What is the right thing to do?

[AlPikeCP at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/29/2001 4:45:39 PM Central Daylight Time, 
feenix2 at bellsouth.net writes:


> Now to clarify the real issues which you and I are addressing, what it boils 
> down to is "what is the most productive avenue to the professionalism which 
> is so sadly lacking in great sectors of the P and O effort now?  

Hi George,

Where will these new prosthetists come from, and why will they want to be 
prosthetists? According to Sid Fishman's article for the same amount of 
invest of time a person could obtain a doctorate degree.

Al

 “Accordingto NAPOE (National Association of Prosthetic and Orthotic 
Educators), the number and quality of students applying to O&P programs has 
decreased significantly.   The number of students graduating must increase 
just to keep pace with the need for practitioners. Caroline Nielsen's (Ph.D) 
study on "Issues Affecting the Future Demand for Orthotists and Prosthetists" 
showed that by 2005, only two-thirds of the patient population will be 
adequately served by practitioners.”

Thomas V.DiBello, CO, FAAOP
President
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists

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