Physical therapist education programs must compete for qualified applicants due to a
nationwide reduction in the applicant pool. To develop successful recruitment strategies …

Background and Purpose. Clinical instructors (CIs) have significant influence and
responsibility guiding students toward professional competence through evaluation of …

Clinical placement is usually seen as the most enjoyable and rewarding aspect of
physiotherapy students' education. Clinical supervision is an essential and integral …

Background: Clinical education is a critical component of health science training
programmes; however, clinical placement offers are often difficult to obtain. Although most …

Background and Purpose. Researchers have studied both academic and nonacademic
reasons why some graduate students do not complete degrees. 6, 7 Attrition at the graduate …

Background and Purpose. Physical therapist education has long been a professional
degree program, the primary emphasis of which has been placed upon teaching, service …

Methods. All CAPTE-accredited PTA programs were asked to return data for each student
admitted to the program since 2009 including those who graduated, were dismissed, or left …

Methods. De-identified data were obtained from PTCAS including admission decision,
applicant demographics, and selected applicant variables: Science (SGPA) and Cumulative …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The profession needs to address ways of increasing the
provision of clinical education placements in order to satisfy increased demand. To help …

Background: The clinical setting is one of the most valuable educational resources available
to institutions training physiotherapy students. The experiences gained at the clinical …