In Full support of O&P School at St.Pete College
tony barr
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In Full support of O&P School at St.Pete College
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tony barr
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3/17/2004
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Jim Rogers is absolutely correct. It matters not whom helps fund this new
state of the art O&P program and proposed Academy Learning Center in
Florida.
The Academy again takes a lead in making this happen.
Lets not get distracted from the many controversies your field is facing
nor the crucial importance of establishing this school in the first
regulated state of Florida.
As pointed out in the recent Feb 15,2004 O&P Business News, presently there
is only one master's degree program in O&P in North America and
worlwide,there are only three academic O&P doctoral programs, none of which
are in the United States.
If you plan on continuing to stay on the correct course of transforming your
industry into a legitimate health care profession, you better provide more
educational opportunities in O&P.
Education is something that everyone can get behind stated Paul
Prusakowski.LPO and President of the Florida Association or Orthotists and
Prosthetists(FAOP) in a recent O&P Edge article.
The Barr Foundation has also offered financial assistance to Dr.Carl Kuttler
PHD ,president of St.Petersburg College and the O&P School, in exchange for
providing prosthetic rehabilitation to those qualified amputee applicants,
whom have no other resources of funding.
Jump on board!This is one time you need not look both ways first !
-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
Behalf Of Jim Rogers, CPO
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 12:40 PM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] unification--specifically in support of the FL
program
Well said Anne. The Florida school, St. Petersburg College, is one of the
most impressive institutions to come about excited about P&O education in a
long time. They have a fantastic distance learning infrastructure already in
place, and they are committed to this process for the betterment of our
profession. If we recall the banter several months ago before the recent
controversy, many folks spoke of the sacrifice necessary to successfully
complete the education/experience pathway to certification. Well.... here is
the solution. Jump on the train before it leaves the station without you.
Let's not focus on the ulterior motives of those that support the program.
Let's celebrate that someone stepped up to the plate and donated money to
see this become a reality. The Academy, Hanger you and I, whoever, all
should be behind this effort. Donations large or small, will not taint the
program's integrity.
We have a lot to do in a short span of time. Right now we need to spend less
time talking and more time acting.
My $.02 worth.
Jim Rogers, CPO, FAAOP
--
Reply from Jim Rogers, CPO, FAAOP
> The new school in Florida is not just ABC. It is NCOPE. It is a way
> to attract future practitioners for our field. This Univ has distance
> learning programs and will use these models to create the P&O program.
> For all the people on the list serve who have said that they were
> unable to leave their career to receive a quality education-- this is
> the way of the future. Our BS NCOPE programs are struggling to fill
> their slots with qualified students. How many people in this field
> have been raised in a mom & pop PO business and have the desire to
> continue in the field but real life makes it difficult to achieve
> their goal at the highest level. I am have heard (along with the
> entire list serve) countless stories of the sacrifices all of us ABC
> practitioners have made to attend a program, complete a residency and
> then pass the exam. I think the exam was harder 10 years ago than it
> is today...is that my sob story. No way. I am a 36 year old female
> in this
> field I would like to see it continue, my future and hopefully the
> future of one of my sons is tied to this profession. I was blessed
> enough to live in a state where I could attend a P&O program with
> in-state tuition, I did not even have to change towns, just had a long
> commute. There is no surprise that young practitioners are located
> around our P&O programs, the ones that are not home grown O&P are
> students who were looking for an exciting career and happened to live near
a program.
> We need new programs like the FL program. I will send my financial
support.
> We also need more programs like the GA Masters level program. The GA
> program is creating research oriented O&P practitioners so we can
> begin to fill our own journals with articles written by Orthotist and
> Prosthetist, rather than PTs. Lets build the practitioner of tomorrow
> and maybe they will help teach us all a few things.
> Anne Pare', CO, LO
> UT Southwestern Grad '93
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: R. Pepka < <Email Address Redacted> >
> To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 8:22 PM
> Subject: [OANDP-L] unification
>
>
> > Luckily I had not yet made my donation to the new ABC P&O school in
> Florida,
> > when all this hit the fan. When ABC gave away my credential I had
> > to
> rethink
> > my support for them, and the pathway they told me was so necessary.
> > All
> of a
> > sudden it not only isn't necessary, you can save time and money and
> > get
> the
> > $75 special. The school in California is housed by Ossur, the
> > program at Newington is ran by Hanger, and after some research, the
> > current funding
> for the
> > new P&O program in Florida, (almost 3/4 of it anyway) donated by,
> > guess
> who,
> > Hanger! Is ABC becoming a corporate entity or just really bad at
> promoting and
> > supporting our professsion.
> >
> > If you read the ABC website you may find it interesting, not only
> > does ABC only charge $75 for my credential, they will also waive
> > annual fees for
> 2004,
> > and not only do you not have to take a test, they waive that fee too!
> Funny
> > they didn't offer to waive my fee for 2004 or my facility fee for
> > 2004,
> did they
> > waive yours? The people who have supported them? Why would that be....
> > I believe it is very clear that ABC has failed as a leader in the
> > field,
> I
> > believe unification is needed for our profession and the only way to
> achieve
> > that is with another entity. Ron Gingras was right on when he
> > called on
> the
> > Academy to step up and be that next unifying body. Time to quit
> > talking
> and
> > start doing. We need to put together a meeting for a viable solution.
