Welcome back. I hope everyone's weekend went well. I definitely
feel as if I need at least one more day off to recuperate. Seemed
as if my weekend was jammed full of activities.
Friday kicked off the weekend when I met with the doctor I will
be associating with once I graduate. The doc I'll be working with
has 5 offices in the Tampa/St. Pete area and I will be lucky number
6. For the past 4 months it has been my job to find a space for my
future clinic, and Friday was the day I presented the space to my
future partner for approval; needless to say it was a big meeting.
It has taken close to two months of going back and forth between
the owner of the building, and the person currently leasing the
space to concede to allowing us to take a look and hopefully take
over the building.
The space is perfect. It is currently a doctor's office and
therefore there is almost zero build out necessary. In addition to
being a killer building, it is in the heart of South Tampa directly
across the street from Palma Ceia Country Club on a major roadway.
I guess I didn't need to be as nervous as I was with all things
considered, but the nerves were there nonetheless. Long story
short, the doc loved it, and he asked for the lease to be drawn up!
So it looks like I have a place to set up shop, and we even set a
tentative opening day of March 1, 2013.
Purvi Patel, Dustin Bledsoe, and myself at Campus Visit
Day.
After a heavy night of celebrating, I was up bright and early on
Saturday to speak with prospective students at our Campus Visit
Day. We could not have asked for a better turn out. I highly
recommend the visit day to anyone reading who is considering the
chiropractic program down here in St. Pete. This was the first time
I was a part of the day, and I was completely impressed.
We began with a brief introduction of NUHS, its philosophy and
the DC program, then proceeded on a campus tour. The first stop was
our evaluation and management lab where Dr. Jennifer Illes spoke a
little more on the curriculum, and Purvi Patel, Dustin Bledsoe and
myself worked up a mock patient to show off some of the skills
we've accrued throughout our education. From the technique lab we
hit the always-popular anatomy lab, and finished up at the clinic.
The day itself wrapped up with a question and answer period that
put us students in the hot seat. We answered a lot of great
questions, and did our best to give as accurate a portrayal of
student life as we could. Even after all the talk of studying and
practicing we had 7 applications turned in at the end of the
day.
Tailgate party with friends.
I wasn't done after the visit day. Saturday my FSU Seminoles
played the USF Bulls here in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium. The
visit day concluded at 12:30 p.m. and I was at a tailgate at 1:30
p.m. I had a blast catching up with old college buddies who were in
town, and even more fun watching the Noles put another "W" on the
board.
As, if my weekend couldn't get any better, I was invited to the
Bucs game Sunday against the Washington Redskins. The Bucs didn't
have the same fate as the Noles, but the game was exciting
nonetheless. The Bucs went up 22-21 with about 45 seconds left.
Unfortunately, the Skins used those 45 seconds to march 80 yards
down the field and kick a field goal of their own to win the game
22-24. Regardless, we had a good time.
At the Bucs game.
If anyone has any questions on Campus Visit Day, or getting
going on a new practice, please let me know. Have a killer
week.
Go NOLES! #3 RANKED!!
Dex