title: A description of professional pediatric physical therapy education.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this work was to reexamine the status of professional pediatric physical therapy education in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  A task force designed a 16-item survey and contacted representatives from all professional physical therapy programs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Surveys were gathered from 151 programs for a return rate of 75%. Much variability exists across programs in total number of hours devoted to pediatrics (range, 35-210 hours). In addition, almost 60% of respondents indicated that the individual responsible for delivering the pediatric content will be retiring within the next 15 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results describe current pediatric professional education and provide numerous opportunities and challenges for the development of optimal professional pediatric education.
authors.affiliation: Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. jschreiber@chatham.edu
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goodgold
authors.forename: Victoria A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Moerchen
authors.forename: Nushka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Remec
authors.forename: Carolanne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aaron
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kreger
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States