What are the effects of educational debt on the personal well-being, career decisions, and psychological health of postgraduate healthcare professionals?

You will write a research paper that critically analyzes a HEALTH ISSUE facing INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES and present its key points to your classmates.

As the focus of the course is to explore the larger healthcare system in which you will be practicing, the topic of your paper must focus on a health issue that is prevalent today. Your topic is NOT to focus on a specific rehabilitation protocol for a physical therapist to use in practice (you will have an opportunity to explore these concepts in future skills courses).

The body of the paper is to be approximately 5 pages in length. This is a research paper, not an opinion paper or creative writing piece. This means that you will use articles from peer-reviewed journals (at least 8) to develop and support your key points. It is acceptable to also use some other scholarly and consumer sources. You are expected to show that you can find, interpret, and synthesize information and present that information in an organized, concise academic format.

Format for paper:

1. Title page

• Includes title of the paper, student name, and number of the course (PT 702). There is no page number on the title page.

2. Body of the paper

• 12-point font, double spaced, standard margins, page numbers with the body of the paper starting on page #1

• References follow the concluding paragraph

3. In-text citations

• Follow AMA 11th edition for formatting

• Refer to articles published in PTJ for an example

• Links to an external site.

4. References

• Follow AMA 11th edition for formatting

• Refer to the AMA 11th Edition Citation Style Guide

• Links to an external site.

•  within Marymount University’s Library for access to Chapter 3: References within the book