The purpose of this study was to examine whether a networked mentoring program aligned
with the racial/cultural identity development model could mitigate social isolation and …

The push for holistic admissions practices in physical therapy education has evoked
concerns that learners who are culturally and linguistically diverse might be less qualified …

Minoritized health sciences students report experiencing social isolation and discrimination,
and cite the lack of faculty representation as barriers to their success. While virtual mentoring …

Objective To optimize learning in physical therapist education, learners need opportunities
to grow from their unique starting points. Traditional grading practices like A to F grades …

Abstract In 2002, the Institute of Medicine's recommendations emphasized diversifying the
health care workforce to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. Despite these efforts, the …

Methods. A secondary analysis of students' self-reported responses from their admissions
application was used to categorize response data into SDOL groups. An independent …

Objective The demographic homogeneity of the physical therapist workforce and its
educational pathway may undermine the profession's potential to improve the health of …

There is a lack of diversity in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) education; faculty members
with historically marginalized or minoritized (HMM) identities make up a small percentage of …

Methods. This was a descriptive study that retrospectively analyzed LASSI scores in entry-
level DPT students. LASSI score differences among demographic groups and Spearman's …

Objective This study uses data from the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service
(PTCAS) to compare influences on application to Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) …