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J Am Podiatr Med Assoc
January 2025
*Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ.
Background: Over the past few years there has been a decrease in the number of applicants applying to podiatric medical school. It has been suggested that this may be due to unfamiliarity with the profession of podiatric medicine. The goal of this study is to shed light on the misconceptions and lack of awareness of podiatric medicine so that the profession can better bridge the gap in knowledge with a resultant strategy to better increase recruiting efforts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Phys Ther Educ
December 2024
Matthew A. Nuciforo is the associate professor, chair, and program director in the Department of Physical Therapy and is the associate dean for Admissions and Enrollment in the College of Health Professions at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 3333 N Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064 Please address all correspondence to Matthew A. Nuciforo.
Introduction: In contrast to the increased diversity of the US population, historically excluded racial and ethnic groups remain underrepresented in the physical therapist profession. As decision-makers, faculty exert direct influence on enrollment through evaluating applications and determining which applicants are deserving of admission to physical therapist programs.
Review Of Literature: Faculty decision-making in admissions is a cultural process which can reproduce inequities and perpetuate underrepresentation if faculty fail to recognize systemic disparities in legitimized forms of merit.
J Phys Ther Educ
January 2025
Introduction: This study examines the ability of human readers, recurrence quantification analysis (RQA), and an online artificial intelligence (AI) detection tool (GPTZero) to distinguish between AI-generated and human-written personal statements in physical therapist education program applications.
Review Of Literature: The emergence of large language models such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini has raised concerns about the authenticity of personal statements. Previous studies have reported varying degrees of success in detecting AI-generated text.
BMC Med Educ
January 2025
Centro de Investigación de Educación Médica y Bioética - EDUCAB-UPT, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Privada de Tacna, Tacna, Peru.
Background: Residency selection is crucial for enhancing the healthcare workforce. Most research on this topic arises from the global north, leaving a gap from the global south perspective. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate factors associated with the Peruvian National Residency Examination (ENARM) in Peruvian applicants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Law Med
November 2024
Sydney Health Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney.
Should medical schools psychologically screen medical school applicants and students? Arguably, psychological screening could be used to identify at-risk candidates who have psychological conditions that make them more likely to act unprofessionally. In this column we analyse the arguments for and against such screening. We argue that psychological testing should be used by medical schools as part of a program to support students so that they are at less risk of engaging in poor professional behaviour.
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