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GL Soderberg, PhD, PT, FAPTA, Omaha, Neb

This excerpt was created in the absence of an abstract.

This article provides new data indicating the need for more drastic changes than have been implemented in the past in the physical therapy academic environment. For decades our profession has failed to adequately foster the growth of knowledge needed for the delivery of high-quality patient care. Given the current circumstances, we will continue on this path into the foreseeable future. Although these may sound like radical statements, the results of this survey support this position.

Although not specified in the article, it is highly likely that most of the respondents work in settings that neither support nor require participation in scholarly activities. Many of these settings are associated with programs that educate students at the baccalaureate level. These students are less prepared to perform activities related to research and teaching, likely a manifestation of the environment in which they are educated.¹...

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