Anar Veliyev is the inaugural winner of Ensign Therapy’s SPARC. To assist him in completing his Physical Therapy education, he will receive a check for $2000.00. Anar is a student in his final year of the DPT program at the University of Washington and is recognized by his academic mentors as someone who is ethical, caring, conscientious, thorough and personable. He is also the kind of student who consistently requests feedback and constructive criticism and is able to apply it to his practice. The SPARC panel of judges was touched by Anar’s personal story as well.
Anar and his family are refugees from Azerbaijan. As he describes it, “being half Armenian and half Azeri is the deadliest split ethnicity one can have when living in either Armenia or Azerbaijan.” Anar and his family transformed themselves from struggling refugees sharing a one-bedroom apartment to a family that has worked hard to support themselves financially and obtain degrees in healthcare. Anar’s mother is completing an advanced degree in Nursing while working as a registered nurse, and Anar’s older brother is a college graduate who continues to help support his family in achieving their goals.
Anar decided early on that it was his manifest destiny to use his skills to help the elderly through rehabilitation. “Giving the elderly help by strengthening their muscles, bones and tendons greatly increases their chances of living a longer and better life. Bringing awareness to their diets and activities is a vital process. Simply showing the elderly that we care could be all the difference in convincing them to voluntarily receive the assistance that they need,” writes Anar.
Ensign Therapy is proud to demonstrate our support of Anar and the excellence we are sure he will bring to caring for our elderly patients.