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    We provide a forum for collegial conversation and community building, offering opportunities for interprofessional collaborations and contributions from related health professions that are applicable to physical therapy clinical education.

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    JCEPT’s content is freely available without charge to everyone — clinicians, practicioners, scientists, patients, the lay public — without the prohibitive onus of subscription fees

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    Original research, clinic-related teaching methods, narrative and systematic reviews, critically appraised topics, and clinical or education case reports

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    We promote the creation of opportunities for historically underrepresented populations to have equitable access to professional growth opportunities and resource. Fee waivers for qualifying Clinicians, physical therapy students, residents, and/or fellows remove barriers to publishing for those without research funding.

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Volume 7: Is simulation-based education valuable for PT students?

Aug 16, 2025

Professionalism and communication are valuable skills necessary for a practicing physical therapist and are fostered during PT school. An early acquisition of these skills proves to be beneficial to a student's development, especially as they enter their clinical education rotations. Would simulation-based education integrated before a student's first clinical education experience boost their perceived skillset? Young et al use a retrospective exploratory study to analyze 73 first-year students' professional development with the modified Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Form. Use this link to read more on their findings: The relationship between physical therapy students’ communication skills during a standardized patient examination and professionalism domain performance on a first full-time clinical experience: an exploratory cohort study.

Volume 7 continued: Are you "people-oriented" or "gregarious"?

Apr 28, 2025

Are you interested in applying for physical therapy residency programs? What characteristics are associated with a successful physical therapy resident? Geist et al. conducted an observational cohort study on the valid, reliable, or prediction association between residents' personality traits and clinical performance. Using personality traits may help determine whether a resident will be better prepared for the expectation of clinical productivity and performance. Here's the link: https://doi.org/10.52214/jcept.v7.12377.

 

Current Issue

Vol. 7 (2025)

Published: Apr 22, 2025

Original Research Articles

Examining relationships between the clinical learning environment and clinical reasoning in physical therapy education
Nov 4, 2025

Sidney Stoddard, Lori Kupczynski, Crissie M. Jameson
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Physical therapist student and clinical instructor perceptions of the Clinical Performance Instrument 3.0 (CPI 3.0): an exploratory descriptive study
Aug 5, 2025

Ruth Hansen, Danielle Struble-Fitzsimmons, Kathryn Ryans
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Exploring the relationship of diagnostic reasoning, self-efficacy, and clinical reasoning of physical therapy students
Apr 22, 2025

Shala Cunningham, Matthew Kessinger, Alejandra Mott, Megan Carter, Christine Plassman, Madison Downs, Blair South
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Association of residents’ personality traits with clinical performance in an orthopedic physical therapy residency program
Apr 23, 2025

Kathleen T. Geist, Vincent Carter, Leda McDaniel, Zachary Walston
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The relationship between physical therapy students’ communication skills during a standardized patient examination and professionalism domain performance on a first full-time clinical experience: an exploratory cohort study
Jul 25, 2025

Darryl Young, Marissa Hanlon, Carol Recker-Hughes, Carol Sames, Kevin Neville, Lauren Germain
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Mixed Methods Article

How physical therapy residents and fellows influence doctor of physical therapy students’ experiences: a single program mixed methods study
Nov 27, 2025

Michael Bourassa, James D. Boone, Allison Bourassa, Candace Bright, Morgan Jones, Craig A. Wassinger
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