I felt it would be fitting for this first post to coincide with the commencement of my Master of Physiotherapy (Sports).
As COVID-19 spread across the world and the ability to travel vanished in 2020, I took the opportunity to take a step back and reassess my career. I had graduated with a PhD and had a great private practice job in Hong Kong. As someone who values growth and lifelong learning, where do I go following a PhD? A post-doc? Self-directed learning? An MBA? Or maybe a master of physiotherapy degree?
We all know the decision, but why? Why do a Sports Master when I have completed a PhD? A PhD is primarily research, where you are required to produce original research that adds to the current base of knowledge in your chosen field. In my case, my PhD was on the conservative management of non-reducible discogenic [low back] pain. Although I had structured the studies within the PhD to be as clinically relevant as possible, I did not feel I had necessarily improved my clinical skills outside realm of low back pain. It is my hope that the Sports Master program allows me to develop into a more rounded physiotherapist.
Over the next two years, I hope to blog my experiences and learnings with the program.
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