Friday, May 20, 2022

SLU PT Student Hannah Vasil had a Great Clinical Experience at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, OH

SLU PT Clinical Site Spotlight – Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio

By Hannah Vasil (Class of 2022)

I learned to be confident in myself and how inpatient rehab works. I was scared of transfers and seeing more complex patients, but I felt so at ease with my clinical instructor, Lan Smith.

 


Thanks for helping me and being the best CI ever!!


This is one of a series of posts by the Saint Louis University Program in Physical Therapy students featuring their clinical site and their clinical instructors. The number, quality, and diversity of clinical instruction are major assets for the SLU PT Program

Thursday, May 19, 2022

SLU PT Student Hannah Schumacher had an Incredible Clinical Experience at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL

SLU PT Clinical Site Spotlight – Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

By Hannah Schumacher (Class of 2022)

My clinical experience at Northwestern Memorial Hospital was incredible. I was able to spend my time on a general medicine floor with a variety of patient diagnoses. I even was given the opportunity to go to the medical ICU which was eye opening as well as a great learning experience. Another floor my clinical instructor, Megan Burwell, covered was the pulmonary unit where I spent time working with patients whose lungs were affected from COVID-19. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with each of these patients as they wanted so badly to work hard so that they could return home to their families.

My CI taught me how to be patient, compassionate, and loving to all the patients we encountered. She treated each patient with respect and showed me how PT's also are there for patients mentally, just not physically. The patients we worked with had a lot going on in their life, but it was humbling to see their dedication to improve for themselves, their families, and us.


Megan, thank you for all you taught me in the short 9 weeks we had together. I thoroughly enjoyed learning from you in acute care. You made me enjoy the inpatient setting so much!

This is one of a series of posts by the Saint Louis University Program in Physical Therapy students featuring their clinical site and their clinical instructors. The number, quality, and diversity of clinical instruction are major assets for the SLU PT Program


Friday, May 6, 2022

SLU Physical Therapy PY1 Students Present Research at the 2022 Senior Legacy Symposium


2022 Senior Legacy Symposium
Featuring SLU Program in Physical Therapy students in the DPT Class of 2024: Meena Chetty, Abby Hanselman, and Paula Buendia Lanchas.

Meena Chetty with faculty mentor Dr. Kim Levenhagen and student Paula Buendia Lanchas.

Meena Chetty
Meena Chetty presented her poster "The Power of Storytelling" which explores how storytelling can be an adjunctive intervention in physical therapy rehab and how physical therapists can be better listeners to their patients. 

Meena Chetty discusses her project with an attendee at the poster presentation.

As a part of this project, Chetty created and self-published a 30-day guided journal for patients with chronic illnesses who are going to physical therapy rehab titled "Chronicles of Rehab". Physical Therapy Associate Professor Kim Levenhagen, PT, DPT, WCC, CLT, FNAP, was Chetty’s mentor throughout the project.
Abby Hanselman discusses her research at the interdisciplinary panel.

Abby Hanselman
Abby Hanselman participated in the interdisciplinary research panels where she discussed her research "An Assessment of Sleep Disturbance in Division 1 Collegiate Soccer and Basketball Athletes". Physical Therapy Assistant Professor Oluwatoyosi Owoeye, BPT, M.S., Ph.D., was Hanselman's mentor throughout the project.

Abby Hanselman and Paula Buendia Lanchas at the interdisciplinary research panel.

Paula Buendia Lanchas
Paula Buendia Lanchas presented her research with "The Ins and Outs of Pelvic Floor PT" to answer the questions of what pelvic health physical therapy is, what common dysfunctions are often seen, why many have not heard of it, and how we can raise awareness and educate society. 

Paula Buendia Lanchas discusses her research at the interdisciplinary panel.

This project’s purpose is to raise awareness of what this specialty can do and educate to be an advocate for others. Buendia recognized Chetty, Levenhagen, and Dr. Brea Rhein for their support in the project.


Physical Therapy Associate Professor Kim Levenhagen, PT, DPT, WCC, CLT, FNAP, was a moderator for Session 1 of the interdisciplinary panels for Allied Health.

Student projects are represented on the 2022 Senior Legacy Symposium website. If you have any questions or concerns for Senior Legacy Symposium staff, please reach out to legacy@slu.edu

Photos submitted by Meena Chetty, Kim Levenhagen, and Gretchen Salsich
Story by Kristin Hrasky