Minority Applicants to Physical Therapist Education Programs 2010–2012

Matthew A. Nuciforo

doi:10.2522/ptj.20130585

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Table 1.

Percent of Total Applications to Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS) Member Programs in 2010–2012 by Race/Ethnicity Designation

^a Designations are not mutually exclusive. *In 2000, Asian and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander groups were combined.

Table 3.

One-Way Analysis of Variance for Total Applications, by Cycle^{^a}

↵^a Designations are mutually exclusive. PTCAS=Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service.
^b Significant differences compared with white (not of Hispanic origin) applicants (post hoc Tukey honestly significant difference test, P<.05).

Table 4.

In-State Versus Out-of-State Applications, by Cycle^{^a}

↵^a Designations are mutually exclusive. PTCAS=Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service.
^b Significant differences compared with white (not of Hispanic origin) applicants (post hoc Tukey honestly significant difference test, P<.05).

Table 5.

Hispanic/Latino In-State Applications^{^a}

↵^a PTCAS=Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service.
^b Significant difference (paired t test, P<.05).

Table 6.

Applications to Programs With Minority Faculty, by Cycle^{^a}

↵^a Designations are mutually exclusive. PTCAS=Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service.
^b Significant differences compared with white (not of Hispanic origin) applicants (post hoc Tukey honestly significant difference test, P<.05).

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics–Applicant Metrics^{^a}

↵^a Designations are mutually exclusive. Data are presented as mean (SD). PTCAS=Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service; SGPA=science grade point average; CGPA=cumulative grade point average; QGRE=quantitative section, Graduate Record Examination; VGRE=verbal section, Graduate Record Examination; AGRE=analytical section, Graduate Record Examination.
^b Significant differences compared with white (not of Hispanic origin) applicants (post hoc Tukey honestly significant difference test, P<.05).

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