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My Registered Massage Therapy career started in 2011 after graduating from WCCMT in New Westminster. I practiced full time at Electra Health Floor for almost 7 years and am currently at The Workshop Performance Clinic in Chinatown. I have enjoyed the manual aspect of being an RMT for all these years but have found that being a part time outreach instructor is very fulfilling and now my favourite days of the week. 

 I was offered the outreach instructor opportunity by one of my former instructors through Vancouver Career College back in 2015. I was nervous but excited to be working in a hospital setting at UBC hospital where the students massaged staff members. Unfortunately the staff were often too busy to find time for themselves so the program was terminated in 2017. Fortunately the school was able to acquire Emerge, a Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation program where I have had the privilege of supervising for the last six years. 

 At the start of this year I was hired by VCMT as an Outreach instructor at Friends for Life Society, one of my favourite outreaches when I was a student.  I have helped out at VCMT during final exams, at the student clinic and twice as a T.A. Being in front of a full classroom was nerve-wracking at first but I had a lot of fun and can see myself in this role in the near future. 

A few months ago I was awarded a Scholarship for the PIDP course by the RMTBC association. I am very grateful for their support.

Being a full time instructor at an RMT school is part of my five year plan. Either here in Vancouver where there are lots of opportunities, or closer to my family in the Kootenays; either Vernon or Nelson. 

Once this course is complete, I will decrease my days at the clinic to one or two and hopefully be able to be hired as a T.A. for a manual skills class where I know I would be a great fit. 

I am hoping that this course will prepare me for my long-term goal of being the main instructor in the classroom and/or virtually.