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Also, keep in mind that in most state systems, the academic latter is inversely proportionate to tuition subsidies.
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^^^Good point. While the tuition for a bachelor's at my state university has risen by basically the same percentage that the tuition for a DPT has over the past 10 or 11 years, I didn't pay all of that tuition for my bachelor's. I did pay for a lot of it, but I probably got close to half paid by grants and scholarships and tax credits, whereas for my DPT there's really no other way but just straight up paying for it.
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Great post. The rise in tuition is not exclusive to the DPT, and probably would've increased similarly regardless of degree (as medical school and dental did). It doesn't make sense, as you say, to argue that the rise in tuition hasn't coincided with a proprtional rise in education and so it is illegitimate because you have to factor in inflation and the market. So a better question for all of us to to start asking might be whether the tuition for PT school is fair relative to the education (i.e. compared to other professions) and return on investment for ones career (i.e. compared to other professions). And maybe we should consider that our pay is antiquated and perhaps not in proportion to what we offer in terms of outcomes (that often rival far more expensive treatment options). Are we not getting a good return on investment for our education or are we underpaid? I will keep trying to find the data for OT school, optometry, and pharmacy tuition from 2000-2010 and I'm still working on data from FSBPT for the NPTE.
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^I'm going to voice my opinion that it is not fair. At all. However, I accepted that for the most part before applying based off of the other factors about the job that I valued and believe will still be there when out. That being said, I'm not going to idly state that it's totally fine just because I accepted the situation.
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Please help me people
I wanna ask that after completion of 5 years of DPT + 1 year house job , am I eligible of doing MD ? Or in simple , does a DPT holder is eligible of doing MD ? Or he can just do specialisation in any of the physiotherapy field ?
I wanna ask that after completion of 5 years of DPT + 1 year house job , am I eligible of doing MD ? Or in simple , does a DPT holder is eligible of doing MD ? Or he can just do specialisation in any of the physiotherapy field ?
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I'm not entirely sure, but I think you're asking if someone can become a MD if they have been a DPT for 5 years. If that's the case the answer is no.
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I am a DPT holder
But i want to be a doctor of medicine as well , after being a physiotherapist I realised i have much interest in Medicine field
So there isn't any way for me to become a doctor of Medicine?
You'd have apply, be accepted to, and graduate from an MD program.
I am really glad this thread got bumped, I went back through and re-read the whole thing and there is some really great stuff here.
Little backstory on myself, I'm a PTA who is starting a DPT program in May. I've worked as a PTA for about 4 years now, working with MSPTs and DPTs. I've been very lucky, as the PTA program I graduated from is amazing - 100% first time NPTE pass rate for the past 9 classes, and from what I've heard from a few other grads who have gone on to DPT programs gives a good leg up for the DPT programs.
Anyway, in my 4 years working in the field as a PTA, I've been very fortunate to have not run into bashing by anyone to any other clinician, whether it be MSPT vs DPT vs PTA. In fact, 100% of people I've worked with go by their first name in the clinic, credentials are on name tags, but unless asked usually patients don't realize there are possibly 3 different education levels in the gym. It's sad to know it happens, because we as physical therapy clinicians should work together to move the practice forward.
This is completely my opinion but I'll throw it out there - I think at first the move to DPT was probably a money grab. However, I think it has become necessary with recent legislation in regards to what PTs can do in their practice, a big one was legislature which would limit a DPTs ability to do spinal manipulations, it was lobbied for by DCs. I believe the doctorate level of education gives more authority in legislative matters, even though it probably shouldn't. However, in legislature you're not normally dealing with people who have a knowledge of the education involved in getting a DPT or an MSPT, so they may look at the title alone.
Little backstory on myself, I'm a PTA who is starting a DPT program in May. I've worked as a PTA for about 4 years now, working with MSPTs and DPTs. I've been very lucky, as the PTA program I graduated from is amazing - 100% first time NPTE pass rate for the past 9 classes, and from what I've heard from a few other grads who have gone on to DPT programs gives a good leg up for the DPT programs.
Anyway, in my 4 years working in the field as a PTA, I've been very fortunate to have not run into bashing by anyone to any other clinician, whether it be MSPT vs DPT vs PTA. In fact, 100% of people I've worked with go by their first name in the clinic, credentials are on name tags, but unless asked usually patients don't realize there are possibly 3 different education levels in the gym. It's sad to know it happens, because we as physical therapy clinicians should work together to move the practice forward.
This is completely my opinion but I'll throw it out there - I think at first the move to DPT was probably a money grab. However, I think it has become necessary with recent legislation in regards to what PTs can do in their practice, a big one was legislature which would limit a DPTs ability to do spinal manipulations, it was lobbied for by DCs. I believe the doctorate level of education gives more authority in legislative matters, even though it probably shouldn't. However, in legislature you're not normally dealing with people who have a knowledge of the education involved in getting a DPT or an MSPT, so they may look at the title alone.
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Go to medical school.
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Alo
Along being a physical Therapist, I really want to b a Doctor of Medicine
I will definitely go to A medical School to ask whether i m eligible for applying to MD course or not.
Thanks for your concern
Along being a physical Therapist, I really want to b a Doctor of Medicine
I will definitely go to A medical School to ask whether i m eligible for applying to MD course or not.
Thanks for your concern
You don't have to go very far; read the thread below, then post your questions there:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/pre-medical-allopathic-md.10/
Out of curiosity - are you an international student?
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Yes, i m international student
