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Physio Information & Question Thread
K888:
--- Quote from: smamsmo22 on September 25, 2018, 09:13:04 am ---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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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 :)
shafiayy01:
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.
K888:
--- Quote from: shafiayy01 on September 25, 2018, 10:52:37 pm ---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.
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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 :)
civilraisin:
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!
K888:
--- Quote from: civilraisin on October 29, 2018, 10:58:30 pm ---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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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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