Listening Time — 16:16

In 2015, France implemented a major reform of physical therapist education by extending programs from three years to five years and by revising the curriculum to embed evidence-based practice in clinical training. Listen as Associate Editor Jason Beneciuk, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, talks with Vincent Fontanier, PhD, about his recently published study, which examined the impact of the reform and the changes in evidence-based practice competencies among physical therapist graduates.

Fontanier is co-author of the article "Impact of entry-level curriculum reform on evidence-based practice competencies in physical therapists: a cross-sectional study." Read the article on the PTJ website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn and Bluesky for more research updates. 

Our Speakers

Jason Beneciuk, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, is an associate editor of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is also a research associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Florida and the director of musculoskeletal research at Brooks Rehabilitation.

Vincent Fontanier, PhD, is a neuroscience teacher and researcher at Medinetic Learning.