PHD Physiotherapy

Hi Physios,

I have completed my masters in Physiotherpay from UK. I facy holding a PHD degree form USA or UK. Can anyone help me out in this respect. My questions are as follows any more views and pointers are welcome too.
I have tried doing some reserch on PHD schools in USA using google searches but it was not very helpful.

1. I am looking for complete Funding as i can not afford self funding my studies anymore.
2. Is it ok that I dont have any publications in my name?
3. Is it possible to get a TA or RA job in USA when studying so that i can earn some money when studying for my monthly?
4. Do I need tohave a licence to practice befor I could enrole for the program or could I get the same in the mean while?
5. How do i find reserch guides?
6. where should i start looking for all my questions related to PHD.

would be really glad if anyone could help . Am really looking forward to start ASAP . Although the processing may take a while I want to start the program ASAP


Thanks

Regards.

Hi Physiocrazy,

I am currently doing my MSc and will be undertaking a PhD afterwards, which is funded by the university at which I will be affiliated. I found this advertised on the physiotherapy jobs/research board within my university. There are however places such as http://www.findaphd.com and http://www.jobs.ac.uk where you can go to search for PhDs and other research/academic jobs. The findaphd.com definitely tells you whether funding is available although I think some are limited to uk/ European applicants but I'm not entirely sure.

Regarding publications, I have not come across any PhD posts which look for this and instead look for core skills i.e. communication, organisation and critical thinking etc. Also, it is very important that you show your passion for the subject you want to explore both in the application stage and interview - from my interview this was one of the things the interviewers looked for and were excited by. But mostly don't worry about publications, most posts are willing to accept undergraduates with a high 2:1 - 1st, so a MSc will probably stand you in good stead. :D

I'm not sure about how this works in the US, but in the UK if you get a PhD that is funded you usually get a tax-free stipend to live on for each year. On the studentship I have got I am not allowed to work for more than 6hrs per week - I think as your PhD is seen as your job and the fact you get paid reflects this. But other places may be very different.

I'm not sure about the license issue - perhaps this depends on the type of PhD i.e. whether there are practical/clinical components. But if you find one you like this information will be easy to obtain from either the supervisor or the postgrad administrator.

Hopefully you will find some of the above waffle useful :eek:

Good luck in whatever you decide to do,

Best Wishes,

Rachie

HI Rachie
That was a lot of help. Any way I have my HPC so that should not be a problem. That was in context to USA. Those sites were really useful . All I can do is Keep my tiny phyisio fingers crossed and hope for the best.
thanks
Smitha aka Physiocrazy

hi, my name is adel, physiotherapist working in canada, i have a master in sciences of physical activities and a publication. I'm looking forward to work in UK and to continue a phd in physiotherapy. can anyone help me on how to get a license to work in UK? thank you