Background: Understanding the relationship between self-efficacy and academic and clinical education outcomes may improve professional physical therapist education.
Objectives: To document the longitudinal responsiveness of Self-Efficacy of Physical Therapist Student Outcomes (SEPTSO) scores from a single cohort throughout a three-year professional physical therapist curriculum and also to explore relationships between SEPTSO, grade point average (GPA), clinical education outcomes, and first-time pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE).
Methods: Thirty-five Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students participated.