NPTE pass rates

S: The title of this blog is a link to the federation of state boards physical therapy NPTE pass rates. In the Newsweek magazine for 3/26/2007 there are advertisements for Physical Therapy schools. One school showed a pass rate of 100%, but what does that mean?

O: The pass rate refers to the number of graduates from a physical therapy program who pass the national boards and are able to practice as physical therapists. The advertisement that showed a 100% pass rate didn't state how many times the students had to take the exam before they passed. Should students looking at physical therapy schools ask how many students passed on their first attempt? This is called the "first time pass rate."

A: A student can decide what school has good pass rates by looking at the fsbpt website.

P: I plan on blogging more on a physical therapy topic in a couple of days.

Newsweek article on exercise building IQ

S: I've been trying to walk on the treadmill or outside for 30 minutes 4 times a week. Between working, traveling, school, and family obligations it is very difficult to find time to work out.

O: Newsweek has an article about new research showing aerobic exercise builds the brain. "Last week, in a landmark paper, researchers announced that they had coaxed the human brain into growing new nerve cells, a process that for decades had been thought impossible, simply by putting subjects on a three-month aerobic-workout regimen." Physical Therapists help people to be able to exercise to build their muscles and their brain too.

A: I'm always thrilled to see articles touting the benefits of aerobic exercise.

P: I going to buy the Newsweek article and take it to the university physical therapy department.