A year past..

Its amazing to think that 9 months ago we not only had never heard of subtalar neutral but we had also never met the twelve people who we have now become so close. Packing up my first year notes reminded me of all we've learnt...transtibial sockets, sach feet, empathy, what not to wear in the emergency room, forces at the hip and so much more (literally a stack close to a meter tall). We are officially done our first year, our work terms have now finished and we're all about to start summer work. Our work terms proved to be an awesome experience that allowed us to finally put all that final exam knowledge to use. Almost everyone have set up jobs in the field for the summer all across the country (Vancouver, Red Deer, Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg) and even elsewhere in the world (we'll hopefully hear more of this in future posts). Now that our small group of twelve is spread across the world for the summer we won't be reuniting until ISPO in Vancouver (July 29th to August 3rd). Almost all of us will be volunteering and attending the conference which we all look forward to, especially after all we learnt in San Fran at the American academy meeting. So until then...

Practicum Project

I'm at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton for my Practicum. Our class is in the Third week of Practicum #1, we somehow managed to have 6 doing Prosthetics and 6 doing Orthotics. Good Balance in the Class. Everyone sounds like they are having great experiences and can't wait to show off all we've done!

Cheap Swim Fins! If you can't buy an Activity Leg it is Important to work with your Prosthetist to Figure out how to make things happen. Prosthetists at the Glenrose helped me figure out this Swim Fin.

1 down, 1 to go

We made it! Exams are now finished, and we've now moved onto our 3 week practicum. After putting in many hours, late nights and early mornings we completed our 7 exams, 6 of which were within 3 days. The hardest part was not being able to watch the playoffs, however it seems the Canucks played better when we weren't watching. It was a very strange feeling saying goodbye to the class. You don't realize how close you become until you start saying goodbye to everyone. Most of us will be returning for ISPO in August and will have a chance to reunite and hear about all we've learned over the summer, and have some fun on the side. So far the work term has been very interesting, and have even had the opportunity to see the makings of a wooden transfemoral socket.

All in all, it's been a great year and it's nice to be able to enjoy the nice weather and fresh air once again