activities, exciting courses you have completed and anything else that you think makes you look individual.

This will be the last thing they read so try to make it impactful. If possible, link it back to the beginning and your reasons for wanting to be a physiotherapist.

If possible, it is nice to finish with something topical at the time of writing. For example, has the COVID pandemic increased your desire to improve the quality of peoples lives?

Getting the right balance

To reiterate, everyone’s personal statements will be different and individual to each person. However, it is important that there is a good balance of information in each relevant area. As a very basic guideline, it is suggested that you beginning and end should make up about 25-40% of your total writing.

The middle makes up the rest – this gives you plenty of opportunity to talk about your experiences, show what you have learnt about physiotherapy/physiotherapists and explain why you would be a good physiotherapist.

THE Physio Specifics

Often teachers/lecturers/friends/family (and the rest) will be very helpful in making sure your personal statement reads well and has a good amount of information, however, it is likely that they will not have any specific knowledge on the things that physiotherapy courses look for.

The following suggestions are things that universities are commonly looking for in your personal statement. Try to demonstrate these in the best possible way.

Physiotherapy Knowledge

You must show the reader that you have a broad knowledge of physiotherapy and know that they don’t just massage people!

Demonstrate a good basic knowledge of the main three physiotherapy disciplines and that in addition to these physiotherapists also have many other roles in healthcare.

Don’t mention what exact specific career in physiotherapy you want even if you know you are only interested in sport or MSK, the university will look upon this badly.

Work Experience

Work experience is incredibly useful and almost always essential for universities (they have been more lenient on this during COVID times).

You must tell them what you learnt about physiotherapy but also what skills physiotherapists demonstrate and how you have those skills.

If you haven't been able to gain specific work experience, think about what experiences you have had that would be valuable as a physiotherapist; carers, sports coach, healthcare assistants, etc.

It is not so much about the quantity but the quality of what you learned and how you explain why this gives you a greater understanding of what it takes to be a physiotherapist or how it has developed your skills that will make you a better physiotherapist.

Wider Reading

Universities will love it if you have already begun reading physiotherapy literature!

Pick a random specific topic in physiotherapy that interests you and read some journal abstracts – you can find these on Google Scholar or Microsoft Academic.

You will look even better if you are able to critically analyse what you have read and learnt!

For example, learn as much as you can about one treatment technique and how effective evidence suggests it is.

If not already familiar, make sure you are well aware of the NHS values and the 6 C's.

You should try to incorporate these into your personal statement as skills/traits you have learnt from seeing physiotherapists or examples of where you have demonstrated them.

Ultimately, these values are requirement to become a physiotherapist, therefore, the universities want to see that you understand and demonstrate the personal traits needed.

Hopefully this guide has given you a better idea of what universities are looking for in physiotherapy personal statements. I hope that you have found the advice useful.

Your personal statement is unique to you, therefore, any more prescriptive advice would be a bigger hinderance than a help.

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Physiotherapy Personal Statement Guide

Personal statement guidelines.

When writing your personal statement  please consider the following areas:

• Justification for wanting to enter the profession – what attracts you to this profession?
• Is it the values, characteristics, behaviours &/or variety of roles and responsibilities?
• Why does this profession stand out for you compared to other health and social care professions?
• Investigation of Physiotherapy as a career – to be able to make an informed career choice you must investigate some of the diversity of the profession ideally through direct observation of physiotherapists in diverse areas of practice
• Evidence of additional skills, knowledge, experience – Transferable skills – how do your personal attributes, values, characteristics, behaviours and experiences relate to or prepare you for this challenging academic programme and a future career as a physiotherapist.

Structured Personal Statement

Tell us the reason you have chosen to study physiotherapy..

Within this answer you can tell us what motivated you to become a physiotherapist, and what you find interesting or inspiring about the profession. We would like you to show that you understand the role of the physiotherapist in different areas of clinical practice and the skills, values and qualities that are needed. Additionally, describe why this health care profession suits you personally. We expect you to give examples that show you have a caring attitude.

Describe the roles and responsibilities of physiotherapists.

In this section you should tell us about your investigation into the physiotherapy profession, particularly discussing experiences you have had of physiotherapy. Although receiving physiotherapy yourself might have been your introduction to the profession we expect applicants to explore further than this. This must include work experience or placements within a physiotherapy setting, the opportunity to talk to physiotherapists about their role and evidence of reading around the subject or accessing information on the internet. Rather than simply providing a list, please expand on what the experience taught you about the profession. Physiotherapy is very varied profession, working with different populations in different settings; you should demonstrate an awareness of this.

