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I hope my CI believes in me and has a genuine desire to share his or her wisdom, expertise, and friendship with me.

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Not pursuing osteopathic medicine. I wanted to become a DO and deep down in my heart, I still do but changed my mind during the pandemic. The disrespect and invalidation that doctors, nurses, and scientists got during a time of global medical crisis was very disappointing and heartbreaking to me. Additionally, osteopathic medicine is no longer practiced following the original principles of Dr. Andrew T. Still, founder and father of osteopathic medicine. DOs now practice with an allopathic approach and that's not what I want, so I chose to change to a more manualistic and holistic approach and decided to pursue either PT or OT.

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Getting a puppy finally... but she brings so much light to my life and I love her to bits and I love watching her grow up.

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I am excited to learn more because I love OT and want to be the best provider I can be.

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I hope they are patient, kind, and have a positive mentality.

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I hope that my CI is patient and understanding. I hope they are ready and willing to help me grow!

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I am excited to take another step in this OT journey with FW! Although we won't be totally independent and practicing (which I am so grateful for hehe), we will still get to make little impacts as a FW student that ultimately are big impacts in other peoples lives! :)

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I hope my CI has patience and grace above all.

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I am excited about fieldwork. The content doesn't stick until I apply my knowledge and I am excited to grow and learn!

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Every once in a while I think about how leaving teaching was a mistake. It feels like a bad breakup that I cannot get over. I feel like I failed my students and parents. Though I am not completely over it, I know my future self will thank me for choosing OT. My mental health and well-being are starting to thank me already. This journey will be the best mistake I ever made.

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I hope my CI is an avid learner like me. I hope they are up-to-date on best practices and willing to try new things.

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I'm excited to have the expertise to help people and make a lasting difference in their lives!

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I'm not sure if I would call it a mistake, but all of my relationships thus far. They haven't panned out and I haven't gotten married, but I've learned so much from each one. So much about how people are complex and worth loving and worth my time even if it's short. I'm also grateful I ended up in a different career than planned and at a different OT school than planned! To others all of these things may look like a mistake, but they have blessed me so much!

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I really hope my CI loves what they do, is realistic yet hopeful, and provides useful feedback, and provides support.

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I was browsing through my 1st FW L2 location's website..... what they do looks so amazing! I'm so excited and reasonably nervous, but more so excited because of the support we have from our professors and cohort.

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I've tried out a bunch of different jobs and hobbies -- back then, I would feel so unsure about the directions of my path. But now, I see my path as a culmination of experiences and connections, that ultimately led me to OT. I feel so sure about where I am now, and where I'm heading <3

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Changing my major from nursing to health sciences halfway through my junior year of college. I had no clear plan at the time and had no idea where life was going to take me, but here I am and I am excited to be an OT :)

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Dropping out of my first semester of college (undergrad) to travel the world. I didn't know what path I wanted to pursue at the time. International travel led me to Kinesiology which ultimately led me to OT.

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I'm excited to get creative with my patients and give back to my community.

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I hope my fieldwork clinical instructor is an efficient communicator and gives constructive feedback. Additionally, I hope they're knowledgable, kind and flexible.

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Choosing to leave my rehab aide job last December. At the time, it was a hard decision and felt like a mistake, but the position could not accommodate me being in this program and traveling back and forth. I am happy I made the decision so that I could focus on this program and use my extra time to spend time with loved ones before moving.

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I hope my fieldwork clinical instructor is kind, passionate about the profession, willing to share experiences and teach me, and a good communicator!

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Making an impact in the world!! I am excited to fill needs through OT!:)

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I didn't think big hair was a mistake at the time, but now I can look at old photos and laugh.

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I think clinical instructors should be passionate about what they do, compassionate, open to learning, and a good communicator.

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Being a part of the first and only OT progam in Hawaii!!

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Channeling Adam Grant here---that they have the ability to provide advice vs. feedback so that learners are more clear about how to effectively change.

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Teaching with my BESTIE!!!! to some of the most amazing learners! I can't believe my luck!

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I think a great clinical instructor is one who is kind, excited about the profession, loves their clients, and communicates well!

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Dr. Egan and I were blessed to be part of this incredible resilient human's OT journey. Now, he is a thriving OTR, recently commissioned Captain in the Army, a cool Dad, and FW educator for an HPU student! #Fullcircle #Hold Space for Hope!!

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I returned to a bad environment after I had left for 6 months.  I justified it with a rationale that "it could be worse elsewhere.." My friends & Family could not believe it. The reason I am happy I made the mistake is that without that "going back" I might have lacked certainty about my decision and I wouldn't have gotten my sweet pups Tyler and Sophie that were my emotional support for the past 13 years. 