Isaac,
I totally agree with you... Students who graduate and who have not practiced
Physiotherapy may not be able to do research useful for clinical studies.
This is probably why in Australia, many Universities do not allow you to do
PhD or even coursework Masters degree unless you practice for 2-3 years (in
University of Queensland, it is 2 years).
As with Master's vs Bachelors, I agree with you and believe that there are
those who do not want to do research. But once again, a Master's degree is
not simply research... it is clinical work as well (the majority of my
Master's of Manip next year is clinical practice). From my conversation with
Dr Gwen Jull during my interview, she stated that the clinical DPT in the
USA does not appear to be as good as the undergraduate system in Australia,
and some DPT graduates even believe that they have done an equivilant of a
PhD (quite unbelieveable that they did not know the difference even after 3
years of study).
This conversation is very interesting and I enjoy reading different people's
opinions. Thank you to all that have contributed!
Henry***
>From: "Neumann Isaac Rutger, Granheim"
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>Reply-To: - for physiotherapists in education and practice
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: SV: DPT
>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 09:39:58 +0200
>
> >>I don't see how a few more PhD's in peripheral fields is more important
>to
>our profession than clinical doctorate's in Physical Therapy. I agree that
>our profession needs more research, but should we put that in the hands of
>students who have never treated a patient by themselves?<<
>
>Jason, I couldn't agree with you more! And Frank, I disgree that we should
>have a masters PT education instead of a bachelor degree. For those who
>WANT
>it should be possible to do a masters degree. Like I said, I hate to do
>research, I don't have the patience.. let someone else do it. The Dutch PT
>education doesn't REALLY get any better with turning it into a masters
>degree (reason named by Jason).
>
>Isaac
>
>-----Opprinnelig melding-----
>Fra: Jason Steffe [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sendt: 7. august 2001 01:02
>Til: [log in to unmask]
>Emne: DPT
>
>
>Frank,
>
>Many of the professional programs in the United States do grant the Master
>of Science in Physical Therapy degree which all have research components.
>The program that I graduated from awarded a MS in PT and had a full-fledged
>thesis requirement from beginning to end (public and private defense).
>Most
>if not all of the projects were hampered by lack of funds, lack of time and
>lack of experience by the investigators. I can only think of one or two
>students from my school that have gone on to a PhD. I believe that my time
>would have been better spent learning more about how to treat a patient
>than
>learning about research. It would've made me a better clinician coming out
>of school.
>
>I don't see how a few more PhD's in peripheral fields is more important to
>our profession than clinical doctorate's in Physical Therapy. I agree that
>our profession needs more research, but should we put that in the hands of
>students who have never treated a patient by themselves?
>--------------------------------------------
>Jason Steffe, PT, MS, MTC
>Physiotherapy Associates
>1901 Phoenix Blvd, Suite 205
>College Park, GA. 30349
>Ph: 770-907-1023
>Fax:770-907-5608
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