The relationship between pathway programs and student pursuit of physical therapy careers.

IF 3.3 2区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Adrienne N Pinckney
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Abstract

Limited diversity among physical therapists throughout the United States warrants exploration of avenues to enhance representation across the profession and, ultimately, improve population health. Pathway programs are arguably a means of supporting and recruiting underrepresented minority (URM) students into the physical therapist profession. The purpose of this investigation was to explore whether meaningful relationships exist between URM status, pathway program participation, and student pursuit of careers as licensed physical therapists. A total of 139 first-year post-Baccalaureate, entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students participated in the research investigation. Among study participants, 45.3% were URM students and 54.7% were non-URM students. Participants completed an online survey involving self-report of grade point average (GPA), graduate record examination (GRE) percentile rankings, and reflections on pathway program experiences. Student GPA leading into entry-level DPT program application was not influenced by URM status or pathway program participation. The relationships between pathway program participation and the three sections of the GRE were inconsistent, yet promising signs of pathway program benefit to GRE performance among some URM students were evident. All students with pathway program experience demonstrated greater career interest development, self-efficacy beliefs, outcome expectations, and goal representations. Pathway programs appear to be a viable avenue through which a diverse composition of individuals may be ushered into the licensed physical therapist profession.

衔接课程与学生追求物理治疗职业的关系。
在整个美国,物理治疗师的多样性有限,因此有必要探索各种途径,以提高整个职业的代表性,并最终改善人口健康。途径项目可以说是支持和招募代表性不足的少数民族(URM)学生进入物理治疗师行业的一种手段。本调查的目的是探讨是否存在有意义的关系之间的URM状态,途径项目的参与,和学生追求职业生涯作为有执照的物理治疗师。共有139名本科毕业后的初级物理治疗博士(DPT)一年级学生参与了研究调查。在研究参与者中,45.3%为URM学生,54.7%为非URM学生。参与者完成了一项在线调查,包括平均绩点(GPA)、研究生入学考试(GRE)百分位数排名的自我报告,以及对衔接课程经历的反思。进入入门级DPT项目申请的学生GPA不受URM状态或衔接项目参与的影响。衔接课程的参与与GRE的三个部分之间的关系并不一致,但在一些URM学生中,衔接课程对GRE成绩有好处的迹象是明显的。所有有衔接项目经历的学生都表现出更高的职业兴趣发展、自我效能感信念、结果期望和目标表征。途径课程似乎是一条可行的途径,通过它,不同的个人组成可能会进入有执照的物理治疗师职业。
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CiteScore
6.90
自引率
12.50%
发文量
86
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Advances in Health Sciences Education is a forum for scholarly and state-of-the art research into all aspects of health sciences education. It will publish empirical studies as well as discussions of theoretical issues and practical implications. The primary focus of the Journal is linking theory to practice, thus priority will be given to papers that have a sound theoretical basis and strong methodology.
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