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The document contains the exit interview questions and responses from a physical therapy student completing their doctoral program. The student felt their overall experience was positive, that PTConnect and orthopedic clinicals most contributed to their professional development, and that the program did a good job teaching musculoskeletal and neurologic topics. However, they felt there was too much busy work and group work that took away from learning.

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Exit Interview Questions

The document contains the exit interview questions and responses from a physical therapy student completing their doctoral program. The student felt their overall experience was positive, that PTConnect and orthopedic clinicals most contributed to their professional development, and that the program did a good job teaching musculoskeletal and neurologic topics. However, they felt there was too much busy work and group work that took away from learning.

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CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN PHYSICAL THERAPY

PT CLASS OF 2020 -- EXIT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Advisee’s Name: ___Jeff King_____________________________________

Date of Interview: ____________________

Interviewed by: _________________________________________

1. How would you characterize your overall experience in this program?

- My overall experience in the program was positive for the most part. I am
thankful to have made some lifelong friends. I enjoyed learning with my friends
and have made a lot of good memories. I feel like I met my professional and
personal goals and am satisfied with how each semester went.

2. What experiences during your time in the program do you feel contributed most

to your personal and professional development? (Experiences within or outside of

program)

- PTConnect and the orthopedic semester definitely contributed the most to my


professional development. That is the vast majority of my knowledge base and
what has been helpful with working with real patients. Mock courses also helped
to mimic real scenarios which helped my growth.

3. What do you feel were the strengths of the curriculum and program?

- The program does a good job of teaching both the musculoskeletal and neuro
sections. I feel like I have a good understanding of both of these areas and how to
treat a good majority of people that would walk into a clinic. I think the Joints
course with Dr. Loubert was the most valuable course the curriculum had to offer,
and all of that information was taught in a way that was easy to retain long term.
4. What do you feel are the components of the curriculum and program that could be

altered and improved? What specific suggestions do you have for

change/improvement?

- I feel like there was too much group work and busy work that prevented spending
time on actual learning. There were a lot of assignments that had no learning
benefit or purpose that people spent time doing instead of reviewing relevant
material that would allow for retained learning. I would limit the amount of group
work because that is also not realistic for the future work force. You need to have
adequate and effective communication to work in a collaborative manner but
don’t ever work on the same things as a group.

5. Can you specifically describe one or two instructional or learning activities that

were particularly positive/valuable and growth enhancing for YOU? Why were

these so positive?

- PTConnect was super helpful in learning how to work with patients with
neuromuscular diagnoses. Although I didn’t always agree with how Dr. Haines
taught, she did a good job of making sure everyone knew the material in the neuro
section, because you simply had no choice if you wanted to pass. I learned a lot
from the neuro semester that was helpful for the few times I was exposed to those
patients during clinicals. PTConnect was intimidating because of how serious it
was but was a positive challenge.

6. What specific learning experiences contributed least to your personal and

professional development? Why?

- It’s hard to think of specific experiences that contributed the least to my


development, but I would agree with what I previously stated in that the busy
work and group work were the least valuable. I also found the second mock
course to be difficult to actually improve my real-life skills as there was way too
much pretending. Reviewing the neuromuscular and cardiopulmonary material for
the mock class was helpful but it was too difficult to mimic that patient population
and I didn’t improve much since it was very far off from reality.
7. As you complete the program, what are your perceptions regarding the current

status and future directions of the PT profession? How has this changed since you

started the program? Do you feel the program has prepared you to enter a

complex and changing health care environment?

- I’m not necessarily confident with the status and future for the profession. The
PT world is dictated by insurance companies and incredibly undervalued by the
medical community. With reimbursement rates continuing to drop, I don’t see the
future looking great. I hope that with direct access and PT’s being the first health
professional to see a patient, that our profession will be more respected and
compensated appropriately. I do feel the program has adequately prepared me to
enter this environment and I am confident I will handle whatever situation I am
in.
8. In what areas do you see yourself making a contribution to the profession?

- I see myself making a contribution to many different patient demographics of


many different ages, etc. I will be working primarily in outpatient orthopedics
with a desire to obtain a management position at some point. I think I will be a CI
and mentor to younger therapists as I think I would be a good fit for that and
understand how to effectively teach and create a positive learning environment for
students.

9. Looking back over your experience in the program and knowing what you do now, do

you feel you took full advantage of the learning opportunities in the program? Is there

anything else as an INDIVIDUAL you would have done to enhance your learning?

- I do feel like I took advantage of the learning opportunities in the program. I


wasn’t involved with every possible opportunity that the program had to offer like
Hands for Health but I wouldn’t have done anything different in terms of
involvement. The only thing I would change personally is to try to learn more for
knowledge retainment instead of for getting a good grade on the exam. It’s much
easier said than done because there is a lot of pressure to pass and do well but I
would have liked to understand the material in a conceptual manner instead of
memorizing.
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