The Summer Youth Employment Program at the OT and PT clinic
This week I spent a lot of my time with the Rodham Institute’s Summer Youth Employment Program. On Tuesday, the Summer Youth Employment Program and I spent a day at an Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) clinic. There we learned about different fields within both OT and PT and the variety within these two areas of medicine. We met an occupational therapist who showed us how she molds splints and a physical therapist who showed us how she wraps limbs of patients with lymphedema. We also got to see different types of wheelchairs and to learn about why certain wheelchairs are recommended over others depending on a patient’s circumstance. On Wednesday, I was able to spend time shadowing at the pulmonary clinic. Wednesday evening, I got the chance to go to the Egyptian Embassy for Egypt night where I saw a lot of amazing dance and tried Egyptian food that I had never tried before. Thursday and Friday I spent working at the Rodham Institute with another intern on a curriculum for the Rodham Institute after school program that will happen this fall.
The Egyptian Embassy in Washington DC
Traditional Egyptian dance
I would love to see a video of the traditional dance. I miss the cultural diversity living in a large city. We have so much to learn from each culture.