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Table 2. Values that motivate the pursuit of residency education and training.

Parameter	Group	Categorical Ranking Importance Range	Median Category	Mean	p-value
Gain knowledge, skills, and expertise in the practice of sports physical therapy	Residents	VI – EI	EI	4.83 + 0.38	0.31
	Faculty	SI - EI	EI	4.79 + 0.46	0.31
Enhance clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills	Residents	VI – EI	EI	4.81 + 0.40	0.02*
Enhance clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills	Faculty	SI – EI	EI	4.58 + 0.58	0.02*
Fulfill passion and desire to practice sports physical therapy	Residents	VI - EI	EI	4.77 + 0.42	0.32
	Faculty	SI – EI	EI	4.66 + 0.52	0.32
Enhance the ability to examine, diagnose, prognose, and improve patient outcomes	Residents	SI - EI	EI	4.60 + 0.62	0.02*
	Faculty	SI - EI	VI	4.33 + 0.69	0.02*
Enhance career advancement and future job opportunities	Residents	MI – EI	EI	4.56 + 0.71	0.02*
Enhance career advancement and future job opportunities	Faculty	SI - EI	VI	4.31 + 0.68	0.02*
Access to an accomplished mentor to provide feedback and boost confidence	Residents	MI - EI	EI	4.52 + 0.73	0.33
	Faculty	MI - EI	EI	4.54 + 0.62	0.33
Enhance the ability to use current best evidence patient management strategies	Residents	SI – EI	EI	4.51 + 0.66	0.03*
	Faculty	SI -EI	VI	4.29 + 0.69	0.03*
Enhance future leadership opportunities within the field of sports physical therapy	Residents	MI – EI	VI	4.12 + 0.81	0.001*
	Faculty	MI – EI	VI	3.76 + 0.72	0.001*
Validate a commitment to lifelong learning	Residents	NI – EI	VI	4.09 + 0.1.08	0.01*
Validate a commitment to lifelong learning	Faculty	MI - EI	VI	3.73 + 0.96	0.01*
Contribute to the evolution of the physical therapy profession	Residents	NI – EI	VI	4.04 + 0.93	0.02*
	Faculty	NI – EI	VI	3.54 + 0.90	0.02*
Fast track to sports specialization credential	Residents	NI – EI	VI	3.60 + 0.1.35	0.18
Fast track to sports specialization credential	Faculty	MI - EI	VI	4.09 + 0.86	0.18
Enhance the ability to conduct and interpret research	Residents	NI – EI	SI	3.47 + 0.97	0.05*
Enhance the ability to conduct and interpret research	Faculty	MI - EI	SI	3.20 + 0.71	0.05*
Enhance the potential for future income	Residents	NI – EI	SI	3.40 + 0.1.10	0.32
Enhance the potential for future income	Faculty	MI - EI	SI	3.41 + 0.89	0.32
Gain recognition from physicians or other types of sports healthcare providers	Residents	NI – EI	SI	3.23 + 1.12	0.35
	Faculty	MI – EI	SI	3.29 + 0.89	0.35
Gain recognition from other physical therapists	Residents	NI – EI	SI	2.93 + 1.09	0.31
Gain recognition from other physical therapists	Faculty	MI - EI	SI	3.20 + 0.76	0.31

EI: Extremely important VI: Very Important SI: Somewhat Important MI: Mildly Important NI: Not Important<br>* p ≤ 0.05