Trends in compensation and benefits provided to physical therapy students during clinical education

Many facilities offering physical therapy clinical education for full-time affiliation students also provide some sort of compensation or benefits to students. Fiscal policy trends within health care institutions have influenced the extent to which these benefits are provided. The purpose of this study was to examine trends in providing specific benefits, namely, stipend, housing, meals, and uniform laundry, to students in full-time clinical education at the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1977. Data from annual facility information forms showed that, in general, these benefits have decreased during the years examined.