As a first year physical therapy student, I had the opportunity to present my research from my undergraduate work at the American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA's) 2019 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in Washington DC.

When the opportunity presented itself, I knew that I couldn't pass up the chance. I traveled to CSM 2019 as the only first-year student from my program and put myself and my research out there.

It was my first national conference, my first national research presentation, and my first experience with APTA, and wow, I was blown away!