Objective. The objective was to establish consensus-based competencies for oncology within physical therapist professional education programs in the United States. Methods. A mixed-methods approach implementing a sequential exploratory design that included 3 phases was used to establish oncology com…
Objective. The purpose of this study was to describe common perspectives important to achieving excellence and success in physical therapist residency education programs. Methods. Individuals with direct responsibility for creating and revising physical therapist residency program goals participated…
Objective. Current guidelines recommend management of musculoskeletal pain conditions from a biopsychosocial approach; however, biopsychosocial interventions delivered by physical therapists vary considerably in effectiveness. It is unknown whether the differences are explained by the intervention i…
This perspective shares recommendations that draw from (1) the National Study of Excellence and Innovation in Physical Therapist Education research findings and a conceptual model of excellence in physical therapist education, (2) the Carnegie Foundation's Preparation for the Professions Program (PP…
Background. Many factors affect student learning throughout the clinical education (CE) component of professional (entry-level) physical therapist education curricula. Physical therapist education programs (PTEPs) manage CE, yet the material and human resources required to provide CE are generally o…
Background. Qualitative research on physical therapist students' conceptualizations of clinical reasoning (CR) is sparse. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to explore CR from students' perspectives Design. For this study, a qualitative, cross-sectional design was used. Methods. Thirty-one st…
Background and Purpose: Graduates of physical therapist education programs should be expected to function as competent clinicians. Instead, the benchmark for many clinical performance assessment tools has been "as good as an entry-level graduate." The authors developed the Clinical Internship Evalua…
This article may be of interest to physical therapy educators who are responsible for structuring station or practical examinations used to evaluate physical therapy students. The global intent of the article is to provide information that may be useful in selecting test items. Specifically, the pur…
This article reports the results of two questionnaire surveys conducted five years apart to evaluate the status and changes in obstetrics-gynecology (Ob-Gyn) units taught in physical therapy education programs. Sixteen new Ob-Gyn units were implemented in the five-year period between 1981 and 1986. …
General principles for using the physical therapy competencies in clinical education are presented. Several systems for using the competencies in a physical therapy internship curriculum are described.
A three-year, federally funded competency-based education project has been completed at The Ohio State University, School of Allied Medical Professions. Six allied health divisions cooperated in the project: Physical Therapy, Medical Communications, Medical Dietetics, Medical Record Administration, …
Findings exploring further educational commitment and job potential in the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation area are presented based on a nationwide survey of 100 physical therapy departments. Results show 1) 99 percent of the sample population believed postgraduate work was necessary; 2) 72 percent i…
Competency based curricula have been implemented at the Medical College of Georgia to prepare students to meet entry level competencies as physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Criteria referenced evaluations are used to determine if students have achieved the desired competencies. …
A method used by interns and supervisors in developing and evaluating a clinical performance program during a 6 week internship in the Division of Physical Therapy at the University of Michigan Medical Center is presented. This method required a statement of educational resources available, establis…
