Personal Narrative: A Career In Physical Medicine

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When I was 15 years old, I was at soccer practice with my teammates and we were running some soccer drills. I was trying to dribble the ball around another player and suddenly, I stepped on the ball, twisted my leg, and broke my tibia and fibula in three locations in my right leg. Luckily, the coach was a practicing physician and calmed me down until the paramedics arrived to bring me the hospital. I had to undergo five hours of surgery so that the doctors could realign the bones and place a titanium rod in my leg that goes from my knee to my ankle. I spent a week in the hospital, months of physical therapy, and had a boot on my leg until I could walk again without the need of crutches and wearing a medical walking boot. Anyone can break a

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Ways Of Knowing In Nursing

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Reflection On Reflective Practice

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Advancing Equity In Clinical Preventive Services

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