My profile: My name is Megan and I am a senior at North Hall High School. I used to play volleyball for North Hall, prior to my mentorship, for three years. I am also involved in Chorus, All-State Chorus, National Beta Club, FCA, Yearbook, and Concord Baptist Church Student Ministry. Throughout high school, I have maintained mostly A's and a few B's, grade-wise. I want to make sure that when I graduate from North Hall, I want to leave a positive mark with my peers and teachers. I love spending time with my family and friends when I am not at school. I also love serving my community through my church by going on mission trips and serving with the student ministry.
I chose the field(s) of physical therapy/athletic training for my mentorship. I chose those fields because I wanted to pursue a career in the medical field but I wasn't sure where in particular. I am also a big sports fan and I loved attending University of Georgia sporting events. When I saw the trainers on the sidelines and saw what they were doing, I knew I definitely wanted to pursue that career.
My Mentorship: I am interning at Atlanta Rehabilitation with the physical therapists and an athletic trainer. With the physical therapist, I am in an office setting, working with all ages of patients. There are patients that are high school athletes with injuries from playing sports up to elderly patients that have had a knee replacement surgery. As a physical therapist, you work with mulitple patients at the same time and give them exercises and stretches that are fit for their own injury/rehabilitation. Physical therapists get to know their patients on a personal level and they treat them as family. With an athletic trainer, they work with athletes at their high school in different ways. They prevent injuries, help athletes with they first get injured as the first responder, and post-injury with rehabilitation. They also can wrap player's ankles, wrists, knee, etc.
My Future: I plan to attend either Emmanuel College or Piedmont College in pursuit to study athletic training or kinesiology with a physical therapy concentration. I want to get a good quality education while having a full collegiate experience.
I can see that you have a real passion and commitment not only for your mentorship, but for your academic studies and your community. I think your career choice is wonderful, as it is an occupation that will always be needed, and also because it sounds amazing. I wish you the best in your future, and hope you continue on to become the great trainer you are striving to be.
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