A Description of Professional Pediatric Physical Therapy Education

作者：Schreiber Joe^*; Goodgold Shelley; Moerchen Victoria A; Remec Nushka; Aaron Carolanne; Kreger Alison

来源：Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2011, 23(2): 201-204.

DOI：10.1097/PEP.0b013e318218f2fe

• pediatrics
• physical therapy
• professional education
• survey research

Purpose: The purpose of this work was to reexamine the status of professional pediatric physical therapy education in the United States. Methods: A task force designed a 16-item survey and contacted representatives from all professional physical therapy programs. Results: Surveys were gathered from 151 programs for a return rate of 75%. Much variability exists across programs in total number of hours devoted to pediatrics (range, 35-210 hours). In addition, almost 60% of respondents indicated that the individual responsible for delivering the pediatric content will be retiring within the next 15 years. Conclusion: These results describe current pediatric professional education and provide numerous opportunities and challenges for the development of optimal professional pediatric education. (Pediatr Phys Ther 2011;23:201-204)

• 出版日期2011