I need some advice please

Sorry for mistakes English is not my first language

I’m an SLP student, and in my university we haven’t been allowed to observe real patients or visit the hospital at all.

So until now, I’ve never seen an actual case of any disorder we study everything is purely theoretical.

We learn only from slides, which means I’ve never watched a real assessment, case history, diagnosis, or therapy session. Because of that, even when we study disorders academically, the information still feels incomplete.

This makes me really anxious because I don’t know how to apply what I study to real clinical situations. I feel like my knowledge has gaps simply because I’ve never seen any real patients.

For anyone who had a similar experience:

How did you build clinical understanding without hospital observation?

What helped you feel prepared for real patients later on?