Long story short I really loved it, love the people, love the patients, and some of the experiences that I got to have here.
The team culture is very much like a family, I felt like I could rely on anyone. It felt very welcoming to me which was nice because it’s my first rotation so I didn’t have to feel like I was trying to impress anybody and I just could focus on learning and being the best student therapist that I could be.
A lot of patients come and think of it as a social hour in conjunction with their rehabilitation which is nice. There are a lot of patients that come at the same time, know other patients at the same time and they are always you know how was your weekend and that’s nice to hear and then the patients and employees here at Advantage also have a nice relationship as well.
I think the culture here is very accepting and invested in your progress as a student from all aspects, I think. I was always encouraged and challenged in a way that I did not expect to be in a good way. I was very timid about being able to work with patients and come up with progression and doing initial evaluations and in 6th week I can do all of that and more. That’s definitely because of the support here.
My experience here with the patients, with the therapist, with the company, is going to impact how I’m going to practice as a therapist for the rest of my life because there are things here you, being here makes you want to be a great therapist, someone who is caring as a person and a good really nice balance professionalism
I would highly recommend this place for a few reasons. One, you are really in charge of how you want to make the most of your experience here, so it’s a very collaborative experience, you are not working solely with just your CI. You also work really hand in hand with PT’s and PTA’s and you get the experience coach reading which is something you don’t really get experience within your program or your curriculum. They also specialize in Vestibular Rehab which is something that is unique with this place, I am very lucky I got my feet wet in that area so I recommended it for that as well and the patients highly recommend this place.
