CAP Admission Examination 2

MOCK

This mock exam was made by Leon and does NOT reflect UofTs Department of Physical
Therapy in any way. This mock exam was made for the sole purpose of helping individuals
practice typical interview questions. Any scenarios in the exam are purely hypothetical, a
figment of my own imagination and a compilation of resources freely available across the
World Wide Web.

1) a) Why did you decide to apply to the physiotherapy program?

b) Why, specifically, did you choose to apply to the University of Toronto? How do
your goals align with those of this university?

c) Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?

2) a) You are the financial decision maker for the Department of Physical Therapy at a
hospital. The Department has enough funding to either approve a new, sophisticated
wheelchair for a 50 year old man, who has been suffering with a paralyzed body for
10 years, or to approve a new device that assists patients regain use of their legs after
partial, but temporary, paralysis. Only one of the two may be approved. Which do
you approve and why?

b) If you were given $10 million to improve the rehabilitative sector of Canadas
Healthcare System, how would you spend it and why?

c) i) Parliament votes to cover all rehabilitative therapy under OHIP. How does this
affect the quality of care that patients receive?

ii) What are the drawbacks of covering rehabilitative therapy under OHIP?
3) a) What is your greatest quality and why?

b) If there is one thing you would like to change about yourself, what is it and why?

c) Why should you be selected to be a part of the class of 2016?

4) a) What is the most difficult decision you had to make in your life?

b) How has your undergraduate education prepared you for a career in physical
therapy?

c) Research should be a mandatory component of any physiotherapy curriculum.

Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

5) a) A recent Toronto Star article highlighted that many individuals in the aboriginal
community are not aware of the benefits of physical therapy, and how such therapy
can alleviate suffering and often restore lost mobility. How would you go about
correcting this lack of awareness?
b) Very few graduates from healthcare related professional schools choose to practice
in rural regions, resulting in a shortage of healthcare staff in those regions. What
could professional schools do to try and solve this problem?

c) If there was one thing you would do to improve the Admissions Process at U of Ts
Department of Physical Therapy, what would that be and why?