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18 August 2008<\/span><\/div>\n

Former national rower Annika Naughton has hung up her oars to embark on a new career as a physiotherapist by enrolling in Curtin University of Technology\u2019s Graduate Entry Master of Physiotherapy course.<\/p>\n

After five years on the Australian rowing team and having worked on mine sites as well as in the city, Annika is now looking forward to the new challenge of a full-time career in physiotherapy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could not have asked for a better opportunity to start on a new career path,\u201d Annika said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurtin\u2019s Graduate Entry Master of Physiotherapy course allows me to take full advantage of my first degree in Exercise Science to enter a fast track learning experience toward a qualification in another discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Annika is not new to the hard work and commitment needed to successfully embark on a new career path.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was studying for my first degree I was training as part of the national rowing team at the same time, it was hard work but I persisted and made it through,\u201d Annika said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am undertaking this Graduate Entry Masters course with the same attitude and commitment to succeed as I really want to establish a full-time career as a physiotherapist and work in a hospital setting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love interacting with people and I think a hospital will allow me to work with a large variety of patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Professor Tony Wright, Head of the School of Physiotherapy at Curtin explained the nature of the course and the fact that it will be Commonwealth Supported from 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Graduate Entry Master of Physiotherapy is targeted toward talented students who have a Bachelor degree in an area other than Physiotherapy. The course allows students to gain the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours expected of an entry level physiotherapist,\u201d Professor Wright said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of 2009 the course will be Commonwealth Supported and this is an added advantage for people wanting a new career but may shy away from study due to the costs involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis course has a hybrid structure and uses curriculum to efficiently allow students to learn foundation knowledge, and combines this with case studies and clinical practice to integrate knowledge into clinical decision making.\u201d<\/p>\n

Annika commenced her studies in Jan 2008 and will graduate in 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cI chose to study at Curtin as friends who studied Physiotherapy here provided such positive feedback about the quality of the education and campus life,\u201d Annika said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy fellow course mates and I have formed a close knit group providing support for each other as we go through the challenges of the course.\u201d<\/p>\n

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