“…Instead, the same search was performed in other health care professions in an attempt to reveal what, if any, comparable studies have been conducted in this area. Within the fields of dentistry (Kanji, Sunell, Boschma, & Craig, 2010), nursing (Kippenbrock, 1990;Meadus, 2000), physiotherapy (Glover, Bulley, & Howden, 2008), physical therapy (Johanson, 2004;Johanson, 2007;Wilcox et al, 2005), social work (Kindle & Colby, 2008), and counseling (Hertlein & Lambert-Shute, 2007), previous research examined what motivated students and why they chose graduate programs. These research articles were also retained to be utilized as a guide for methodology.…”