Influence of Race and Ethnicity on Application to Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs
Providing opportunities for people from racial and ethnic minority groups to experience physical therapy through equitable access to physical therapist care, observation hours, internships, or paid work experience may improve enrollment of more diverse cohorts.
Authors
- Rachel Pfeifer
- Nicole M. Tombers
- Kaitlyn Froemke
Institutions
- College of St. Scholastica (US)
- American Physical Therapy Association (US)
- Somerset Medical Center (US)
- Northwood University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Therapy
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzae184
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54