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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #30 on: September 23, 2018, 05:31:05 pm »
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Hi,

Possible future physio student here (:

I was just wondering what your hours are like each week at uni?? In terms of contact hours yes but more-so how long are you there each day? (If each day?) Is it as time consuming as going to school for 8 hours, 5 days a week, or different? What's the prospect of fitting in part time work, etc? I don't mind working hard and I want to do a challenging course, but I don't really like the stressy, competitive atmosphere of VCE..
Also, I read that you live on campus, so you may not be able to answer from personal experience, but you probably would have some idea from people who live more inner city; do you know what the drive's like every day from inner Melbourne to Frankston? Nightmare traffic?

Thanks!!
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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #31 on: September 24, 2018, 05:54:57 pm »
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Hi,

Possible future physio student here (:

I was just wondering what your hours are like each week at uni?? In terms of contact hours yes but more-so how long are you there each day? (If each day?) Is it as time consuming as going to school for 8 hours, 5 days a week, or different? What's the prospect of fitting in part time work, etc? I don't mind working hard and I want to do a challenging course, but I don't really like the stressy, competitive atmosphere of VCE..
Also, I read that you live on campus, so you may not be able to answer from personal experience, but you probably would have some idea from people who live more inner city; do you know what the drive's like every day from inner Melbourne to Frankston? Nightmare traffic?

Thanks!!
Hey! First of all - good luck!

So, re: hours - contact hours are variable. You have the most in first year - 20+ish as I said in the OP, but it decreases as you go through the course. It's not as time consuming as going to school - there's some days that are longer than a school day with travel and class and breaks between classes factored in, but that's not every single day. I definitely have more free time than I did going to high school. How much time you spend at uni outside of class is up to you - I know people who like to stay after class and spend a bit of time in the library, then there's others who just go home after class. I wish I could give you a more concrete answer but it really depends on the person haha.

It's definitely possible to fit in part-time work on the side - even if you mostly just work weekends. I've been working Tuesday and Thursday nights and Saturdays with my sports training job with no problems, and the majority of people I know in my course also have a part-time job going. I'd say that maybe first semester it's a bit hard to work a lot because you're settling into uni, but I honestly have found that I have a lot more time for work now I'm in uni compared to when I was in high school.

The great thing as well is that it's not a competitive atmosphere. Everyone in my course is super friendly and always helping each other out - it's so much better than high school, I can't even describe how much better it is lol.

Re: driving, the majority of people in my course commute, and some even come from the Western suburbs each day. One of my friends drives from the North Eastern suburbs every day and she has a better attendance than all of us who live a lot closer haha. I think it's very do-able, like even from somewhere like St Kilda to Frankston is only a 45ish minute drive? I think in peak hour it probably wouldn't be great but I think coming to uni in the morning would be pretty decent. If class finishes at a bad time to drive you can always stay back at the library for a bit.

Have you been to check out the campus? Did you come to open day? :)

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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #32 on: September 24, 2018, 07:00:01 pm »
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No, unfortunately I didn't get to open day as it clashed with another commitment so I haven't seen the Peninsula campus. What's it like?
I did go to Clayton's open day and spoke to a Physio student briefly there (:
Are you at uni every day for the course? (mon-fri I mean)

Sorry for all the random questions, uni preference cut offs are getting closer and I've changed mine many times :/
In general, have you enjoyed the course? I know that's such a general and subjective question, but I've been weighing up Monash v LTU (if you have any additional opinions/ knowledge about comparing the two apart from what you've said earlier feel free to let me know aha) and also other allied health/medical degrees, and the more info I get, the better, I guess. Sports physio has always been, and still is, a massive interest of mine but I know and have been told many times that the scope of physio is much, much wider and most people don't end up in sports physio. I have looked into other aspects of the profession, of course, but I still think my passions lie towards sports physio. How realistic is becoming a sports physio (I'm talking more private practice), and does it require additional study etc? I know you haven't graduated yet, but any info is helpful I guess

Thanks so much !!!!
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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #33 on: September 24, 2018, 07:53:22 pm »
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No, unfortunately I didn't get to open day as it clashed with another commitment so I haven't seen the Peninsula campus. What's it like?
I did go to Clayton's open day and spoke to a Physio student briefly there (:
Are you at uni every day for the course? (mon-fri I mean)

Sorry for all the random questions, uni preference cut offs are getting closer and I've changed mine many times :/
In general, have you enjoyed the course? I know that's such a general and subjective question, but I've been weighing up Monash v LTU (if you have any additional opinions/ knowledge about comparing the two apart from what you've said earlier feel free to let me know aha) and also other allied health/medical degrees, and the more info I get, the better, I guess. Sports physio has always been, and still is, a massive interest of mine but I know and have been told many times that the scope of physio is much, much wider and most people don't end up in sports physio. I have looked into other aspects of the profession, of course, but I still think my passions lie towards sports physio. How realistic is becoming a sports physio (I'm talking more private practice), and does it require additional study etc? I know you haven't graduated yet, but any info is helpful I guess

Thanks so much !!!!
I'm a huge fan of the campus - it's really peaceful, easy to navigate, and doesn't have heaps of students so you can always get a seat at the library and it just creates a more laid-back atmosphere. If you wanna have a look around I'd recommend making the trip down and just having a look around! I think they actually have a guided tour tomorrow (info here) or I reckon if you get in contact with the campus they might even be happy to arrange a tour or something at some stage. Would really recommend having a look if you're considering coming here!!

