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L Lippert, PT, is Director, Physical Therapist Assistant Program, Mt Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR 97030

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The authors are to be commended for the contribution they have made by documenting the discrepancy in perception that exists in the profession concerning the role of the physical therapist assistant on the health care team. This survey is long overdue. One strength of this study, as well as the previous study by Robinson et al, ¹ is its national scope.

The results clearly support the need for ongoing communication between educators and clinicians regarding changes in the role of physical therapist assistants. Although physical therapist assistants are being educated to assume new and broader responsibilities within their scope of practice, clinicians (physical therapists and physical therapist assistants alike) are often not aware of these changes. This lack of awareness can result in the physical therapist assistant often being underutilized and frustrated.

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