In a message dated 7/7/2005 7:52:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> A > patient usually places more confidence on a doctor than a PA/ nurse > (unless,the PA/nurse is more competent and the patient knows that). Joe, Interesting topic - I understand the theory of your position above, but in practice have not found it to be true in the SNF, inpatient rehab., or school environments. We've got a PA that is good, a physiatrist that is skilled, but if you asked the patients which was the MD, a lot of them wouldn't be able to tell you. Again, I agree that difference in degrees do not always produce better clinicians but hopefully the education behind the degree if structured corectly will, at least for the majority. To be more more honest, I found most with 4 to 4.5 years Bachelors' doing better than Entry level Masters'. I found this too, and it raises the issue of how well the field would make the transition to a doctorate program, and whether the curriculum would truly provide the additional depth that you are hoping it would. The master's programs have not necessarily achieved this goal, so why should we assume it would improve with a doctorate program? On EBP, it seems impractical, costly and time consuming but truly it isn't. I can do a search online (usually free) and get the "evidence or lack of it" in maybe 15- 30 minutes/ over my lunch-break. It is pretty simple once we are introduced to it right. Really, with the internet you can unsubscribe all your journals or as my EBP gurus told me "just throw them away or stack them on my table to scare people away ". Joe I agree that the resources on the 'net are handy and sometimes free. I was referring more to the fact that there is a dearth of research in the OT field, and in order for there to be evidence to base our practice on, someone needs to be able to do this research. The resources that exist in the medical venues right now are pitiful in facilitating the pursuit of meaningful research. Ann -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
