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The Debt Burden Of Entry-Level Physical Therapists In Florida, Steven Benton Ambler
The Debt Burden Of Entry-Level Physical Therapists In Florida, Steven Benton Ambler
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Despite the education, autonomy, and high demand for physical therapists both nationally and in Florida, recent graduates have seen steadily rising education costs with disproportionate changes in income once they have graduated and entered the workforce. The growing debt burden of physical therapists entering the workforce, coupled with the growth in projected need and stagnant wages, raises concern about where and how entry-level physical therapists will practice and if these choices will be affected by their debt burden. The purpose of this quantitative, cross-sectional survey study was to identify the debt profile of entry-level physical therapists and explore the relationship …