Ashley Campos,聽C’18
Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training
鈥淚 believe that 萝莉社鈥檚 athletic training program is the reason I was accepted into Occupational Therapy School,鈥� says Ashley Campos, who will聽begin her doctor of occupational therapy at Samuel Merritt University in California, fall of 2018. 鈥淭he faculty deeply cared for me and my career. They made sure I not only聽understood the material, but was able to use what I learned in the lab and at my clinical rotation.鈥�
As she awaits the continuation of her education in the fall, Campos is nannying a 20-month-old. Campos says she is already applying the knowledge聽she gained through her clinical rotation at Lurie鈥檚 Children Hospital which prepared聽her to take care of young children and track their motor skills development.
鈥淣orth Park鈥檚 athletic training program offers students a wide variety of clinical rotations that meet everyone鈥檚 interest. Students have the opportunity to learn at a D1 university, children鈥檚聽hospital, high schools, and more.鈥� Campos also emphasized the role of her professors in her education. 鈥淚 appreciate the family-like structure of the program. The professors and preceptors emphasized us all being a family, and they guided us to be the health care professionals that we are聽today.鈥