In first year, yeah I had classes every day. But I think from memory Thursdays (and sometimes Tuesdays I think) were all lectures so, y'know, not compulsory to attend. And it's only a couple of hours. Monday is usually the busiest (with lectures, CBL and prac) but the rest of the week is reasonably chill - you might have like, one prac and one or two lectures. Now I'm in second year I have Tuesdays off and have less lectures and stuff so I have a reasonably chilled schedule.

I'll cover Monash vs LTU first. From speaking to a number of physios, the Monash course seems to produce better physio students/physios, particularly with clinical reasoning abilities. Monash is really well regarded and I've found that there's a heap of support provided by the uni in the course and the teachign staff is fantastic. The cohort is also smaller at Monash than LTU, so it's a bit easier to get to know people. Plus, LTU have the common first year for health science students so you really only have 3 years to study physio-specific stuff as opposed to 4 years (and the Monash course is a lot more streamlined in terms of what you study). I know of a few students in years above me who have started at LTU then decided the Monash course was a lot better so transferred.

In the end, I think you really can only know what it's gonna be like if you actually do it! If you start something and find that it's not for you, then at least you've tried. Whilst it's cool if you can find your dream course on the first shot, it's also fine if it takes you a few tries. :)

Re: sports physio - yeah, the majority of the physio workforce is in hospitals, but that's because of the nature of what physio is. If you wanna get into sports physio, then follow that path! It's not impossible to do, and a number of physios do finish their degree and go straight into private practice then go on to specialise. I think most physios these days do further study once they've graduated (you don't have to do it straight away) so it's not abnormal. To become like, an APA titled physio in x field, yeah you will need to do further study - but they tell you more about that later in your degree as you get towards graduating. I think a lot of people go into physio wanting to do sports physio because that's the contact they've had with physio before uni. But often people find they're interested in other stuff as they go through the course, and the great thing is that you get an insight through your education into the different areas of physio.

Ultimately, if that's what you want to do when you graduate, then do that. :)

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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #34 on: September 25, 2018, 09:13:04 am »
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That sounds good.
In terms of social life etc, is the physio cohort pretty disconnected from the rest of Monash, being at Peninsula? Are there still groups and societies etc; are they separate from the Monash-wide ones or not? Generally, is the social aspect of the course pretty good?
Thanks for answering all these questions (:
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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #35 on: September 25, 2018, 12:08:29 pm »
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That sounds good.
In terms of social life etc, is the physio cohort pretty disconnected from the rest of Monash, being at Peninsula? Are there still groups and societies etc; are they separate from the Monash-wide ones or not? Generally, is the social aspect of the course pretty good?
Thanks for answering all these questions (:
Not a problem - always happy to help :)

Honestly, I think social life is what you make it to be. Yeah, you're more disconnected from the students who are at Clayton purely because you're at a different campus, but there's also other students who go to Peninsula, so you're not all on your lonesome. You can still join the societies that are mainly based at Clayton, and there's also some societies that are based at Peninsula.

The social aspect of the course is pretty good - everyone's really nice and it's easy to make friends, and there's events like AXPs (after exam parties) and the annual physio ball (all organised by the physio society) if you're interested :)

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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #36 on: September 25, 2018, 10:52:37 pm »
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Hi, in uni i would love to do exercise physiology, i know this is not your field, but could you give me a bit of an idea of:
i. what sydney unis you think are better at this course. usyd? unsw? what do you think of uow for this course?
ii. the job prospect? rising? I want to do clinical exercise physiology.

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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #37 on: October 05, 2018, 02:41:54 pm »
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Hi, in uni i would love to do exercise physiology, i know this is not your field, but could you give me a bit of an idea of:
i. what sydney unis you think are better at this course. usyd? unsw? what do you think of uow for this course?
ii. the job prospect? rising? I want to do clinical exercise physiology.

Thanks,
saf.
Hi there! Apologies for the delay in replying. I don't have a heap of info about exercise physiology so it may be better to contact one of the unis or maybe talk to an exercise physiologist in your area :)

As far as I know, all the courses will be reasonably similar, and I think you have to do a Masters to become an Accredited Exercise Physiologist. All these courses will be pretty much the same because they have to meet certain criteria so that you can be registered upon the completion of your degree.

