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To the Editor:

I read with interest the letter from Konrad Kuenstler, one of our members in the Texas Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, that was published in the July issue of the Journal. Clearly, Mr Kuenstler feels passionately about the issue of moving aggressively to the doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) to allow us to invoke the term "doctor." He has raised this issue within the chapter, and, although his viewpoint has not generated a groundswell of support from either the rank-and-file membership or the chapter leadership, we are pleased to see his willingness to pursue the issue. We will be stronger as an organization for having created the forum for this dialogue.

There were a couple of points made in Mr Kuenstler's letter to which I feel duty bound to respond as the spokesperson for the chapter....

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Konrad Kuenstler, Thomas L Duquette, and Jules M Rothstein
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