A place to call our home: innovative rural physical therapy training in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To promote rural practice and increase enrollment in the entry-level Master of Science Physical Therapy program at the University of Alberta, the Department of Physical Therapy developed a rural physical therapy satellite campus located in a farming region in central Alberta. A distributed learning format was used to connect the rural cohort to the main urban campus. Real time video conferencing was used to connect the two campuses for all lectures, seminars and clinical skills classes. This evaluation aimed to describe a unique rural training program for physical therapy students and its effectiveness in promoting work in rural communities after graduation.

Methods

Physical Therapy students in the first three years (2012-2015) of commencing the rural satellite pr

SUBMITTER: Jasper L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11465881 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature