The demographics of PT are available on the APTA website and without going there now to get the exact figures, less than 10% of PTs that are members of APTA are African American, certainly not the representation of African Americans in the US as a whole.
Of course, I am going under the assumption that the demographics of members of the APTA reflect a fair sample of all PTs... Does tha AOTA give demographics? 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 Carmen Aguirre [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OTlist] Why??? 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 t he 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 Profes sor> 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:otlist-bou [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. 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