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Gerald Fitz Autobiography

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I am Gerald G. Onate. My friends, colleagues, and patients know and calls me by my nickname-Fitz. Currently, I hold active PT licenses in the states of Louisiana and Colorado. I received my baccalaureate degree in physical therapy from the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC) in 1997. Before migrating to the United States, I immersed myself in community-based rehabilitation (CBR) program. As a CBR-therapist, I went to far-flung areas in the city to train rural health unit volunteers. I should say, CBR was a very arduous but fulfilling work experience. Currently, I am a full-time physical therapist at the in-patient rehabilitation unit of Caldwell Memorial Hospital. I have been working at this hospital

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