> >
> > Paul Weott abcdefghijklmn qrstuvwxyz
> >
> >
state of the art O&P program and proposed Academy Learning Center in
Florida.
The Academy again takes a lead in making this happen.
Lets not get distracted from the many controversies your field is facing
nor the crucial importance of establishing this school in the first
regulated state of Florida.
As pointed out in the recent Feb 15,2004 O&P Business News, presently there
is only one master's degree program in O&P in North America and
worlwide,there are only three academic O&P doctoral programs, none of which
are in the United States.
If you plan on continuing to stay on the correct course of transforming your
industry into a legitimate health care profession, you better provide more
educational opportunities in O&P.
Education is something that everyone can get behind stated Paul
Prusakowski.LPO and President of the Florida Association or Orthotists and
Prosthetists(FAOP) in a recent O&P Edge article.
The Barr Foundation has also offered financial assistance to Dr.Carl Kuttler
PHD ,president of St.Petersburg College and the O&P School, in exchange for
providing prosthetic rehabilitation to those qualified amputee applicants,
whom have no other resources of funding.
Jump on board!This is one time you need not look both ways first !
-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
Behalf Of Jim Rogers, CPO
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 12:40 PM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] unification--specifically in support of the FL
program
Well said Anne. The Florida school, St. Petersburg College, is one of the
most impressive institutions to come about excited about P&O education in a
long time. They have a fantastic distance learning infrastructure already in
place, and they are committed to this process for the betterment of our
profession. If we recall the banter several months ago before the recent
controversy, many folks spoke of the sacrifice necessary to successfully
complete the education/experience pathway to certification. Well.... here is
the solution. Jump on the train before it leaves the station without you.
Let's not focus on the ulterior motives of those that support the program.
Let's celebrate that someone stepped up to the plate and donated money to
see this become a reality. The Academy, Hanger you and I, whoever, all
should be behind this effort. Donations large or small, will not taint the
program's integrity.
We have a lot to do in a short span of time. Right now we need to spend less
time talking and more time acting.
My $.02 worth.
Jim Rogers, CPO, FAAOP
--
Reply from Jim Rogers, CPO, FAAOP
> The new school in Florida is not just ABC. It is NCOPE. It is a way
> to attract future practitioners for our field. This Univ has distance
> learning programs and will use these models to create the P&O program.
> For all the people on the list serve who have said that they were
> unable to leave their career to receive a quality education-- this is
> the way of the future. Our BS NCOPE programs are struggling to fill
> their slots with qualified students. How many people in this field
> have been raised in a mom & pop PO business and have the desire to
> continue in the field but real life makes it difficult to achieve
> their goal at the highest level. I am have heard (along with the
> entire list serve) countless stories of the sacrifices all of us ABC
> practitioners have made to attend a program, complete a residency and
> then pass the exam. I think the exam was harder 10 years ago than it
> is today...is that my sob story. No way. I am a 36 year old female
> in this
> field I would like to see it continue, my future and hopefully the
> future of one of my sons is tied to this profession. I was blessed
> enough to live in a state where I could attend a P&O program with
> in-state tuition, I did not even have to change towns, just had a long
> commute. There is no surprise that young practitioners are located
> around our P&O programs, the ones that are not home grown O&P are
> students who were looking for an exciting career and happened to live near
a program.
> We need new programs like the FL program. I will send my financial
support.
> We also need more programs like the GA Masters level program. The GA
> program is creating research oriented O&P practitioners so we can
> begin to fill our own journals with articles written by Orthotist and
> Prosthetist, rather than PTs. Lets build the practitioner of tomorrow
> and maybe they will help teach us all a few things.
> Anne Pare', CO, LO
> UT Southwestern Grad '93
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: R. Pepka < <Email Address Redacted> >
> To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 8:22 PM
> Subject: [OANDP-L] unification
>
>
> > Luckily I had not yet made my donation to the new ABC P&O school in
> Florida,
> > when all this hit the fan. When ABC gave away my credential I had
> > to
> rethink
> > my support for them, and the pathway they told me was so necessary.
> > All
> of a
> > sudden it not only isn't necessary, you can save time and money and
> > get
> the
> > $75 special. The school in California is housed by Ossur, the
> > program at Newington is ran by Hanger, and after some research, the
> > current funding
> for the
> > new P&O program in Florida, (almost 3/4 of it anyway) donated by,
> > guess
> who,
> > Hanger! Is ABC becoming a corporate entity or just really bad at
> promoting and
> > supporting our professsion.
> >
> > If you read the ABC website you may find it interesting, not only
> > does ABC only charge $75 for my credential, they will also waive
> > annual fees for
> 2004,
> > and not only do you not have to take a test, they waive that fee too!
> Funny
> > they didn't offer to waive my fee for 2004 or my facility fee for
> > 2004,
> did they
> > waive yours? The people who have supported them? Why would that be....
> > I believe it is very clear that ABC has failed as a leader in the
> > field,
> I
> > believe unification is needed for our profession and the only way to
> achieve
> > that is with another entity. Ron Gingras was right on when he
> > called on
> the
> > Academy to step up and be that next unifying body. Time to quit
> > talking
> and
> > start doing. We need to put together a meeting for a viable solution.
> >
> > Paul Weott abcdefghijklmn qrstuvwxyz
> >
> >
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tony barr, “In Full support of O&P School at St.Pete College,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/222705.
