{"id":841,"date":"2023-01-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/?p=841"},"modified":"2023-01-10T16:30:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T21:30:08","slug":"graduate-student-spotlight-elena-ghormley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/2023\/01\/11\/graduate-student-spotlight-elena-ghormley\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Student Spotlight: Elena Ghormley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/01\/F47FC351-6830-42AC-AE15-BA6431576345-Elena-Ghormley-Edited-1-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/01\/F47FC351-6830-42AC-AE15-BA6431576345-Elena-Ghormley-Edited-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/01\/F47FC351-6830-42AC-AE15-BA6431576345-Elena-Ghormley-Edited-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/01\/F47FC351-6830-42AC-AE15-BA6431576345-Elena-Ghormley-Edited-1.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s time again for the Graduate Student Spotlight! This week\u2019s student is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/physical-therapy-entry-level-dpt\/\">Doctorate of Physical Therapy<\/a> student, Elena Ghormley! Elena is a generous and civic-minded student of Physical Therapy. As part of her program, Elena is studying how to best help patients achieve their independence and maintain their health. Elena is deeply invested in her Flint community, and enjoys the ability to learn practical skills while also actively helping patients. She is passionate about the University of Michigan-Flint\u2019s pro-bono clinic, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/heart\/\">HEART<\/a> clinic, where students can learn through helping those who come to the clinic and create individualized health plans for them. We\u2019re always happy to see our students so engaged in creating a wonderful and caring community. Elena and her cohort are doing excellent work! We asked Elena our usual questions, and here\u2019s what she had to say:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Your Favorite Part of Your Graduate Program?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our pro-bono clinic! We get to give back to the Flint community while also working on our skills as future physical therapists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Your Favorite Part of Campus?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Murchie study rooms (it makes me feel fancy while I study!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any Advice for Other Graduate Students?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Let yourself be successful&#8221;\u00a0 is the best advice I ever received. Sometimes the scariest things in life are what bring you the most success and joy.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time again for the Graduate Student Spotlight! This week\u2019s student is Doctorate of Physical Therapy student, Elena Ghormley! Elena is a generous and civic-minded student of Physical Therapy. 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