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Randy Dixon -> Re: pt image here in 'pinas (September 2, 2004 9:15:00 PM)
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I wish Filipina PT's gave massages then maybe I could convince my wife to give me one. She has her only complaints about attitudes in the PI, since she married an American the assumption is that a green card or something was involved in the transaction.
I think the attitudes toward health care providers is similar in many poorer countries. Let's face it, healthcare beyond the very basic is a luxury that only wealthy countries, or wealthy individuals in poorer countries, can afford. There is a limited demand from a financial perspective and a large supply. There is also a wide variation in quality of training and little meaningful creditation or standards. Even here though there is little knowledge about what a PT is or does by the general public. I'll tell a story to demonstrate: My wife was working Home health, visiting a patients house, and she was speaking Spanish, which is what most of her patients speak. The husband of the patient heard her and said "You speak Spanish really well, I bet I could get you a job as a secretary in the office at my work". I don't know if the fact that she will be getting her DPT and PHD before long would have helped her.
I don't know if there is much of a solution to your problem. My brother-in-law graduated med school 2 years ago, and while he is working it's not the same as it is here. I would suggest that you find the most creditable professional organization you can find, join up and be active, work hard to establish and enforce standards and lobby hard for changes that need to take place.
Knowing the Phillipines maybe you can find a Miss Universe or actor to support your cause.
Good luck.
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