Scots in the field: Internship spotlights Part 3
Maya Dickerson - Web and Social Media Manager
Elizabeth Towery - Monmouth Clinic Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Where do you intern and what are your responsibilities?
During my internship, I was responsible for maintaining a cleaned and organized clinical environment by preparing and sanitizing patients’ exam tables and treatment areas. I assisted by gathering and setting up necessary equipment for physical therapy sessions, as well as preparing therapeutic modalities such as hot and ice packs. Additionally, I assisted by helping guide exercise sessions, by reading upcoming exercises, demonstrating proper form, and providing hands on.
What skills or knowledge have you gained from this experience?
I learned how to be flexible and adjust to the changes, whether it was modifying exercises or assisting with different patients... I became more aware of patient handling techniques and the importance of maintaining a safe environment to prevent injury for both patients and the healthcare providers...Overall, this internship helped me build strong communication skills, develop clinical knowledge and skills, become adaptable, and understand the importance of safety and documentation.
Mason Reed - Knox College
Where do you intern and what are your responsibilities?
I intern at Knox College, and I have quite a few responsibilities. Some of which are to wrap athletes, attend games and practices, and help around the room with tasks as assigned and many more
What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
One of the biggest challenges I thought I would face was being a Monmouth college student at Knox but that was never a challenge. The learning curve I experienced with how they run there training room and the equipment they have in it. At Knox college they have student workers who cover the day-to-day tasks which free up the trainers to help more athletes every day. The equipment they have is different than what I was used to here at Monmouth. They also approach rehab differently than we do which has helped me in a tremendous way to find out what I like from both training rooms I’ve worked in.