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Richter and colleagues1 examined publication productivity in the context of selected program characteristics, including the size of the faculty. Although the intent of this investigation is to be applauded, we do not agree that this article "effectively present[s] a baseline measure of the publication productivity of academic physical therapy programs."1(p381) The finding that there is a wide variation in the level of faculty productivity is important; however, the quantification of the productivity is problematic, especially when using these data to establish baseline performance numbers. Furthermore, if specific physical therapy programs
SE Bennett, PT, EdD, NCS, is Interim Program Director, Physical Therapy Program, Department of Rehabilitation Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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