DPT in NYC: July 2012

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Helpful in Cadaver Lab

Look familiar...its cadaver lab! Or dinner?

I deboned my first chicken about the same time that I had my first semester of cadaver lab. Kinda gross. But it was very helpful to learn how to cut a chicken in clean swipes rather than sawing motions. I used those same skills to clean the fascia off the organs and skin of the cadaver. If you happen to cooking a whole chicken, take the opportunity to cut out the bones and remove the skin. Your teammates in lab will appreciate how efficiently and effectively you are with the knife. Also, you will be able to identify when you need a new blade in the scalpel.

Video on how to debone a chicken.

Picture from Homeec101.

Why go to school in NYC?

I like to ask my out-of-town classmates why they chose to go to PT school in NYC.

Here were some of their answers.

1. "My girlfriend was applying to law school in NYC so I applied too. We're not together anymore. She got into a school in Rochester. I came here." This was very sweet.

2. "It was the only school I got into!" - Very logical!

3. "I wanted to move away for a while. I'm from a small town and I thought this would be a great chance for me to live in a big city."

4. "All the PT schools are in NY."

Here is why I THINK you should come to NYC (even on a student budget):

1. You will always have a scenic place to jog.

Across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Around Central Park.

Around the Brooklyn Promenade.

Around Battery Park City.

2. Yummy $1 Pizza in Brooklyn

3. $9 pitchers/ $3 shots/ ridiculous amount of fun at the bars. $1 beer Wednesdays.

4. Dodgeball Club