angelsintheeast

I could not have said this better. As a grad student myself, I can attest that many papers and discussion boards ask that the student incorporate their own personal work experiences into their responses. This makes many assignments more meaningful and feel less like busy-work. Not having any clinical experience to draw from would make this hellish.

I could not have said this better. As a grad student myself, I can attest that many papers and discussion boards ask that the student incorporate their own personal work experiences into their responses. This makes many assignments more meaningful and feel less like busy-work. Not having any clinical experience to draw from would make this hellish.

However, I second getting experience before grad studies. Most grad programs will ask you to build on your clinical experience for projects and papers. You'll get more out of your program if you have real life experience to draw from.

Yup, sounds like my outpatient clinic. An incredible inconvenience for folks who take their medications appropriately..... But I can see why these stringent rules are in place- especially when it seems to be the same patients that consistently report their medications lost/stolen/flushed down the toilet/dog at them... then proceed to provide cold urine samples. The monkey business can be incredulous.They also seem to be the same patients that can't be bothered to show up to their PCP appointments, PT sessions, imaging, referrals, etc.... Patients have to be held to some level of accountability.