have you run demographics to state that there is a lack of representation? What do you mean by "representation"; Allied Health is a wide area...OT specifically? PT? SLP? CNA? You get my drift. I am not sure what your premise is... Carmen
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 > 09:15:34 -0500> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Why???> > 1. The topic of what an OT > does and what an OT gets paid for has gotten old and I don't see the health > care system we have changing the way it is, unfortunately. But, I love the > discussion and hope one day OTs can do what they are supposed to do instead > of what the health care system makes them do....> > 2. The topic has to be > one I am passionate about to reply, and there are so many listserves to talk > about things, it gets mind boggling. So, have to choose wisely due to time.> > > 3. Get creative, Ron, and start something up that will stir the pot. > Actually, I have a topic of discussion for ya. I will post at end and you can > start a new thread with the question.> > 3. Resources......there IS a lot out > there.....so, if ya need it, you can find it.> > > OK...my question:> > Why > is it that there is still a large lack of representation of African Americans > in the Allied health professions relative to the representation in the > general population? It does not seem to be as great an issue with other > ethnicities such as Asian or Phillipino. It may be an issue with hispanic.> > > I am trying to put together a forum on this topic in the PT world and I wrote > an email to the department heads of many HBCUs as well as the President of > APTA and the minority affairs department. I got ONE response, from a > caucasian faculty member at a HBCU.> > Even with a minority affairs > department in the professional organizations (i.e. APTA) and all types of > initiatives to help minorities be in Allied Health, the problem exists but > you don't see discussion about it anymore.> > Is it taboo?> > What are the > reasons why, for example, school, socioeconomic, cultural, etc???> > How do > we overcome this. Scholarships will not take care of the problem alone and > that is all I see the APTA minority affairs department doing.> > David A. > Lehman, PhD, PT> Associate Professor> Tennessee State University> Department > of Physical Therapy> 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.> Nashville, TN 37209> > 615-963-5946> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit my website: > http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=2410&ptid=1> > > This email and any > files transmitted with it may contain confidential information and is > intended solely for use by the individual to whom it is addressed. If you > receive this correspondence in error, please notify the sender and delete the > email from your system. Do not disclose its contents with others.> > > > ________________________________________> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL > PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joan Riches [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July > 16, 2008 12:22 AM> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Why???> > Ron> > I was interested in Heather's reply from the digest that 3-5 passionate> > people keep a list going. I guess in terms of OT Now that's one passionate> > person and a few faithful reactors.> I have the same difficulty with the > Allen Cognitive Network Bulletin Board.> Most of the posts are from me.> Your > number 4 comes close but I think it is more than that. Too much email> > period. Every time I sit down to do some work on the computer I spend so> > much time responding/reacting that I sometimes never get going on what I> > intended to do.> I'm president of the Allen Cognitive Network this year. Some > of the people I> depend upon simply don't read their email or all of it for > days at a time.> It's the only way they can get anything else done.> When I > first got connected to the Internet it was not like this. I was on an> OT > listserve from Dalhousie and we became a real community.> I think lots of > people read but depend on others for the content.> > Incidentally - Advance > Registration is now open for the Allen Cognitive> Symposium in November in > Boston www.Allen-cognitive-network.org> > Blessings, Joan> > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf> Of Ron Carson> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 7:39 AM> To: OTlist> > Subject: [OTlist] Why???> > Why does the list "die"?> > Is it because:> > 1. > You don't think about it?> > 2. Not enough time to write?> > 3. Not enough > interest to write?> > 4. Too many other resources?> > 5. Not any benefit to > writing?> > Thanks,> > Ron> > > --> Options?> > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com> > Archive?> > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > > --> Options?> > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com> > Archive?> > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > > -- > Options?> > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com> > Archive?> > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger2_072008 -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
