This semester was a really tough on for me in many aspects. I had a rough time with my health, my friends, and my academics. This is just another example of me persevering and pushing through a difficult time in order to make my number one priorities happen. My primary purpose is to get my education and become a certified athletic trainer. This semester I felt like my classes were all okay, but physiology was a bit harder than I expected it to be, and I had a large amount of stress from my connections class due to the amount of reading required for it. In terms of athletic training, I felt like I did okay, but nothing exceptional. I think this was due to the environment created by my preceptor. I had a lot of high hopes coming into this semester especially after my internship. I felt like I was ready to go and work on my own. Unfortunately, that is not a reality yet, and I have to work under someone and get their approval. The feedback I got from my preceptor was that I need to be more confident in my evaluations. I think this is a fair critique for me. I think I sometimes showed a lack of confidence, but this was because I wanted my preceptor to approve it before I go onto the next step. I only do this because I thought that is what my preceptor wanted me to do, but not I am not so sure. I felt like I had a lot of missed opportunities this semester. While I had some good time at the rugby matches, I did not get as much experience in the clinic as I wanted. In terms of my goals I set out this semester, I did not reach most of them. I wanted to improve my rehabilitation skills by having a few athletes of my own that I would be solely in charge, yet still under supervision of my preceptor. I did not get this opportunity. Going into the spring I am going to push my challenges of this semester behind me. I have a lot to look forward to and some great achievements to be made. I am planning to put in a lot of effort to refine my skills. I know I will be able to get more rehabilitation opportunities as well so I look forward to getting better at making effective and original rehabs for my athletes.
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