Award Date

5-15-2025

Degree Type

Doctoral Project

Degree Name

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Department

Physical Therapy

First Committee Member

Daniel Young

Second Committee Member

Jessica Allen

Third Committee Member

Jing Nong Liang

Fourth Committee Member

Kai-Yu Ho

Number of Pages

39

Abstract

Purpose/Methods: The goal of this study is to analyze the effect of an in-person interview on the admission of minority applicants into the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Using data from the 2014-2022 admissions cycles we assessed inter-rater reliability of the interviewer’s, differences in average in-person interview score between racial groups, and compared the difference in pre-interview scores between racial groups.

Results: We found that students identifying as Black scored higher on interviews than their White counterparts. However, a smaller proportion of them matriculated into the program due to the difference in multiple factors that are scored in the admissions process prior to the interview. We observed a high degree of consistency and reliability for average measures of interview scores across and between scorers (p< .001). There were significant differences in pre-interview admission scores between races with White applicants scores being significantly higher than all other groups (p< .001).

Keywords

Cultural Competency; Health Workforce; Minority Groups; School Admission Criteria; Interviews as Topic; Racial and Ethnic Disparities; Physical Therapy Specialty; Holistic Admissions; Health Occupations; Health Education

Disciplines

Higher Education | Physical Therapy

File Format

pdf

File Size

1020 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

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