Tell us about skills, knowledge and experience you have and explain why this is relevant to a future career in Physiotherapy.

Please use experiences from previous learning, work, volunteering, hobbies, sport, music and any other activities you think relevant. Again, rather than a list of achievements please explain the specific skills or values demonstrated and how this has helped prepare you for study and a future career as a Physiotherapist. It may be useful to look at the NHS Constitution Values as this discusses the values and behaviours important for working in health care in the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-constitution-for-england/the-nhs-constitution-for-england 

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Physiotherapy Personal Statement

Physiotherapy is vital for the re-establishment of a patient's quality of life; I have personally had life-long support from physiotherapists. Growing up I had physiotherapy to re-align my hips and feet after having a breach birth. This was a lengthy, but worthwhile experience; which has lead me to be passionate about studying physiotherapy.

Studying PE, Psychology and Business at A-level, has given me the foundation knowledge to study Physiotherapy. Psychology prepares me for the neurology and mental health modules of the course, whilst PE covers the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular respiratory, anatomy and physiology sections. Alongside my academic subjects, I have completed a community sports leadership qualification (CSLA) which required leading voluntary sports sessions for younger students. I am aware of the demands of physiotherapy within the NHS, and I am ready to take the challenge of continuous learning and progression.

During a week of work experience on musculoskeletal outpatients at a community hospital I observed physiotherapists and ESP's carry out new patient referrals, follow ups, steroid injections and ultrasound treatments. I attended an osteoarthritis clinic where I learned about different treatments. I was able to talk to patients and listen to how each patient perceives their pain, enabling the physiotherapist to make an appropriate treatment plan for each patient. I have also observed physiotherapists in an acute hospital trust, working in various different wards; a stroke unit, musculoskeletal outpatients and orthopaedics (including trauma). I witnessed a wide range of people with injuries from common to trauma and learnt new techniques such as hydrotherapy and how to interact with people both in pain and with speech impairments. I met the multidisciplinary team who worked together during an emergency cardiac arrest call. My time here made me excited at the thought of studying physiotherapy.

Being involved in competitive swimming from a young age I have experienced leadership and teamwork in different situations, therefore I can adapt to different circumstances. The high physical demands of swimming means injuries are a regular occurrence, so I have experienced rehabilitation myself and through the experiences of my team mates. I understand the importance of Physiotherapy, how muscle strengthening can prevent injury and how healthcare professionals need to work as part of a larger team. Competing in swimming since I was eight, training nine hours a week involves commitment and dedication. I have competed for Cambridgeshire and qualified for the East Regionals. I have been club captain for the past two years, as I am a positive role model to younger swimmers. I also volunteer to coach younger swimmers, passing on my experience. This has increased my confidence, improved verbal communication skills and the ability to lead whilst passing on my experience and knowledge within the sport.

My part time job as a pool lifeguard requires responsibility, acting quickly under pressure and allows me to gain a good rapport with members of the public. This also involves me partaking in monthly training to keep up to date with the latest technology and techniques. Good time management skills are something I had to develop: balancing studying, training, a part time job and social time, has given me transferable skills for my future roles.

I realise the importance of rehabilitation and seeing how someone's quality of life can improve due to small changes in their lifestyle recommended by physiotherapists and healthcare professionals. I have reached the point in my personal development where I know Physiotherapy is the career I want to pursue. I am enthusiastic about my future, physiotherapy is an important career in the care for patients, and to be involved is an honour.

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Physiotherapy personal statement example 2.

Pursuing a career in the physiotherapy industry has been my major aspiration since a young age. This degree maintains a combination of sport and science, which makes it suitable for me, as I have a huge passion for both learning areas. Furthermore, being an energetic individual the practical approach to science has been hugely appealing to me.

Another significant reason for me choosing a physiotherapy degree is because I generally like to encourage good health and fitness. In addition to this, my flexibility enables me to adapt to different situations. I believe this is critically important as during the day of a physiotherapist they will need to adapt to the different patients needs. Excellent communication skills is what is required in a degree such as this and I believe I posses this in huge quantities.

Furthermore, I also believe that this flexibility offers me the chance to fully adapt to the frantic university environment. Moreover, my deep love for science has always acted as a foundation for my constant pursue of a physiotherapy degree.

