How to write a Personal Statement for Physiotherapy | My Top 3 Tips

[@jonroberts3872]

12 months ago I decided to pursue a career in Physiotherapy, just used a couple of your PS tips and integrated them into mine, 4 weeks till my interview at Plymouth! There's a lack of informative physio channels out there but always find myself coming back to this one! Thanks Masud!

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Glad I could be of help Jon, good luck mate. Plymouth is a great place to study

[@fatimahhussain8913]

I am finding it really hard as I am not good at writing this really helped ty

[@adamfriary4026]

Thanks! your videos are very helpful

[@sophiewbeauty5136]

Thank you you much for posting this!!! This has helped me so much as I’m doing my personal statement now so I can apply through ucas x

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

You're welcome 😊

[@carterkareem2347]

I guess im asking the wrong place but does someone know a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost my password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!

[@aaronrajimon312]

I was going to do work experience in physiotherapy but lockdown happened and i cant do it, what would I have to talk about?

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Hey Aaron, have a watch of this video. I explain further on this topic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJTHdZWbdqelrs0

[@nightingale1208]

thank you for the advice!! it is immensely helpful! i’d like to ask how do u mention reading materials in ur personal statement? do u reflect on it n report what u think about it??

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Hi, just write in your extra curricular social activities towards the end. I’ve left a link to my personal statement in the community tab if you scroll through, feel free to have a read 👍🏼

[@camswu]

thank you so much, this helped ｓｏ　ｍｕｃｈ　！！！！！

[@hasanisrar1848]

This was a massive help thank u so much👍

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

You’re welcome Hasan

[@obi-wannabekennotbi2418]

Is it still possible for me to receive an offer (Foundation in Physiotherapy) from University if I didn't shadow a Physiotherapist in the past?

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Sure, as long as you've shown you understand the scope of a physiotherapists skills Hope that helps!

[@obi-wannabekennotbi2418]

@@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689 Thanks a lot!

[@imanmohammed2814]

hi im really struggling to find a specific journal/article to include in my ps and its due in on the 15th of Jan

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Hi Iman, doesn’t have to be a specific journal, include any journal that has interested you. There are hundreds. Just showing you’re reading journals pre university is a massive indicator of how keen you are and that you’re already prepping yourself for doing the course.

[@hahatang9333]

Hi, I haven't got any work experience in physiotherapy. However, I shadowed a dentist over the summer. Can I talk about my clinical experience / patient care I observed at the dentist and apply it back to my physio PS? Thanks

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Yes you can, as they’re both clinical however I’m not sure if you want to apply for dentistry or physio and how your personal statement would be….. usually if you’re applying for physio they want it to be specific to physio and relate it to physio attribites and not dentistry.. hope I’m making sense. Basically your personal statement can’t be general as if you’re applying for other medical professions… that’s just my opinion. Might be worth chatting to an admissions tutor at the unis you want to go to for full clarification. This is because it shows your commitment. Not saying this is the case with yourself but just to be aware 👍🏼

[@leahhunt3806]

Can you work in Ireland as a physiotherapist if you study physiotherapy in England or is it just in England you can be one????

[@georgehaloboy]

I dont have any clinical work experience, the only experience I have is I shadowed at a sports rehabilitation centre. How should i go about writing my personal statement?

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

That’s ok , you can make that work by describing the skills and attributes you observed the physio have. But another option is.. if you already have a good understanding of what physios do.. just make it up. I don’t believe anyone checks where you did your work experience. As long as you’re comfortable speaking about it and verbalising then you should be fine :) Does that help?

[@georgehaloboy]

@@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689 Yes thank you so much this has really help me. One more question, are you able to send me some assignments that where given to you on the course? Would love to start some to get some practice in

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

georgehaloboy sure check the description in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4CYnJ2Hg6qLkJI

[@Lily-kx2bw]

Due to corona I’ve not been able to get any work experience for physio, have you got any tips on making my personal statement better in this situation?

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Hey Lily, you can try and use online sources of info like physiopedia or physioplus to do some reading/ courses. You can also put this down on your statement. A lot of unis are empathetic to your situation as it’s affected many other people too. Hopefully this helps. I’ve made a video on this today, check it out if you get time. Thanks 😊

[@WiredEvolution]

Hi, I'm currently studying Access for Health Professions and expect Distinctions (at least, aiming!). Our college library database has access to some journals but not British Journal of Sports Medicine, are there any other authors than Jill Cook that you could recommend? I am hoping for interview dates soon, and would love to back my personal statement up with relevant articles. I have managed to find articles and some research published however by authors at my university of choice, do you think its wise to mention so?

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Hi Gary, thanks for your comment. That's amazing you're looking at journals. To be honest any science journal is fine. Another notable person within the physio world is Lisa Harvey - for management of spinal cord injuries. Have a read of her stuff. Could include her in there as well. As long as the research is within the last 10yrs its still relevant I'd say. In regards to mentioning the authors of the unis in your statement - i probably wouldnt as you'll be applying to more than one uni. But defo have a read of them and when you hopefully go for the interviews at those particular unis you can mention you've read those pieces of research by that lecturer and it stood out for whatever particular reason. *You don't have to do any of these things btw, they're just extra to get you to stand out :) Hope that help mate

[@keepcalmcarryon4427]

i became a certified group exercise instructor at 16, im applying for physio programs and i want to include this as i think it could help me stand out but i dont want to come across like i am only interested in sport, do you have any recommendations for this? thank you!! xx

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Hi Alice, it depends on the context you’re using it for. Hard to say without reading your statement. If you’ve shown your awareness around the scope of physio in other parts of your statement and want to throw in your experience as a group exercise instructor as a way to support an attribute of yours that may work… perhaps also in the paragraph about your personal hobbies and interests

[@imanmohammed2814]

how can i bring in reading journals into my personal statements?

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Your extra curricular activities and interests section 😉

[@imanmohammed2814]

Masud Saeedi Physiotherapy thanks! Im really struggling with my personal statement

[@mrswongj]

if i had a experience in volunteering in a school for the mentally handicapped children, is it also ok for me to include it in my personal statement?(i dont have any specific clinical experience)

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Ofcourse, as long you can show the skills/awareness you gained in the experience and have made this clear 👌🏼

[@es1366]

Can we lie about having work shadowing if u have done any work shadowing before?

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Yes but I don’t recommend it unless you’re very knowledgeable

[@es1366]

Masud Saeedi Physiotherapy what should I do if I wanted to study either sport therapy or physio therapy? What do I type in my personal statement and I also have no experience

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

They are quite different from each other so your personal statement has to be specific. You have to make up your mind which one you want to do. Physiotherapy is probably more valuable in the long run. You will have a broader array of opportunities available post graduation. That’s my opinion, you are free to do as you wish

[@felixkjlellblerg3214]

I have zero work experience, what do i do?

[@masudsaeediphysiotherapy8689]

Hi Felix - I’ve talked a little about the work experience situation in another video. Have a watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJTHdZWbdqelrs0