Our country may be facing a shortage of occupational and physical therapists in the immediate future. This is due to a reduction in government reimbursements of services, fewer people entering the professions, and concerns regarding retention of graduate occupational and physical therapy students. Nationally, academic standards for occupational and physical therapy programs are challenging. A significant concern among deans and program chairs for these programs is how to recruit and retain students who enter masters or doctoral programs. Due to the decline in the number of...