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Vol. 73, No. 5, May 1993, pp. 329-330
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DPT Controversy


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To tbe Editor:

Recently, two very different types of programs offering a clinical doctoral degree in physical therapy (DPT) have been announced. Elevation of the clinical training of physical therapists by raising the degree requirements is certainly a desirable goal for the profession and one we support. The important implications of the DPT for the profession, the marked contrasts between these two programs, and the lack of public discussion about the implications associated with these programs have prompted this letter.

Health care and the providers of health care services can be expected to undergo intense scrutiny in the current economic and political climate. Consequently, we must not jeopardize the status of physical therapy by creating confusion over degree titles or by awarding inflated degrees....


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