The job prospect for EPs isn't as good as for physios, but I think it is expanding. They're becoming more widespread in hospitals (I believe traditionally they've more been in private practice and working at sports institutes and such) as more and more evidence comes out to support using exercise in medicine.

If it's what you want to do, have a crack at it! I hope this has helped a bit :)

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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #38 on: October 29, 2018, 10:58:30 pm »
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Hi! Thank you so much for this thread, it's so informative and helpful.

I'm transferring into Monash physio next year if all goes well with my transfer application. I have a couple of questions about the course:
- Are there generally many mature-aged students / non school leavers in each cohort?
- In the placement part of the course, I'm guessing its like a placement rotation sort of thing - how long does each placement last for?
- How does the rural placement work? Are you posted to a place, and then you have to find short-term accommodation out there for the duration of the placement?

Thank you again for taking the time to answer all these questions!

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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #39 on: October 30, 2018, 03:31:36 pm »
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Hi! Thank you so much for this thread, it's so informative and helpful.

I'm transferring into Monash physio next year if all goes well with my transfer application. I have a couple of questions about the course:
- Are there generally many mature-aged students / non school leavers in each cohort?
- In the placement part of the course, I'm guessing its like a placement rotation sort of thing - how long does each placement last for?
- How does the rural placement work? Are you posted to a place, and then you have to find short-term accommodation out there for the duration of the placement?

Thank you again for taking the time to answer all these questions!
Hey! Good luck - hopefully I'll see you around campus next year ;D

1 - yeah, there's a fair amount of people who have either completed a degree already or have transferred from another degree, so don't worry about that! There's a real mix of ages

2 - you get told more about placement towards the end of 2nd year, but basically placement happens in 5 week blocks

3 - again, you'll get given more details in 2nd year but you submit your preferences for where you'd like to go and you also put whether you need help organising accommodation - if you put yes, the uni helps you out heaps (hospitals generally have accommodation that they own for students/visiting healthcare professionals and you get a pretty cheap rate)

Wouldn't stress heaps about the details around placement - the uni basically does everything for you and you get told more about it when you're a bit further along in the course (placement doesn't happen until 3rd year) :)

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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #40 on: February 04, 2019, 04:20:47 pm »
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Hi!

I'm from NSW and am currently choosing between the Monash and WSU physiotherapy course. Do you think the integrated structure of the course has been beneficial in any way? Does it change how grades are calculated?

Thanks so much for making this thread - it has been very useful :)

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Re: Physio Information & Question Thread
« Reply #41 on: February 05, 2019, 08:08:48 pm »
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I'm from NSW and am currently choosing between the Monash and WSU physiotherapy course. Do you think the integrated structure of the course has been beneficial in any way? Does it change how grades are calculated?

Thanks so much for making this thread - it has been very useful :)
Yeah I've found the integrated way to make things much easier. I reckon assessments are better spaced, there's better coordination between lecturers and I think overall it results in less essays and stuff which is a big plus! I'm a big fan of it because it means everything is linked, so I find it much easier to understand and remember content.

It does change your grades - at Monash at least, you only get given one overall grade for the semester. I don't see this as an issue though because assessments are pretty fairly weighted. It also means you don't have to worry about doing calculations on how much you need for each subject to get your WAM to x number haha

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« Reply #42 on: February 05, 2019, 10:52:11 pm »
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Hey guys,
I'm set to start Physio at Monash his March! I was wondering if lectures are recorded? And I'm just wondering what the applied case based learning unit is?
Thank you so much

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« Reply #43 on: February 06, 2019, 11:02:10 am »
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Hey guys,
I'm set to start Physio at Monash his March! I was wondering if lectures are recorded? And I'm just wondering what the applied case based learning unit is?
Thank you so much
Hi! Congrats on getting in :)

Yes, lectures are definitely recorded.
CBL (case based learning) is something you do weekly throughout the degree. On a Monday morning you'll get the opening to a case study and have to work through the questions provided with your group. By the end of the session you'll have worked out your "learning issues" for the week - basically what you need to cover more in depth to understand more about the case (the learning issues are usually thinks like pathophysiology, physio management of the condition, etc.). Everyone has to do one of these things, you submit it by Thursday night and then on Friday afternoon you do the case closure. You get given more info about the case, present your learning issue to your small group (just the key points, don't go reading the whole thing word for word haha) and then now you have a better understanding you work through more questions.

CBL will be explained in more depth to you by the unit coordinator and the tutors, so don't worry :)

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« Reply #44 on: February 06, 2019, 11:17:39 am »
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Hi!
What is the "research self-directed activity" in the Thursday afternoon time slot? What do you do in it? Also about the textbooks, which ones do you think are essential/recommended for physio students?
Thank you for starting this thread as it has been extremely helpful!