{"id":169837,"date":"2026-11-02T09:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=169837"},"modified":"2026-11-02T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:30:10","slug":"a-career-beginning-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/11\/02\/a-career-beginning-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"A career-beginning injury"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Noah<\/a>

Noah Scott completed an internship at Licking Memorial Hospitals over the summer and stops by the Student Success Center to begin the semester. (Photos by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n

Football injuries usually end careers. Noah Scott\u2019s put him on the path to a new one.<\/p>\n

Scott\u2019s injury led to stingers, pain and weakness in his left arm, and eventually a scoliosis diagnosis. To manage it, he started physical therapy. During one session, he remembered thinking, \u201cI might actually want to do this as a career.\u201d So, he started to explore.<\/p>\n

He began at Wright State in biomedical engineering<\/a>, and by his sophomore year he\u2019d switched his major to health sciences with a pre-physical therapy concentration<\/a>. His goal is to earn his way into a competitive Doctor of Physical Therapy program.<\/p>\n

He took a big step toward that this past summer when he turned his curiosity into real experience through an internship at Licking Memorial Hospitals, split between outpatient and acute inpatient rehab.<\/p>\n

Landing the internship took some hustling. A family connection got his foot in the door. And a trip to Wright State\u2019s Berry Family Career Hub<\/a>, where staff showed him how to rework his engineering resume into something specific for a healthcare field, helped him land the position.<\/p>\n

Scott said the Career Hub showed him how \u201cdifferent careers have different formats or expectations from a resume.\u201d That kind of professional knowledge can help a candidate stand out for competitive positions.<\/p>\n

And then during the internship and job shadowing, Scott developed some critical self-knowledge. He initially thought he\u2019d prefer working with outpatient clients, but experiencing acute care with inpatient clients made an impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually am all in on wanting to do inpatient,\u201d he said. He liked the faster pace of acute rehab and working with patients recovering just days after surgery. \u201cYou can spend an hour with that person and really get to know them.\u201d<\/p>\n

He saw patients wrestle with grief and fear \u2014 over an amputation, a brain cancer diagnosis, a body that no longer felt like their own \u2014 while the physical therapists offered not just treatment, but reassurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a good grasp of what\u2019s right to say, what not to say,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n

\"Noah<\/a>

The Berry Family Career Hub helped Noah rework his existing engineering resume into one specific for healthcare.<\/p><\/div>\n

One moment stuck with him as much as any clinical skill. In a separate shadowing opportunity at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Scott was struck by watching a physical therapist move through the halls greeting people.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe knew everyone \u2014 patients, family members, janitors \u2014 by name,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was really cool to see how outgoing and caring she was for every single person in that hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

That, Scott said, taught him something the classroom couldn\u2019t: not just how to be a good PT, but the kind of person he wants to be \u2014 in the hospital and out.<\/p>\n

The summer clearly paid off. Before it even ended, Licking Memorial\u2019s clinic manager asked Scott to return during winter break, with another summer internship already on the calendar for next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat made me happy to see \u2014 that I at least did somewhat of a good job this summer,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n

For students wondering whether a single shadowing experience is enough, Scott\u2019s advice is simple: go further than the minimum, across the board. Struggling in a class? Go to the Student Success Center.<\/a> Want to land an internship? Visit the Career Hub. Hoping to get into a Doctor of Physical Therapy program? Do more than the standard 50 hours of shadowing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think PT schools might appreciate seeing a mix of both paid and unpaid hours,\u201d he said \u2014 but landing something like a real internship shows initiative that 50 hours of shadowing alone won\u2019t.<\/p>\n

For Scott, that initiative built more than a good resume. It confirmed a career choice, and it has clarified exactly who he wants to become.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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