Survey research depicting Quality Assurance in Indian Physiotherapy Education

1. Quality Assurance System in Indian
Physiotherapy Education: A Missing Link?
Presented at Singapore Physiotherapy Association National Congress2012
Dr. SUBHASH KHATRI, Ph.D.
Principal, College of Physiotherapy
Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences,
LONI, INDIA 413 736
www.pravara.com

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3. Introduction
• Academic standards
• Number of students
• 481 universities
• Quality issues
• Current status
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5. Methods
• Research design: Survey
• Participants: Physiotherapists
• Sample size:500
• Instrument: Mixed questionnaires
• Procedure: email/snail mail
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7. Results
69.2% response rate
92% heard about QAS
87% non existing in Physiotherapy
100 % helpful
100% no regulatory council
93% attitude of government
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Response rate Heard Non exist Helpful Govt. Attitude
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11. Discussion
• Quality is complex
• Ranking, funding, infrastructure, faculty
• A single system
• Hardly any study (Muzar N 2011)
• Infancy and Government
• Awareness
• Limitations
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13. Conclusion
• Quality assurance of Indian Physiotherapy academic
programs is highly perceived as non existing or ineffective –
link is missing?
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14. Quality is presence of value and not absence of mistake!
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