Manuel Valle – From Brazil to Ontario

Excerpt – Originally published in PT News by Rachel LeBeau.

 

 

Manuel Valle graduated from the Ontario Internationally Educated Physical Therapy Bridging Program (OIEPB) in 2019 after moving to Canada from Brazil, where he worked as a physiotherapist for several years. Since completing the bridging program, he has been working as a physiotherapist at a clinic in Collingwood, ON. We asked Manuel to share more about his experience in the program, and how it prepared him for his career in Canada.

 

What was one of your biggest accomplishments in the bridging program? 

Before enrolling in the bridging program, I had been unsuccessful in two attempts at the written Physiotherapy Competency Exam (PCE) and only had one chance left. The program was excellent; it helped me rekindle the confidence I lost after not being successful in the written exam.

 

Since completing the program, I have successfully written the PCE, passed the Ontario Clinical Exam, and am now registered with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. The program played a critical role in my physiotherapy career in Canada. Without it, I’m not sure I would have been able to pass the exams.

 

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