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MPTSTUDENT -> national examination pass rates (October 5, 2004 2:39:00 PM)

I was looking around on the NPTE website today and saw that the national examination passing rates on the first attempt have decreased dramatically. 91% in 2001 89% in 2002 and 75% in 2003. I have noticed the same trends in my university's passing rates from around 98% in 2001 to 90% in 2003. Does anyone know an explanation for the drop in passing rates?



MPTSTUDENT -> Re: national examination pass rates (October 6, 2004 11:09:00 AM)

no one has any thoughts?



Shane Steimel -> Re: national examination pass rates (October 6, 2004 2:15:00 PM)

There are theories that there are fewer applicants for graduate school - which would tend to reduce competition and GENERAL quality of admittance. Another theory is that there are more programs with larger enrollment classes - which dilutes the number of qualifies teachers, as well as the student:teacher ratio. Finally, there is the theory that the costs of a PT education and time it takes is prohibitive - given the salary/benefit competition (relative to other areas of medicine such as pharmacy).

Just theories that I have heard discussed.

Shane Steimel, MS, PT



Augustine5I -> Re: national examination pass rates (October 7, 2004 2:49:00 PM)

The quality of the current applicants out there has dropped. I know teachers teaching in serveral programs who can attest to this fact.
Schools that were taking 25 per class have chosen to take fewer applicants rather than allow a lesser student into their program.

As the pendulum swings.....I believe the number of applicants will rise, yielding greater competition.

I doubt it is b/c of harder testing. Just that the person taking the test has found it to be harder to pass.

People go where the money is...the best and brightest minds are not going into P.T. or medicine in general (physicians tell their own kids not to enter the field). Insurance companies will eventually reduce the quality of heatlhcare following poor reimbursements.

Think about it. Why whould a student of physical therapy (now going doctorate) or pre-med invest 6 years of schooling and go into financial debt when the money is not there once they get out?

The answer: they wouldn't.

ONly time will tell. Just my two cents.

Tom
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MPTSTUDENT -> Re: national examination pass rates (October 7, 2004 4:12:00 PM)

Interesting comments, however, I noticed that it states on the website that a new passing standard was introduced in 2003. It just so happens that the national pass rate dropped by 14% that year. Anyone know any thing about the changes?



determined -> Re: national examination pass rates (October 9, 2004 5:20:00 AM)

you all say that "the money just isn't there" for PT graduates? Is the salary of a DPT truely that bad?



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