Richard Levy
The prefrontal cortex: from monkey to man
Brain : a journal of neurology
benchmarking academic physical therapy study uses physical therapistgraduation questionnaire ptgq survey develop comprehensive performance benchmarks physical therapist education benchmarks facilitate interprofessional comparisons application accreditation selfstudy reporting purpose study report updated benchmarks enrollment wave 2 study emphasis curricular areas align accreditation standards seventy doctor physical therapy dpt programs 265 national sample administered survey graduates 20202021 possible respondent data contextualized statistical comparison published medical student data welch test hedges g 1894 respondents participated study response rate 639 average survey duration 329 minutes whiteonly nonhispaniclatinoax individuals 788 exceeded 2020 us census prevalence 601 onehalf respondents perceived benefit training diversity present programs 94 respondents indicated curricula characterized problem solvingcritical thinking clinical reasoning nearly onehalf indicated busywork prevalent high curricular satisfaction ratings clustered content areas relating professionspecific technical skills low ratings clustered foundational sciences dpt respondents reported significantly lower tolerance ambiguity significantly exhaustion significantly less disengagement medical students respondents endorsed higher levels adaptive perfectionism striving high performance maladaptive perfectionism concern negative evaluations respondents loans 277 debt exceeding 150000 benchmark dpt degree loses economic power ptgq benchmarks revealed strengths eg curricula emphasizing problem solvingcritical thinking clinical reasoning challenges eg low diversity problematic student debt physical therapist education programs use benchmarking qualityimprovement efforts data source accreditation selfstudy reports ongoing study refine national benchmarks pilot items address new research questions