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Author: Noah Watson, SPT

Noah Watson, SPT is from St. Louis, Missouri. He is enrolled as a third-year physical therapy student at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona. He currently serves as the Director of Education for the APTA Oncology Student and new Professional Subcommittee, APTA PT-PAC Student Liaison, as well as a Core Ambassador for APTA Missouri. Outside of school he enjoys spending time with his wife Erynn, dog Bentley, and cat Charlotte.

“Turn Your Cameras On”

Physical therapy students nationwide are grappling with an unprecedented change in the educational system: forced remote learning of a hands-on profession. In this amusing and thoughtful essay, Noah Watson describes how experiencing one course—and witnessing its caring instructor addressing students’ frustrations—taught him the crucial importance of “empathy, patience, and compassion” in the healing process.