Observing Community

OBSERVING COMMUNITY 

At Michigan State University, there is an organization called the Pre-Physical Therapy Association or PPTA. Their goal is to prepare pre-physical therapy students for their future career as well as grad school. They also involve pre-occupational therapy students as well. I chose to interview Aliisa Paquette, a  physical therapy student who has attended events for this group. I asked her the following questions...

What do you think is PPTA' s main goal?

"They really try to prepare the group members for grad school and for their jobs in the future."

How do they try to accomplish this goal? 

"They bring in a lot of guest speakers, both occupational therapists and physical therapists. It helps to get the perspective of someone who has experience in your career choice. And, just recently there was an offer that if you were an active member of the group you could have the chance to take a free GRE test."

What kind of events does the PPTA host?

"They have meetings monthly with pizza and pop, it kind of serves as their socials too. They also do fundraisers like Relay For Life and fundraisers at different restaurants. Besides that, they have guest speakers come and give presentations."

Can you give a specific example of an event that you attended? 

 "Ive been to a fundraiser at Mongolian Grill, a percentage of the proceeds went to PPTA. It was a really fun time and for a good cause."

The PPTA group seems like a very informative group. It's main purpose is to help students prepare for further schooling and future careers. While helping students, they also reach out and help other organizations with a good cause such as Relay For Life. This to me says that they really value helping others. They take time out of their day to make the lives of others easier and make a difference. 

WORKS CITED 

Paquette, Aliisa. Personal Interview. 20 February 2013.