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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Nicole Tombers, PT, DPT, about her recently published article, which used data from the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service to compare influences on applications to doctor of physical therapy programs between applicants who identified as white and applicants who identified as Black, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, or Pacific Islander. George and Tombers discuss how the DPT application is structured, what is included in a holistic narrative analysis approach, and what factors draw applicants to the field of physical therapy.

Tombers is co-author of the article "Influence of Race and Ethnicity on Application to Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs." Read the article on the PTJ website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn and Bluesky for more research updates.

Our Speakers

Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is the Laszlo Ormandy distinguished professor in orthopaedic surgery and therapeutic area lead in musculoskeletal and surgical sciences, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Nicole Tombers, PT, DPT, is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota.