McCall Rae
McCall Rae (she/her) is a DPT student at Tennessee State University graduating in Summer 2025. She was born with Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy and received physical and occupational therapy throughout childhood. At the point in her life when she began to contemplate what career she would like to pursue, physical therapy stuck out because she knew the significant impact it made in her life and wanted to walk with others as they worked through their own rehabilitation journey. Knowing the importance of having incredible advocates at every point in her life who played a part in her pursuing her goals, she strives to be an advocate for others and to be the person who encourages them to go after their goals, no matter how big, small, or impossible they may seem. One of the many things McCall enjoys about the field of physical therapy is the opportunity to spend one-on-one time with people, getting to know them and hear their stories while also providing the treatment they need. During her time at a campus ministry as an undergraduate student and later as employee at that same ministry, she began to see the significance that taking the time to see, listen to, and get to know someone by spending intentional time with them and being present can have. Here, she also gained exposure to the humanities and began to recognize the power that they have to bring people together, cultivate relationships, and allow us to feel seen, known, and foster a sense of connection to the people and the world around us.
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