hello Mr Steffe,
i receive your emailsallthe time. i graduated from the
premier university in Nigeria-the university of
ibadan, where i obtained a bachelor on physiotherapy
degree on the 1st of march, 2004.
i have to proceed on a one year clinical
internship/clinical affiliation as directed by the
regulatory board of physiotherapy in Nigeria.
please can you suggest to mewhat hospitals/ clinics to
apply for this internship.
the aim of the internship is to broaded our clinical
knowlwedge in the profession.
we spend 5 years to otain a bachelor of physiotherapy
degree.
thank you.
Godwin
--- Jason Steffe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Physio,
>
> I'd like to apologize. I came out in strong support
> of the DPT about a year and a half ago. We had some
> pretty heated arguments at that time (which I
> participated in).
>
> I just read an article in our local newspaper here
> in Atlanta GA about a PT school that is about to
> offer the DPT. Here is a list of the "additional"
> training which qualifies their graduates to be
> considered Doctors of Physical Therapy :
>
> Differential Diagnosis
> Pharmacology
> Radiology
>
> That's it. One semester, 3 classes on Primary Care
> (Diff Dx i buy, but Pharm and especially Radiology
> RARELY come into play), nothing to do with clinical
> skill (treatment I mean). I was naive to believe
> that schools would use this opportunity to really go
> for it and develop innovative programs and add
> another year of school, residencies, etc. Instead
> we get Pharm, Radi, and Diff Dx, one more semester.
>
>
> I went through a transitional DPT program and, for
> me (all of the courses were clinically based,
> designed to enhance one's clinical treatment
> ability), the DPT should CLEARLY represent skill
> beyond the Master's level. To be a Doctor means to
> me that you are real good at what you do.
> Unfortunately, many/most schools are choosing the
> low road and the easy route when it comes to the
> DPT...many are right on par with this particular
> program.
>
> I'm sorry to anyone that I offended (particularly
> Patrick Zerr) during those emails about this topic.
> You guys were absolutely right. It's a farce.
>
> For anyone keeping score, I did indeed follow
> through and achieve OCS (I mentioned that I was
> going to do so to Patrick).
>
> To add insult to injury, my state physical therapy
> association boasted of their recent legislative
> achievements in their monthly newsletter(and I
> quote): "We were instrumental in defeating proposed
> legislation that would've made sparklers [the hand
> held firework] legal." and "we defeated a bill that
> would've repealed the helmet [bicycle helmet I
> suppose]"
> Impressive, isn't it?
>
> Here I am, I went through a DPT post-professionally,
> passed OCS, passed MTC, readying myself for the
> APTA's Vision 2020, (autonomous practice), and my
> state association is spending time and money on
> sparklers and helmets.
>
> Sorry for the long rant, but I had to get that off
> my chest. It was therapeutic.
>
> Jason
>
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