Physical therapy and pharmacy interprofessional education in the context of a university physical therapy setting.

Interprofessional care is the standard for quality in healthcare. Interprofessional education (IPE) is an accreditation requirement in many health-care fields. This qualitative study evaluated the benefits of an interprofessional education program for Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students in the context of a physical therapy setting focused on reducing fall risk among older adults.

DPT Student Perceptions about Developing Mentoring Skills: A Progressive Model.

Introduction: Students in doctoral physical therapy (DPT) education must develop professional skills including mentoring. The purpose of this study was to investigate student perceptions of developing mentoring skills within a post-baccalaureate DPT curriculum.

Subjects: Forty students from a physical therapy program participated and completed a survey tool.

The Integrated Clinical Education Strategic Initiatives Project-Development of Parameters to Guide Harmonization in Clinical Education: A Scoping Review.

Background: Clinical education curricular models specifically related to integrated clinical education (ICE) vary across physical therapist education programs. The interconnectedness of ICE to the advancement of a shared vision for clinical education in professional physical therapist education needs investigating.

Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review was to: (1) define ICE, (2) define baseline expectations and parameters of ICE, and (3) discern and describe current ICE models.