During this year I attended the 2008 British athlete league (BAL), which was held at Windsor. Furthermore this was a hugely prestigious event, which only allowed the elite athletes to participate at the event. The physiotherapists who worked at the event came from different regions of the country in order to assist the athletes.

One of the main pieces of knowledge that I had obtained from this experience was that the elite physiotherapist had to purchase their own equipment in order for them to provide an excellent and efficient service. In addition to this, my experience on this day also taught me how to perform strokes such as; effulge stroke, longitudinal needing, transverse needing and I became familiar with key words used in the physiotherapist industry such as tappomoe, hacking, trigger pointing, muscle energy techniques, PNF, neural tensioning and ACL.

In order to further my experience, I studied through a book called Clinical sports medicine. The book contained a variety of information useful for physiotherapists such as, acute injuries and overuse injuries which where topics that were highlighted mainly in the book.

Additionally, I had further work experience in the radiography departments in both hospitals and clinics. I believe the experience I gained gave me a glimpse of the radiography side in the physiotherapy industry. This benefits me as it opens my options in the physiotherapy industry. During this year I was selected to be on the sports bursary scheme, which then enabled me to have further my work experience.

My high quantity of motivation levels, has allowed me to achieve a variety of qualifications and awards. This year I was awarded the 'Community Sports Leadership Award (CSLA)'. The course required completing a set of hours of voluntary work.

I have successfully completed fifty-one hours of voluntary work, which has awarded me a bronze certificate in volunteering work. The hours included organising and leading community sports events for different local schools. One of the events I organised was at a special needs school. This now enabled me to further develop my communication skills.

In my spare time, I like to be energetic and spontaneous by playing outdoor activities such as football and hockey. In both these sport I have represented them at district level. Furthermore, I am currently playing semi-pro football for Manford Way Football Club.

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'My high quantity of motivation levels' sounds very wordy, you could instead say 'My high level of motivation' or 'being highly motivated...' There seems to be a lot of summary of events in your statement rather than things about yourself, and you should keep in mind that those you're applying to know a great deal more than the things you've included to impress them with. You could replace some of your 'futhermores' with 'in addition to this' or 'moreover'and in some instances you can cut it out completely. Hope that helps!

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Looking back at former Trump fixer on the stand in hush money trial: Who is Michael Cohen?

Michael Cohen , Donald Trump 's former lawyer and fixer, took the witness stand Monday in Trump's criminal hush money trial .

Cohen's testimony could be a central link prosecutors use to show Trump authorized the $130,000 paid to porn star Stormy Daniels in an attempt to stop her story about an alleged affair from becoming public ahead of the 2016 election. Trump has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records to allegedly disguise reimbursing Cohen.

But Cohen's journey to the witness stand has been complicated. Once an adamant Trump loyalist, Cohen has repeatedly attacked Trump in recent years. He has also been convicted of several felonies, including lying to Congress:

Here is what to know about Cohen, a key witness in Trump's criminal trial:

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How long did Michael Cohen work for Trump?

Cohen was Trump's personal attorney and fixer from 2006 until 2018.

How long was Michael Cohen's prison sentence?

Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison . He started his sentence in May 2019, but was sent home early for house arrest due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Where did Michael Cohen go to law school?

Michael Cohen went to Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. Politico reported that "Cooley may be, by some measurements, the worst law school in America."

What did Michael Cohen lie about? 

In November 2018, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to Congress. In an effort to protect Trump, had told Congress his boss stopped trying to pursue a real-estate deal in Moscow in January 2016 when they actually continued efforts through June 2016.

That guilty plea came months after Cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion, making false statements to a bank, and violating campaign finance laws by causing or issuing two hush money payments: $130,000 to Stormy Daniels and $150,00 to Karen McDougal, the latter of which was paid by American Media Inc. Those amounts greatly exceed the personal contribution limits to a political candidate.

Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison, according to a Department of Justice release .

Why did Michael Cohen turn on Trump? 

Cohen's falling out with Trump was partly due to his conviction. In February 2019, he told a congressional committee he made a clean break with Trump.

"I have done bad things, but I am not a bad man. I have fixed things, but I am no longer your fixer, Mr. Trump," Cohen said in a dramatic testimony.

The two have continuously lobbed attacks at one another since then.

Contributing: Aysha Bagchi, Erin Kelly, Josh Meyer