A Profile of Faculty Development in Physical Therapy Education Programs

The pwpae of th $ st @ was to report on the status of faculty development in phys-ical therapy education programs. A smey questionnaire was sent to the dtrectots of IlOphysual therapy programs nationwide. Analysis of responsesflorn respondents (n = 79; 72%) demonstrated I) criteria used to alczluate faculty members were s imih among dz~erent institutions, 2) f e w than half of the institutions haze a faculty deuelopmentplan (FDP), 3) the majmonty of those institutions that have an FDP s u p p e d similar areas and activities to facilitate faculty development, and 4) respondents used creative ways to support faculty deuelopment. 7he results appear to indicate that mat physical therapy program do not buue a f m l i z e d program to asiirt faculty members in their deuelopment of skills in research, teach-ing, and service [Rothman J, Rinehart ME: A profile of faculty development in physi-cal therapy education programs. Phys Ther 70:310-313, 19901 Key Words: Education: physical therapi34 faulty; Faculty; Physical therapy profes-sion, professional &ues. Physical therapy is a changing field