1. Literal
- a) "I, Megan Thi, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work."
- b) Website: Carnegie Mellon University - Open Learning Initiative
- Class: Anatomy and Physiology
- c) Senior Project Hours:
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XypT3oTppXYuirmBN9VZXjMhynEhiQra8tdKqh8Irm0/edit?usp=sharing
- d) For my Independent Component 1, I chose to complete an online class. This course was called Anatomy and Physiology. This is one of the required classes you have to take when getting an education to become a physical therapist. In this course, you learn a lot about all the different systems in the body and how they all work together for the body to function.
2. Interpretive
- I am showing proof of completing this component by attaching pictures of any quizzes or pictures I found interesting while taking my class. I have a lot more screenshots of further little quizzes if you would like to see them, let me know! During this whole process, I learned and processed a lot of information about the body. It was definitely a lot more complex than I expected it to be. Taking this course online and being able to see the visuals provided really helped me process everything a lot easier!
3. Applied
- This component was very helpful to my senior project in many ways! In specific, it helped me develop an answer to my EQ. Getting a job in the medical field is definitely not an easy task. Not only do you have to put what you learned into practice, but you also have to make sure that everything you learned is remembered correctly. This is extremely important in physical therapy because usually the PT is in charge of evaluating a patient and diagnosing their issue so that they can develop a plan of treatment. However, if the evaluation is wrong, the plan and treatment will be wrong, creating a chain of negative events. This is what one of my answers to my EQ, "What is the most important factor in ensuring that a child born with limitations reaches his/her full physical ability?" is with a proper evaluation/diagnosis. The PT should also know everything they can about the human anatomy because patients in pediatric PT are still growing and PTs need to be prepared for any unexpected problems that may happen during that growth period. Also, by my learning a lot more about how the muscular and skeletal systems work, I have a clearer understanding when at my mentorship. I can now figure out why my mentor is doing a certain stretch or exercise on a patient because I know more about the body now! Overall, this component has helped me to understand the physical therapy field a lot more!
